It’s difficult to imagine if Mumbai would still be the hustling, bustling Maximum City that we know and love today, had it not been for the sea. From the Portuguese and the British to contemporary geopolitical forces, the metropolis’ maritime connection has been sliced and diced over the years. In an exploratory walkthrough this week, Mrinal Kapadia, founder, India Visual Art Archive, will take participants through printed imagery depicting maritime Mumbai.

Plan de Bombay et de Ses Environs - Jacques Nicholas Bellin, 1752 (based on the earliest East India Company navigational map of Bombay from 1703)