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See [[Presidencies]] in the [[Beginners' Guide]]
See [[Presidencies]] in the [[Beginners' Guide]]
== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA13&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Bengal%2BPresidency%2B1756&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Bengal Presidency 1633-1757] Google Books<br>
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA13&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Bengal%2BPresidency%2B1756&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Bengal Presidency 1633-1757] Google Books<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Presidency Bengal Presidency] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Presidency Bengal Presidency] Wikipedia
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra131-s26 1850 Map of the Diocese of Calcutta] ''The Colonial Church Atlas 3rd Edition 1850''.  National Library of Australia Digital Collections-Maps [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3667313 Catalogue entry]
*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra131-s26 1850 Map of the Diocese of Calcutta] ''The Colonial Church Atlas 3rd Edition 1850''.  National Library of Australia Digital Collections-Maps [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3667313 Catalogue entry]
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*Also see [[Calcutta]]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalitschiefsa00danvrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Bengal; its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors''] by Frederick Charles Danvers 1888 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalitschiefsa00danvrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Bengal; its Chiefs, Agents, and Governors''] by Frederick Charles Danvers 1888 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QXwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Selections from unpublished records of government for the years 1748-1767 inclusive relating mainly to the social condition of Bengal, with a map of Calcutta in 1784, Volume I'']  by Rev J. Long, member of the Government Record Commission. 1869 Google Books. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QXwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR9 Index] Note: Map not included
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QXwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Selections from unpublished records of government for the years 1748-1767 inclusive relating mainly to the social condition of Bengal, with a map of Calcutta in 1784, Volume I'']  by Rev J. Long, member of the Government Record Commission. 1869 Google Books. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QXwoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR9 Index] Note: Map not included
*''The Indian Records Series: Bengal in 1756-1757: a selection of public and private papers dealing with the affairs of the British in Bengal during the reign of Siraj-Uddaula. Edited, with notes and an historical introduction'', by S. C. Hill, late Officer in charge of the Records of the Government of India 1905.  [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se01hilluoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se02hilluoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se03hilluoft Volume III]  Archive.org
*''The Indian Records Series: Bengal in 1756-1757: a selection of public and private papers dealing with the affairs of the British in Bengal during the reign of Siraj-Uddaula. Edited, with notes and an historical introduction'', by S. C. Hill, late Officer in charge of the Records of the Government of India 1905.  [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se01hilluoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se02hilluoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/bengalin175657se03hilluoft Volume III]  Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=bltFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A Description of the Roads in Bengal and Bahar''] by James Rennell 1778 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=bltFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A Description of the Roads in Bengal and Bahar''] by James Rennell 1778 Google Books
*''Indian Records Series: Fort William - India House Correspondence''. Published for the National Archives of India. Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63297/page/n1 ''(Public Series) Vol.1 1748-1756''] Edited by K K Datta. 1958
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63299/page/n15 ''(Public Series) Vol.2 1757-1759''] Edited by H N Sinha.  1957
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12882/page/n7 ''(Public Series) Vol.3 (1760-1763)''] Edited by R R Sethi. 1949
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63042/page/n3  ''(Public Series) Vol.4 1764-1766'']  Edited by C S by Srinivasachari. 1962
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12885/page/n7  ''(Public Series) Vol.5 1767-1769]  Edited by Narendra Krishna Sinha.  1949
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505722/page/n3 ''Vol. 6 Public, Select and Secret 1770-1772''] Edited by Bisheshwar Prasad. 1960
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12895/page/n5  ''(Public Series) Vol.7 1773-1776''] Edited by R P  Patwardhan. 1949
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12896/page/n5  ''(Public Series) Vol.9 1782-5''] Edited by  B A Saltore  1959
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97794/page/n5 ''(Public Series) Vol. 10 1786-1788''] Edited by Raghubir Sinh 1959. Title page contains reference ''PDA.24/500''
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111319/page/n3 ''(Public Series) Vol.11 1789-1792''] Edited by  I B Banjeree. 1974
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63298/page/n1  ''(Public Series) Vol.13 1796-1800''] Edited by P C Gupta. 1959
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63045/page/n1  ''Vol. 15 Foreign and Secret 1782-1786''] Edited by C H Philips and B B Misra. 1963
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63296/page/n1  ''(Foreign, Political and Secret)  Vol. 17 1792-1795'']. Edited by Y J Taraporewala.  1955
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.124167/page/n1  ''(Military Series) Vol.20 1792-1796''] Edited by  A C Banerjee.  1969. Letters to and from the Military Department
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111320/page/n1  ''(Military Series) Vol.21 1797-1800''] Edited by Sita Ram Kohli.  1968. Letters to and  from the Military Department
** The volumes not available online are available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01009529821, being (Public series) v. 8. 1777-81  ed. by Hira Lal Gupta 1981; v. 12. 1793-95  ed. by A. Tripathi. (Foreign, secret and political) v. 14 1752-81 ed. by  Amba Prasad 1985; v. 16. 1787-1791  ed. by Syed Hasan Askari; v. 18 1796-1800  ed. by H. Heras 1974. (Military series) v. 19. 1787-1791  ed. by B. Prasad.
*''Calendar of Persian Correspondence: Being Letters, Referring Mainly to Affairs in Bengal, Which Passed Between Some of the Company's Servants and Indian Rulers and Notables''. In eleven volumes, published 1911-1969 by the National Archives of India. I. 1759-1767. II. 1767-9. III. 1770-2. IV. 1772-5. V. 1776-80. VI. 1781-5. VII. 1785-7. VIII. 1788-89. IX. 1790-91.  X. 1792-93.  XI. 1794-95.
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Calendar+of+Persian+correspondence%29&sort=-date Volumes 1-2 and 4-7] Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.13292/page/n3/mode/2up Volume 3 1770-2] (pub.1919) Archive.org [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31804/page/n7/mode/2up 2nd file, Vol 3]
:[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010032045 HathiTrust Digital Library] Includes full version Vol 1-2 and 8-10.
:[https://www.jstor.org/site/SAOA/SouthAsiaOpenArchivesSAOA/CalendarofPersiancorrespondencebeinglettersreferringmainlytoaffairsinBengalwhichpassedbetweensomeofthecompanysservantsandIndianrulersandnotables-26610803/ Vol.s 1-2 and 8-11] Jstor.org, South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) Collection. If you wish to read particular pages online, it may be necessary to navigate via the thumbnail pages. Searchable as a group, read online or download.
:[https://v4.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u225593 Vol.s 1-2 and 8-11] University of Virginia. Scroll down for pdf download.
*''Selections from the letters, despatches, and other state papers preserved in the Foreign Department of the Government of India, 1772-1785'' by GW Forrest  (3 volumes), published 1890. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208621 Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208622 Volume III] Archive.org. The three volumes are also available on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001249597 Hathitrust Digital Library], available to those in North America etc
*''Bengal and Madras papers: recounting the growth of British power in India'' edited by G W Forrest 1928. Published by Imperial Record Department, Calcutta.
:[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/35331 Volume I [1670-1688<nowiki>]</nowiki>]; [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/21510 Vol. II [1688-1757<nowiki>]</nowiki>]; [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/21511 Vol. III [1757-1785<nowiki>]</nowiki>]. Links to  pdf downloads Digital Repository of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India.
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.109698/page/n3/mode/2up Vol. I], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31988/page/n3/mode/2up Vol. I, 2nd file]; [https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.109699/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.II], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31989/page/n5/mode/2up Vol.II, 2nd file]; [https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.109700/page/n3/mode/2up Vol.III]. All Archive.org.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zExFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 ''‪India Tracts: Containing a Description of the Jungle Terry Districts, Their Revenues, Trade, and Government: with a Plan for the Improvement of Them. Also an History of the Origin and Progress of the Sicks''‬] by Major J Browne 1788 Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zExFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 ''‪India Tracts: Containing a Description of the Jungle Terry Districts, Their Revenues, Trade, and Government: with a Plan for the Improvement of Them. Also an History of the Origin and Progress of the Sicks''‬] by Major J Browne 1788 Google Books
*''Bengal MS. Records. A Selected List of 14,136 Letters in the Board of Revenue, Calcutta 1782-1807'' by William Wilson Hunter 1894 Archive.org
*''Bengal MS. Records. A Selected List of 14,136 Letters in the Board of Revenue, Calcutta 1782-1807'' by William Wilson Hunter 1894 Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00revegoog#page/n7/mode/1up Volume 1, 1782-1793] with a [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00revegoog#page/n13/mode/1up Dissertation on Landed Property and Land Rights in Bengal at the End of the Eighteenth Century],[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords01revegoog#page/n5/mode/1up Volume 2, 1794-1797], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords025019mbp#page/n0/mode/2up Volume 3, 1798-1801], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00unkngoog#page/n5/mode/ Volume 4, 1802-1807] with an [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00unkngoog#page/n327/mode/1up Index  of  all four volumes]
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00revegoog#page/n7/mode/1up Volume 1, 1782-1793] with a [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00revegoog#page/n13/mode/1up Dissertation on Landed Property and Land Rights in Bengal at the End of the Eighteenth Century],[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords01revegoog#page/n5/mode/1up Volume 2, 1794-1797], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords025019mbp#page/n0/mode/2up Volume 3, 1798-1801], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00unkngoog#page/n5/mode/ Volume 4, 1802-1807] with an [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalmsrecords00unkngoog#page/n327/mode/1up Index  of  all four volumes]
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tEcVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP1 ‪''Sketches of India; or, Observations descriptive of the scenery, &c., in Bengal. Written in India in the years 1811-14. With notes on the Cape of Good-Hope and St. Helena…''] ‬1816 Google Books. By an unknown author. Also available as a [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005D8AC#?#loaded&c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&z=-1439.5689%2C-141.4444%2C4384.1378%2C2828.8889 British Library digital file]. The author has been described as "... certainly not in the services, shows no sign of having been in Company employ (although he is published by the booksellers to the HEIC), and gives no indication as to the purpose of his visit to India. We can only presume that he was a well-informed, and well-connected gentleman of means.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917063443/https://www.vialibri.net/552display_i/year_1816_600_0.html ViaLibri list of books published in 1816] Scroll to book 13. Retrieved 17 September 2016.</ref>
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tEcVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP1 ‪''Sketches of India; or, Observations descriptive of the scenery, &c., in Bengal. Written in India in the years 1811-14. With notes on the Cape of Good-Hope and St. Helena…''] ‬1816 Google Books. By an unknown author. Also available as a [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005D8AC British Library digital file]. The author has been described as "... certainly not in the services, shows no sign of having been in Company employ (although he is published by the booksellers to the HEIC), and gives no indication as to the purpose of his visit to India. We can only presume that he was a well-informed, and well-connected gentleman of means.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917063443/https://www.vialibri.net/552display_i/year_1816_600_0.html ViaLibri list of books published in 1816] Scroll to book 13. Retrieved 17 September 2016.</ref>
*Calcutta and Bengal c 1819 commences [https://archive.org/stream/sketchesofindia00sherrich#page/106/mode/2up page 106], ''Sketches of India'' by 'An Officer for Fire-Side Travellers At-Home' [Captain Moyle Sherer] 2nd edition, with additions 1824 Archive.org
*Calcutta and Bengal c 1819 commences [https://archive.org/stream/sketchesofindia00sherrich#page/106/mode/2up page 106], ''Sketches of India'' by 'An Officer for Fire-Side Travellers At-Home' [Captain Moyle Sherer] 2nd edition, with additions 1824 Archive.org
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=TeYGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR4 ''The Road Book of India; or, East Indian traveller's guide through the presidencies of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay''] by John B Seely, Captain Bombay Army. 1825 Google Books.  Contains many place names.
*[https://archive.org/details/europeanagencyho0000sing/page/n3 ''European Agency Houses in Bengal (1783-1833)''] by S B Singh 1966. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*''Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire from the Official Records of the Colonial Office'' by  Robert Montgomery Martin 1839 Google Books. ''Book IV- Possessions in Asia'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=PvtqMe2cxhoC&pg=PA273 "Chapter I-Hindostan"] pages 273-368
*''Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire from the Official Records of the Colonial Office'' by  Robert Montgomery Martin 1839 Google Books. ''Book IV- Possessions in Asia'' [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=PvtqMe2cxhoC&pg=PA273 "Chapter I-Hindostan"] pages 273-368
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/22666 ''Routes In The Bengal Presidency''] by Major Fred. Roberts 1865. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22666/page/n3 ''Routes In The Bengal Presidency''] by Major Fred. Roberts 1865. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/annalsofruralben00huntuoft ''The Annals of Rural Bengal''] by William Wilson Hunter 1868 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/annalsofruralben00huntuoft ''The Annals of Rural Bengal''] by William Wilson Hunter 1868 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=1HwDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Bradshaw's Hand-book to the Bengal Presidency, and Western Provinces of India''] 1860 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=1HwDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9 ''Bradshaw's Hand-book to the Bengal Presidency, and Western Provinces of India''] 1860 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/details/handbookbengalp00eastgoog ''Handbook of the Bengal Presidency. With an account of Calcutta City'']  by Edward E Eastwick, published by John Murray 1882 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/details/handbookbengalp00eastgoog ''Handbook of the Bengal Presidency. With an account of Calcutta City'']  by Edward E Eastwick, published by John Murray 1882 Archive.org
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.0036752355?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 ''Bengal: an account of the country from the earliest time''] by Shoshee Chunder Dutt. 1884 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.0036752355?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 ''Bengal: an account of the country from the earliest time''] by Shoshee Chunder Dutt. 1884 HathiTrust Digital Library.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/35368 ''Routes In The Bengal And Punjab Commands''] Revised Edition 1900. [Quarter] Master General Of India. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_0000000358E0 ''Cycling in Bengal. A Guide to Practical Tours''] by W S Burke. The official handbook of the Bengal Cyclists Association. 1898. British Library Digital Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35368/page/n1 ''Routes In The Bengal And Punjab Commands''] Revised Edition 1900. [Quarter] Master General Of India. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
*''Bengal under the lieutenant-governors; being a narrative of the principal events and public measures during their periods of office, from 1854 to 1898'' by Charles Edward Buckland 1901 Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalunderlieut01buckiala#page/n5/mode/2up  Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalunderlieut02buckiala#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2]
*''Bengal under the lieutenant-governors; being a narrative of the principal events and public measures during their periods of office, from 1854 to 1898'' by Charles Edward Buckland 1901 Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalunderlieut01buckiala#page/n5/mode/2up  Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalunderlieut02buckiala#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2]
*''Annual Report on the Administration of the Bengal Presidency for ...'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1860-61], [http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA157 1861-62],[http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR31 1862-63], [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7  1863-64] , [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR81 1864-65],[http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR55 1865-66], [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PR51 1866-67], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xn8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9  1867-68] , [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xn8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR69 1868-69] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/glimpsesofbengal0000maju/page/n5/mode/2up ''Glimpses of Bengal in the nineteenth century''] by R C Majumdar 1960. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*''Annual Report on the Administration of the Bengal Presidency for ...'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1860-61], [http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA157 1861-62],[http://books.google.com/books?id=6H4IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR31 1862-63], [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7  1863-64] , [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR81 1864-65],[http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR55 1865-66], [http://books.google.com/books?id=yIcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PR51 1866-67], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xn8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9  1867-68] , [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Xn8IAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PP1 1868-69] Google Books
:[https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Report+on+the+Administration+of+Bengal%22%29&sort=date  Broken range from 1871-72 to 1935-36]. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AAcoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 ‪''The Indian Official Thesaurus‬: ‪Being Introductory to Annals of Indian Administration''] Compiled by Meredith Townsend 1858‬ ‪Google Books.  A guide to records.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AAcoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP5 ‪''The Indian Official Thesaurus‬: ‪Being Introductory to Annals of Indian Administration''] Compiled by Meredith Townsend 1858‬ ‪Google Books.  A guide to records.
*''The Annals of Indian Administration'', edited by Meredith Townsend and later George Smith. Selected extracts from the Records of the Indian, Bengal, Madras Bombay, NWP, and Punjab and perhaps other Governments. Google Books. Many additional volumes up to Volume 19 1873-74 may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*''The Annals of Indian Administration'', edited by Meredith Townsend and later George Smith. Selected extracts from the Records of the Indian, Bengal, Madras Bombay, NWP, and Punjab and perhaps other Governments. Google Books. Many additional volumes up to Volume 19 1873-74 may be viewed online at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28Annals+of+Indian+Administration%29&sort=-date Archive.org]
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OqsEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 Part I 1856], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=YrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR6 Part VI 1858], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7  Volume 3, Part 2 June 1859], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=p7AEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR4 Volume 4, Part 1 March 1860], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=frIEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 Volume 14 1868-69].
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OqsEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7 Part I 1856], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=YrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR6 Part VI 1858], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=jrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP7  Volume 3, Part 2 June 1859], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=p7AEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR4 Volume 4, Part 1 March 1860], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=frIEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 Volume 14 1868-69].
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/146786 '' Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: Bengal Vol. I''], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/280284 '' Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: Bengal Vol. II''] 1908. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146786/page/n1 '' Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: Bengal Vol. I''], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280284 '' Imperial Gazetteer of India  Provincial Series: Bengal Vol. II''] 1908. Archive.org. Public Library of India Collection.
*''History of The Portuguese in Bengal'' by J J A Campos 1919 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. For barcode 99999990174384, the Contents is computer page 16. [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/5858 Pdf download], Digital Library of India. Additional alternative files are also available.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.233560/page/n7 ''History of The Portuguese in Bengal''] by J J A Campos 1919 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/chotanagporelitt00braduoft ''Chota Nagpore, a little-known province of the empire''] by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt. Second edition 1910 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/chotanagporelitt00braduoft ''Chota Nagpore, a little-known province of the empire''] by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt. Second edition 1910 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/GIPE003752 ''Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim''] by L S S O’Malley 1917 Archive.org. A volume in the series ''Provincial Geographies of India''.
*[https://archive.org/details/GIPE003752 ''Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim''] by L S S O’Malley 1917 Archive.org. A volume in the series ''Provincial Geographies of India''.
*[https://archive.org/details/bengalassambehar00playuoft ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources''] compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/bengalassambehar00playuoft ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources''] compiled by Somerset Playne, assisted by J. W. Bond, edited by Arnold Wright 1917 Archive.org
*[http://oudl.osmania.ac.in/handle/OUDL/14143 ''The Dutch In Bengal And Bihar 1740-1825 A D''] by  Dr Kalikinkar Datta 1948 Osmania University Digital Library [OUDL]. May only be available Indian office hours (IST 10 am to 6 pm), (IST = GMT+5:30). Also available as a  [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/533754 pdf download, Digital Library of India].
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.81847/page/n3 ''The Dutch In Bengal And Bihar 1740-1825 A D''] by  Dr Kalikinkar Datta 1948 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/yearsofchangeinb0000reid/page/n5 ''Years of Change in Bengal and Assam''] by Sir Robert Reid 1966. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Sir Robert was 36 years in the Indian Civil Service    1907-1942, including the years  1937-42 as Governor of Assam. He  then worked in wartime Calcutta to mid 1943.
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000035E32 ''A Handbook to the Ports on the Coast of India between Calcutta and Bombay, including the Island of Ceylon'']  by Herbert Samuel Brown, Lieutenant, R.N.R. Port and Customs Officer, Mangalore. 1897. British Library Digital Collection.
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000035E32 ''A Handbook to the Ports on the Coast of India between Calcutta and Bombay, including the Island of Ceylon'']  by Herbert Samuel Brown, Lieutenant, R.N.R. Port and Customs Officer, Mangalore. 1897. British Library Digital Collection.
*''Monograph'' Series. Subsequently reissued in 1976 as [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/108019 ''Art in industry through the ages : monograph series on Bengal''] Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108019 Archive.org version]. This book consists of 11 monographs, listed in this [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1026466  catalogue link] nla.gov.au. The following individual monographs are also available:
*''Monograph'' Series. Subsequently reissued in 1976 as ''Art in industry through the ages : monograph series on Bengal'' [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108019 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. This book consists of 11 monographs, listed in this [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1026466  catalogue link] nla.gov.au. The following individual monographs are also available:
**Not included in the reprint: ''Monograph on the Pottery and Glassware of Bengal'' by  T N Mukharji 1895 . Pdf download [https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/document/9TQ3i_rsKwaGqBXcgsmEShYeUdFI7KK_MZoC1-IK_Y_XQ6L38fWBKiTFTR95s1tnvbzezqgdTgJOBkgPk8dSfA  National Digital Library of India]. First you are required to register. Also available as a pdf download [http://www.ignca.nic.in/asp/searchResults.asp?searchTerm=Monograph+on+the+pottery+and+glassware+of+Bengal&searchOption=ti Archaeological Survey of India,  Central Archaelogical Library, New Delhi], or if the previous link is not permanent,  use the book title in the [http://www.ignca.nic.in/asp/searchBooks.asp Search]
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.107091 ''Monograph Of The Brass And Copper Manufactures Of Bengal'']  by  T N Mukharji  1894 Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection
**Not included in the reprint: [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25679 ''Monograph on the Cotton Fabrics of Bengal''] by N N Banerjei.  1898 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune]
**Not included in the reprint: ''Monograph on the Pottery and Glassware of Bengal'' by  T N Mukharji 1895 . [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.23064/page/n3  Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection].  
**Not included in the reprint: [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/35134 ''Monograph on Ivory-Carving in Bengal''] by G C  Dutt 1901 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE
**Not included in the reprint: [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25679 ''Monograph on the Cotton Fabrics of Bengal''] by N N Banerjei.  1898 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune]
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonsilkf00mukerich ''A Monograph on the Silk Fabrics of Bengal''] by Nitya Gopal Mukerji, of the Bengal Provincial Civil Service 1903 Archive.org. Also available as a pdf download, [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25308 Digital Repository of GIPE]
**Not included in the reprint: [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/35134 ''Monograph on Ivory-Carving in Bengal''] by G C  Dutt 1901 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE. Also available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70498 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection].
**[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25309 ''Tanning and working in Leather in the province of Bengal''] by Rowland N L Chandra 1904 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonsilkf00mukerich ''A Monograph on the Silk Fabrics of Bengal''] by Nitya Gopal Mukerji, of the Bengal Provincial Civil Service 1903 Archive.org. Also available as a pdf download, [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25308 Digital Repository of GIPE]
**[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25309 ''Tanning and working in Leather in the province of Bengal''] by Rowland N L Chandra 1904 Pdf download, Digital Repository of GIPE
**[https://archive.org/details/cu31924059519748 ''Monograph on stone-carving in Bengal''] by E B Havell Principal, Government School of Art, Calcutta 1906 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/cu31924059519748 ''Monograph on stone-carving in Bengal''] by E B Havell Principal, Government School of Art, Calcutta 1906 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonirons00watsrich ''A monograph on iron and steel work in the province of Bengal''] by E R Watson, Indian Educational Service 1907 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonirons00watsrich ''A monograph on iron and steel work in the province of Bengal''] by E R Watson, Indian Educational Service 1907 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonpaper00mookrich ''A monograph on paper and papier-mache in Bengal''] by  DN Mookerji Deputy Collector on Special Duty 1908 Archive.org. Also available as a pdf download, [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25323  Digital Repository of GIPE]
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonpaper00mookrich ''A monograph on paper and papier-mache in Bengal''] by  DN Mookerji Deputy Collector on Special Duty 1908 Archive.org. Also available as a pdf download, [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25323  Digital Repository of GIPE]
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonwiret00raymrich ''A Monograph on Wire and Tinsel Industry in Bengal''] by Babu M Ray, Sub-Deputy Collector, 24-Parganas 1910 Archive.org.
**[https://archive.org/details/monographonwiret00raymrich ''A Monograph on Wire and Tinsel Industry in Bengal''] by Babu M Ray, Sub-Deputy Collector, 24-Parganas 1910 Archive.org.



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Bengal Presidency was an administrative subdivision of British India established in 1765. At its peak in the 19th century it extended from the North West Frontier Province to Burma, Singapore and Penang. Bengal proper was divided into West Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905. In 1912 there was a further re-organisation into Bengal, Bihar & Orissa and Assam. Bengal Presidency became a province in 1935.

See Presidencies in the Beginners' Guide

External links

Historical books online

Volumes 1-2 and 4-7 Archive.org Volume 3 1770-2 (pub.1919) Archive.org 2nd file, Vol 3
HathiTrust Digital Library Includes full version Vol 1-2 and 8-10.
Vol.s 1-2 and 8-11 Jstor.org, South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) Collection. If you wish to read particular pages online, it may be necessary to navigate via the thumbnail pages. Searchable as a group, read online or download.
Vol.s 1-2 and 8-11 University of Virginia. Scroll down for pdf download.
  • Selections from the letters, despatches, and other state papers preserved in the Foreign Department of the Government of India, 1772-1785 by GW Forrest (3 volumes), published 1890. Volume I, Volume III Archive.org. The three volumes are also available on Hathitrust Digital Library, available to those in North America etc
  • Bengal and Madras papers: recounting the growth of British power in India edited by G W Forrest 1928. Published by Imperial Record Department, Calcutta.
Volume I [1670-1688]; Vol. II [1688-1757]; Vol. III [1757-1785]. Links to pdf downloads Digital Repository of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India.
Vol. I, Vol. I, 2nd file; Vol.II, Vol.II, 2nd file; Vol.III. All Archive.org.
Broken range from 1871-72 to 1935-36. Archive.org, Granth Sanjeevani Collection.

References

  1. ViaLibri list of books published in 1816 Scroll to book 13. Retrieved 17 September 2016.