An Historical And Archaeological Sketch Of The City Of Goa: Preceded By A Short Statistical Account Of The Territory Of Goa

The present work is written, by the authorization of the Bombay Government, in connection with the local and imperial Gazetteer. The materials have been collected from the most reliable sources?such as the writings of many eminent authors and of distinguished travellers who visited Goa at different times, official documents and records preserved in the Secretariat of the Government of Goa, ancient inscriptions recently deciphered, and the information supplied to the author of this book by the heads of several Public Department in Goa. The proper names, except the Portuguese, are spelt according to the Hunterian system. The author is indebted to various authorities in Goa, who provide him valuable information, records on different subjects which he incorporates in this discourse in a most compact and consistent manner. It contains six illustrations and a map.