This 3-dimensional map, titled Heptanesia, of Mumbai’s original seven islands shows it as a group of islands separated by swamps, marshland and mangroves during 1294 – 1662. Heptanesia, the Greek word for seven islands, is the earliest documented name for the city and appears in the writings of Ptolemy.

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