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1608 CE · event

The first official English representative to India lands at Surat

The first official English representative to India lands at Surat

The first official English representative to India lands at Surat: Engraving of Surat published in 1690, illustrating the trading port eight decades after the English representative's arrival in 1608; not a portrayal of his landing.
Engraving of Surat published in 1690, illustrating the trading port eight decades after the English representative's arrival in 1608; not a portrayal of his landing. · Credit: Jacob Peeters (1637–1695) · License: Public domain

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