Title

Vasco da Gama Visits the King, 1904. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Vasco da Gama Visits the King. The Zamorin of Calicut receiving Vasco da Gama. In 1498 Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut. His arrival has often been considered as the beginning of a new phase during which the control of the Indian Ocean passed into the hands of the Europeans. The Zamorin initially welcomed the Portuguese and allowed them to take various goods with them. From Notabel Voyagers: from Columbus to Nansen by William H. G. Kingston and Henry Frith, published 1904 by George Routledge and Sons, Ltd.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1904

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C62_213

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

20,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 7,1in x 11,1in / 2140 x 3316 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male interior indoors man men head India religious country religion monarch guy king royal Hinduism armour war tent tents location century mixed race arrival inside welcome print royalty concept Hindu Kerala arriving ethnicity B&W respect MONOCHROME warfare engraving black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century The Print Collector Hindoostan sovereign TGN Vasco da Gama George head bowed engraving Unknown Henry Vasco da Routledge Frith Gama Dom Vasco da Gama William HG Kingston Kingston William HG Henry Frith George Routledge Calicut zamorin William HG Kingston Henry Frith George Routledge engraving