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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_343.gif Vizagapatam Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_343.gif Vizagapatam Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-V.htm#Vizagapatam RAF Vizagapatam] rafweb.org (retrieved 1 July 2014)
*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-V.htm#Vizagapatam RAF Vizagapatam] rafweb.org (retrieved 1 July 2014)
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/vizagapatam01madr#page/n345/mode/2up “Madras District Gazetteer – Vizagapatam” by W Francis , Indian Civil Service, Government Press, Madras 1907 pdf page 345 giving Town Map 1907]
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/historic-regimental-lines-cemetery-in-the-city-to-get-a-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/68159335.cms  "Historic Regimental Lines Cemetery in the city to get a new  lease of life lease of life"]  by Umamaheswara Rao 26 February 2019 ''Times of India''.
=== Cemetery Inscriptions online===
=== Cemetery Inscriptions online===
*[https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol2Cotton/List%20of%20Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20or%20Monuments%20%20Madras%20Vol%202%20%28Cotton%29#page/n287/mode/2up Inscriptions on tombs in Vizagapatam District] Section from ''Tombs and Monuments in Madras possessing Historical or Archaeological Interest'' vol 2 (1845) by J J cotton. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol2Cotton/List%20of%20Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20or%20Monuments%20%20Madras%20Vol%202%20%28Cotton%29#page/n287/mode/2up Inscriptions on tombs in Vizagapatam District] Section from ''Tombs and Monuments in Madras possessing Historical or Archaeological Interest'' vol 2 (1845) by J J cotton. Archive.org

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Vizagapatam
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 17.688378°N, 83.218758°E
Altitude: 5 m (16 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Visakhapatnam
State/Province: Andhra Pradesh
Country: India
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places of interest during the British period
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Vizagapatam was the headquarters of the Vizagapatam District of Madras during the British period. The HQ is sometimes found as Waltair now a suburb.

Spelling variants

Modern spelling: Visakhapatnam
Variants: Vizagapatam/Vaisakhapattanam

Cemeteries

  • Old Cemetery
  • Regimental lines Cemetery - also known as Mors Janua Vitae
  • Waltair Cemetery.
  • BACSA have published the book Vizagapatam and Waltair (from 1699) by David Cooke, 1992. An index of names is included in the free search facility on their website. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
  • Also see external links below

Also see

External links

Cemetery Inscriptions online

Historical books online