coordinates: unknown
modern name Vypin
historical name Vypin, Baipin, Waipin, Vaipin
related to VOC
Beschryvinge van de Oostindische Compagnie (uitgegeven door Dr. F.W. Stapel)
VOC present 1663 - ?
fortifications Nieuw-Orangieën, fort
region Malabar Coast
region(voc administration) Malabaar (VOC-gebied)
country India
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Bird's eye view map of Cochin
Cochin at the time of the conquest by Van Goens, 1663
Map of Cochin
Map of Cochin
Map of Cochin
Map of Cochin and environs
Map of Cochin and part of the island of Vypin
Map of southern India
Map of the city and fort at Cochin
Map of the city and the fort at Cochin
Map of the city of Cochin
Map of the fort and city of Cochin
Map of the fort and city of Cochin
Map of the fort and the city of Cochin
Map of the island of Waipin
Map of the river from Cochin to Chettua
Representation of the siege of Cochin in 1663
Sea chart of the west coast of Canara
Side views of the fort at Cochin
The Malabar coast
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Vypin was an elongated island situated between Cochin and the mouth of the Peryar River. During the siege of Cochin in 1663, the island was further reinforced with a fort, Nieuw-Orangieën. The island was also home to a leper colony.
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