For many centuries much of India’s trade has been carried out by the country craft, the sailing vessels which carry produce along the 3,000 miles of India’s coastline. They carry the products of the interior and the south to the east of Calcutta, Rangoon, and Indonesia. They travel to the west to Bombay and Karachi, and across the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, loaded with the coffee copra, coir, rope and textiles, the products of their ports of call.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002462
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food industry and trade
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bombay (India)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Calcutta (India)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indonesia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ocean travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Shipping
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - India
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)