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Revision as of 17:43, January 13, 2012
Cochin
Editorial history
08/01/12, CSG: Created page
Contents
Suggested links
See Achine
See Callicutt
See Goa
See Surat
See The River Tapti
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Town plan
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La ville de Cochin, Scotin (1671-1716), pub 1734
King of Cochin, Linschoten, London, 1598
Image credits & copyright information
(1) 'La ville de Cochin' from Joseph-François Lafitau, Illustrations de Histoire des découvertes et conquestes des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde, Tome 1. Pl. dépl. p.302
- 26 x 46 cm et moins, engraved by J.B. Scotin (1671-1716) (Paris, 1734)
- Image is out of copyright
- Sourced from Bibliothèque nationale de France: Gallica.bnf.fr, for non-commercial use[1]
See BNF non-commercial reproduction conditions
(2) Linschoten, John Huighen van, Detail of King of Cochin from title page of His discourse of voyages into y:e East & West Indies (London, 1598)
- Out of copyright book and image
- Sourced from Internet Archive edition
Cochin town profile
Tomé Pires (1465?–1524 or 1540) was a Portuguese apothecary who visited India in 1511. In Cochin he collected information on medicinal drugs and spices originating in Java, Sumatra and Maluku and elsewhere in what is now Malaya and Indonesia.[2]
Notes
Mentions of Cochin in Wiki primary sources
Sir George Oxenden correspondence
Sr.s Anth:o Galvaõs of Cochine, 1662
"Other moneyes hee[3] keepes of one Sr.s Anth:o Galvaõs of Cochine[4] for Cashia Lignum Long since sente him, upon y.e same pretences hee does this from Dom ffran:cs who much relyes upon yo:r favo:r in á Just way"[5]
Sappon wood, 1662
"Dom ffrancise de Lima Sig:r Antonio de mello de Cassro & another [2 words in original manuscript] fidalga haveing had a pcell off solor Sappon [could be "Jappon"] Wood lyeing upon theire hands now upwards of a yeare, it was by them offered unto mee ?for sale w:ch knowing it, to bee of an excellent sort transcending y:t of Callicutt, Cochin, Zeilon, Achine, Siam, Etc:a & itts price reasonable viz:tt 61:x:[“x” in original manucript, presumably "ten"]ss y:e Candy of this place, I adventured on it, & allready paid downe upon it 2000:x:ss y:e whole quantity amounting to a bout 300: Cands, bebesides 100: Candys more of Dom francisco de Lima who desires y:t hy may accompany y:e Rest wheresoever it is sent without altering its property"[6]
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- ↑ http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b2300145h/f5.item, viewed 09/01/12
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tome_Pires, viewed 13/01/12
- ↑ Mathew Andrewes, former President of the English East India Company at Surat
- ↑ Sr.s Anth:o Galvaõs of Cochine was XXXX
- ↑ 23rd December 1662, Letter from Henry Gary to Sir GO, Goa
- ↑ 11th November 1662, Letter 2 from Henry Gary to Sir GO, On board Castle of Agoada, Goa
