At a time when the Portuguese dominated European trade with the subcontinent, Linschoten’s map taught the Dutch and British how to traverse the long route to India, and sparked the beginning of ...

The Portuguese Empire led the Portuguese Kingdom to discover and map most of the Globe ... such as the remarkable voyage to find the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope.

Dadar & Nagar Aveli marked on the map as Portuguese Estado da Índia (State of India). The population: roughly 6 lakh. The currency was Rupia (equivalent to Indian Rupee): not-so-expensive wine ...