An Historical and Archaeological Sketch of the City 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 gathered 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 by the heads of several Public Departments in Goa. The plan of the city appended to this work is taken from D.L. Cottineau de Kloguen, and the outlines of the map of Goa from that of Lieutenant J.F. d’Assa Castel Branco. The proper names, except the Portuguese, are spelt according to the Hunterian system.