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020			_a978-81-8495-703-7
040			_aAIKTC-KRRC _cAIKTC-KRRC
041			_aENG
082			_a720.95478 _bKAN _2DDC23
100			_aKanekar, Amita _91482
245		0	_aPortuguese sea forts Goa with Chaul, Korlai and Vasai
260			_aMumbai _bJaico Publishing House _c2015
300			_a128p.
520			_aThe Portuguese presence on the Arabian Sea coast of the Deccan dates from the beginning of the 16th century, with the establishment of Goa as the capital of a rapidly expanding maritime enterprise that eventually encompassed much of Asia. In order to protect the ships carrying their goods, merchants, troops and missionaries to India, the Portuguese constructed a string of seaside strongholds in and around Goa, and further up the coast of what is now Maharashtra. This guidebook is the first to showcase the vestiges of the Portuguese sea forts of the Deccan, drawing attention to their surviving battlemented ramparts and angular bastions, watchtowers and lighthouses, chapels and churches. While some forts have recently been restored, such as Reis Magos and Tiracol in Goa, others are now dilapidated and overgrown. This guidebook contains descriptions of all the major Portuguese sea forts of the region, illustrated with newly commissioned photographs and site maps.
942			_cBK _2ddc
650			_aBUILDING TYPES (AR-BUIL) _94787