Sailboat

In a book authored by C Raja Raja Varma entitled "A Narrative of the Tour of Upper India of His Highness Prince Marthanda Varma of Travancore", he describes the travels of the Prince accompanied by himself and his brother Raja Ravi Varma. They travel extensively throughout India and when they are heading home, C Raja Raja Varma observes "Long before the introduction of Public Works Departments, the backwaters have been the highways of the Malabar, through which passed all the traffic of the land." Raja Ravi Varma captures a sailboat like the one described by C Raja Raja Varma.