Coconut Crabs , Chagos Archipelago After the Red Sea Survey, aimed at improving navigational charts and maritime geography...

The House of Commons , lower house of the UK Parliament The Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia: A Case of Misguided Decolonization The...

The Maldivian natural archipelago The Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, was first colonized by the French on December 26, 1773...

Colosseum is an Elliptical Amphitheatre in the Centre of the City of Rome Thulusdhoo in the Maldives is renowned for its unique dive site...

A painting depicts 1413 to 1415, Zheng He’s grand fleet , a significant stop at the Maldives Zheng He’s remarkable voyages to the...

The 1943 BoduThiladummathi Uprising The Impact of World War II on the Maldives: Food Security, Trade Disruptions, and the Post-War Great...

A painting depicting French established a naval presence in Male' to protect the Maldives from Malabars attacks. with a Maldivian map...

Les Isles Maldives……Publication Amsterdam / J.B. Elwe 1792 The first Portuguese maps of the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives and possibly the Chagos Archipelago, emerged in the early 16th century, with the Cantino Planisphere (1502 ) being a notable example, though it primarily depicts the Maldives. The Chagos Archipelago, named “Bassas de Chagas ” by the Portuguese around 1512–13, may appear in later maps like Diego Ribero’s 1529 Universal Chart, but early maps focused

A canvas Painting, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar I, Pilgrimage , CE 1668 Maldives Tracing the Spread of Islam Through the First Mosques in...

Ari atoll Fenfushi Vevu ,Maldives Maldives, historical records show from 1921 a total of 1,880 bath Vevu scattered across the inhabited islands In Maldives Definitions and Regional Contexts Vevu in the Maldives "Vevu" is identified as a public bath or bathing tank in the Maldives, used historically for personal hygiene and possibly social activities. Sources indicate these structures, such as those at heritage sites like Loama Maldives at Maamigili, were used as public baths

Ibn Battuta’s Marvel: Al-Sultana Khadeejah Sri Raadha Abaarana Mahaa Rehendh, the Woman Ruler of the Maldives Ibn Battuta’s Quest for...

A Canvas painting depicts a ancient sailing boat with its sails billowing in the wind. Thor Heyerdahl, the renowned Norwegian explorer and ethnographer, is celebrated for his daring expeditions that challenged conventional historical narratives about ancient seafaring civilizations. Best known for the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed a balsa wood raft across the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate the possibility of pre-Columbian transoceanic contact, Heyerdahl dedicate

Cowrie Shells: Ancient Thailand's Currency and Symbol of Power  Cowrie shells, which were not just currency but also symbols of wealth...

the Coco de Mer, a rare ( Thaavah Kaashi ) Lodoicea Maldivica The Enigmatic Forbidden Fruit of Paradise ,A Treasure of the Maldives and...

Canvas Painting ,A large, yellowfin tuna swims through the blue water, a splash of white water frothing by its side Maldives, fishing is...

The Canvas painting .Indian ocean Nutmeg war depicts a stylized map of Indian ocean with two war ships, a compass, a nutmeg fruit, and...

A Canvas Painting a Roman galley ship with a full sail, positioned prominently before an antique nautical map and compass. The map features two Roman Denarius coin with Roman figures Augustus 27 BC to AD 14, period. The Indian Ocean has long served as a vital artery for global trade, connecting the Mediterranean, the Middle East, East Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Among the intricate web of maritime trade routes, the Maldives, a strategically located archipelago

Credit researchgate.net The Indian Ocean monsoon trade wind system, with its biannual reversal, has significantly influenced maritime trade and navigation for centuries, enabling sailors to travel between India, East Africa, and beyond. Similarly, dragonfly migration systems are remarkable, with species like the globe skimmer (Pantala flavescens) traveling thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, often aligning with monsoon winds. These migrations, driven by seasonal weath

Canvas Painting 60x90. Al-Idrisi, a 12th-century Arab geographer, King Roger II of Sicily Guiding Ancient Navigation and Trade in the...

Maldivians traveling abroad are documented in a Chinese record from the Tang Dynasty, composed between 785 and 805 A.D. This document notes two visits by Maldivians to China, the first in 658 A.D. and the second in 662 A.D., during the reign of Maldivian King Baladitiya (Pelliot 1904). The Chinese scribes recorded: After a four-day journey from Sri Lanka, one reaches the country of Mo-lai (Maldives), located at the southernmost frontier of South India. In the third year and e