The main image was drawn by the Dutch church minister Philippus Baldaeus between AD 1656 and 1665. It's found in the book "Description of the East Indian Countries of Malabar, Coromandel, Ceylon, etc. (in Dutch, 1671)".
Using the main image, the boat images were enlarged for enhanced visualization.
or South East Asian?
This image was drawn by Renneville (a Dutch Guy) in 1702 regarding the port of Nagapattinam, in modern-day Tamil Nadu, India.
I would like to know the origin of this ship. In comparison, it looks smaller than the European ships.
(In the original image, it's located in the top right corner)
Note: I used ChatGPT to enhance the image visibility.
These drawings were based on various battle axes found in Vaishnava Sculptures in modern Kerala temples. Battle axes are called Parashu and Mazhu in Malayalam.
AI images are arranged in the following order:
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Source: Diversity and Evolution of Attributes in Vaishnava Sculptures of Kerala**,** Prof. Preeta Nayar, Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
>....... This paper provides a comprehensive account of these attributes and assess the diversity of depiction among them. It further examines the evolutionary trends found in each category on the basis of their morphological features. The inferences drawn tend to converge to the conclusion that the general trend in morphological evolution of attributes over the centuries appears to be ‘from simple to complex’ as regards to the ayudhas and emblems, though there has been no systematic linear evolution in their depiction.
AI Images: Nane Chozhan, yarl.com
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