Grand Moving Diorama of Hindostan

Grand Moving Diorama of Hindostan - Displaying the Scenery of the Hoogly, the Bhagirathi, and the Ganges, from Fort William, Bengal, to Gangoutri, in the Himalaya

In the month of October, 1589, a body of English merchants addressed a memorial to her majesty, Queen Elizabeth, requesting licence to equip three ships for the purpose of trading to the East Indies: this request appears to have been favourably received, and in 1591 the first English commercial voyage was commenced in three vessels. It proved a disastrous one; but considerable experience was obtained, and the ardour of the English merchants was but little damped by the result. In 1599 an association of merchant adventurers was formed in London, with a capital of 30,000l., for the purpose of trading to the East Indies and countries thereabout; and the royal assent was applied for and obtained to this project, intended for the honour of their native country, and the advancement of trade and merchandise within the realm of England. The Charter was dated, 31st December, 1600. This association, which may be looked upon as the foundation of the present East India Company, led to a succession of voyages more or less fortunate, which, before long, resulted in the Company obtaining establishments at various places on the coast of the Peninsula, as well as among the eastern islands. The Presidencies of Madras and Bombay were first established; but that of Bengal, although the latest, was soon rendered by circumstances the most important of the three, and is now the seat of the supreme government of India. On the 20th December, 1687, Mr. Job Charnock, the agent for the Kossimbazr factory on the Hoogly, finding it no longer safe to remain at that place, moved down to the village of Chuttanuttee, on the present site of Calcutta, with all the ships, troops, and property, where they commenced to intrench themselves. They were afterwards forced to move down the river to Ingellee, in which pestilential climate the whole force would have been carried off, had 6not the Emperor Aurungzebe made overtures to Mr. Charnock and allowed him to return to Chuttanuttee. In 1691 they were allowed to form a settlement there: it increased rapidly, and was permanently fixed upon as the head-quarters of the Companys establishments in Bengal. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 60006
Author: Parlby, Fanny Parkes
Release Date: Jul 29, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885 , Phillips, Philip