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== Cemeteries==
== Cemeteries==
* Dutch Cemetery
* Dutch Cemetery
* English Cemetery dates from 1600s - for detail and some tomb images see [http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3774/ The English cemetery at Surat : pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India]. Durham University
* English Cemetery dates from 1600s  
 
:Refer External links, below.
== Railways ==
== Railways ==
Surat was originally the southern terminus of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] until that line was extended to [[Bombay]]. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] at [[Amalner]] in [[Khandesh]].
Surat was originally the southern terminus of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] until that line was extended to [[Bombay]]. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] at [[Amalner]] in [[Khandesh]].
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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=23&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_170.gif Surat City] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=23&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_170.gif Surat City] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/surat/surat.html Surat]  from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/malabar.html From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts)] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates  Indian Routes] (Columbia University)
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/surat/surat.html Surat]  from [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/malabar.html From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts)] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates  Indian Routes] (Columbia University)
*[http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3774/ "The English cemetery at Surat : pre-colonial cultural encounters in western India"] by  C Scarre and J Roberts, ''Antiquaries journal    85'', 2005 . pp. 250-291.  [http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3774/1/3774.pdf  Direct Pdf link] Durham University website,
*[https://thewire.in/history/surats-forgotten-cemeteries "Of Surat's Neglected Colonial Cemeteries and the Grandiose Dreams of the Nabobs"] by Sidharth Bhatia 28 April 2018. thewire.in
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20038986 Images from a 16th century book]  by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20038986 Images from a 16th century book]  by Italian adventure traveller Ludovico De Varthema. De Varthema toured India extensively from 1502 to 1508. The book was first published in Rome in 1510 www.bbc.co.uk. Includes images of the Kingdom of Cambay
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-English-factory-in-India-in-ruins/articleshow/20622537.cms First English factory in India in Ruins] timesofindia.com
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-English-factory-in-India-in-ruins/articleshow/20622537.cms First English factory in India in Ruins] timesofindia.com

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Surat
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Presidency: Bombay (Presidency)
Coordinates: 21.195293°N 72.819771°E
Altitude: 13 m (43 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Surat
State/Province: Gujarat
Country: India
Transport links
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Tapti Valley Railway
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Surat]



Surat is a port city on the Gulf of Cambay. It was first used by the British East India Company in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second British factory and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to Bombay in 1687. It was the headquarters of Surat District in Bombay Presidency during the British period. See Bombay Districts.

Cemeteries

  • Dutch Cemetery
  • English Cemetery dates from 1600s
Refer External links, below.

Railways

Surat was originally the southern terminus of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway until that line was extended to Bombay. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway at Amalner in Khandesh.

External links

Historical books online

A Voyage To Surat In The Year 1689 by John Ovington, edited by H G Rawlinson, with commentary, 1929 is available to download as a pdf from Osmania University Digital Library [OUDL]. Restricted download hours may possibly apply. This book is also available on the Digital Library of India as a pdf download, Archive.org mirror version.

References

  1. East India Company trade with the East Indies 05 September 2017 British Library Untold Lives Blog.