Rue Dirieta, Goa
Title
Rue Dirieta, Goa
Creator
van Linschoten, Jan Huygen
Subject
Portugal--History
Description
It comes as little surprise that Balbi spent a good deal of time in the Portuguese colony, including the activities that took place daily on the Rua dirieta, the city's main commercial thoroughfare. This dutch engraving captures the hustle and bustle characteristic of the street in the early morning hours - the main time for commerce due to the stifling afternoon heat However, only in the caption do we find an allusion to the source of Goa's prosperity: gemstones. Goa enjoyed the reputation as one of, if not the, most important centers for the trade of gemstones in the early modern period.
Date
1596
Type
Engraving
Identifier
Balbi_RueDireta
Source
Princeton University: Firestone Library Special Collections
Language
Dutch
Files
Collection
Citation
van Linschoten, Jan Huygen, “Rue Dirieta, Goa,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/699.
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