Maritime History
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111 years ago, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, then the World's Largest Moving Object ever made by the hands of man sank. 20 Amazing facts about the TITANIC that makes it still in...
The Republic of Pisa was a thalassocratic city state that existed from the 11-15th centuries. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and...
The 19th Century is often considered the age of steam and rail. But it also was the last great flowering of wind and sail. Just as first locomotives and steamboats were being built...
Description of sea trade and shipping in the Rigveda - A Brief thread
Chapter 8: Indian Maritime Activities During the time of Chalukyas and Cholas The chapter will describe the maritime relations of India towards the east, and additionally would de...
A note on Periplus of the Erythraean Sea The following note will describe this important document on navigation and trading in the ancient world, with particular emphasis on Indi...
Chapter 1: Maritime Activity in Indian Literature The ancient shipbuilders had a good knowledge of the material and the varities which went into the making of ships. 'Vriksha Ay...