Records of Fort St. George: Selections from Fort St. David Consultations, 1741
Madras, India: Government Press, 1916. Hardcover. 4to. 76 pp. Green boards. Produced when India was still a British-held colony. Fort St. George was built in 1639 by the English East India Company, and Fort St. David was acquired in 1690 as British interests and strongholds increased in India. Madras is currently the capital of the Indian state Tamil Nadu, and at the time, was the site of the first major British settlement in India. Fort St. David was so named because David is the patron saint of Wales, and the British governor of Madras at the time Fort St. David was built, was Welsh. The book discusses financial and other matters related to the Fort's operations. Boards rubbed. With some worming throughout. Overall, in fair condition. fair. Item #10382
Price: $150.00