5-681: Isle of Bombay was one of the Seven Islands of Bombay , an archipelago of islands that were, in the eighteenth century, connected to form the area of the modern city of Bombay in India . The island was the main harbour and the Base of the British from where the city expanded. The island stretched from Malabar Hill on the west to Dongri in the East where it formed a natural harbour . To its north at
10-539: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seven Islands of Bombay The Seven Islands of Bombay ( Portuguese : Ilhas de Bom Baim ) were 16th-century Portuguese colonial possessions lying off the Konkan region by the mid-west coast of India. They were partly handed over to England under this title as part of the dowry of Catherine Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661. The isles and islets had earlier been part of indigenous polities like
15-809: The Silhara dynasty and the Gujarat Sultanate before they were captured by the Portuguese Armadas in 1534. After acquiring them as through a royal dowry from the Kingdom of Portugal , Charles II leased Bombay and adjacent islets to the East India Company in 1668 for £10 per year (receiving a loan of £50,000 at 6% interest in return for the favor). By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple land reclamation projects. The resulting island of Bombay
20-911: The Malabar hill end lay the Island of Worli, while the Island of Mazgaon lay across a creek from the Dongri end. The island of Colaba and the Old Woman's Island lay to the south of Bombay isle. In the eighteenth century, the isle was merged with its neighbouring landmasses of Worli (in 1784 by the building of the Hornby Vellard ) and with Colaba Island via the construction of the Colaba Causeway in 1838. 19°8′27″N 72°53′35″E / 19.14083°N 72.89306°E / 19.14083; 72.89306 This Mumbai location article
25-423: Was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its north-east and north respectively to form Greater Bombay . These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Bombay (Mumbai) . The original seven islands handed over to England were as follows: There also are several smaller islands that lie to the east of the main seven islands: This Mumbai location article
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