Humphrey Cooke takes possesion of Bombay, 1665.
The first Governor sent from England to take over Bombay (Mumbai) from the Portuguese was Sir Abraham Shipman, whose expedition fared very badly for nearly three years. Most of the party died, including Shipman himself, but at last, in 1665, a small mud fort on the Island of Bombay was handed over to his secretary, Humphrey Cooke. The European dress of the period in India was that of the natives except as to breeches and boots.
Source : Hutchinson's story of the nations
The first Governor sent from England to take over Bombay (Mumbai) from the Portuguese was Sir Abraham Shipman, whose expedition fared very badly for nearly three years. Most of the party died, including Shipman himself, but at last, in 1665, a small mud fort on the Island of Bombay was handed over to his secretary, Humphrey Cooke. The European dress of the period in India was that of the natives except as to breeches and boots.Source : Hutchinson's story of the nations
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