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[[Siege of Madras]] 1758 | [[Siege of Madras]] 1758 | ||
== Spelling | == Spelling variants == | ||
Modern name: Chennai<br> | Modern name: Chennai<br> | ||
Variants: Madras<br> | Variants: Madras<br> | ||
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See [[Madras Cemeteries]], for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city. | See [[Madras Cemeteries]], for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city. | ||
==Orphan | ==Orphan schools== | ||
See the main article [[Orphan Schools in Madras]], or the following list of schools: | See the main article [[Orphan Schools in Madras]], or the following list of schools: | ||
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*[[Orphan Schools in Madras#Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums|Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums]] | *[[Orphan Schools in Madras#Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums|Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums]] | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu] Wikipedia | ||
*Pre 1800 maps of Madras can be found by searching the French archive [[French#ANOM, previously CAOM|ANOM]]'s database [http://caom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/sdx/ulysse/sommaire?clear= Ulysse]. | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA123 ''Journal of a Residence in India''] by Maria Graham, 2nd Edition (1813) describes Madras in 1810 from page 123 and [http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA154 page 154] (Google Books). | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA48 ''Travels in South-Eastern Asia...etc''] by Howard Malcolm, 2nd edition (1839) 2 volumes, describes Madras in 1837 in Book 2, Chapter 2 (Google Books). | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC&pg=PA171 ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] by Pharoah &Co (1855), detailing Madras (Google Books) | |||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 13 January 2010
| Madras (City) | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 13.09°N, 80.27°E |
| Altitude: | 6m |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chennai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Madras Railway (to 1908) Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (1908 on) | |
Madras (now Chennai) was the seat of the Madras Presidency and the location of Fort St George.
History
Siege of Madras 1758
Spelling variants
Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras
Cemeteries
See Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.
Orphan schools
See the main article Orphan Schools in Madras, or the following list of schools:
- Charity School
- Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum
- Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum
- Poonamallee Military Asylum at Poonamallee, about 15 miles from Madras
- Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums
External links
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu Wikipedia
- Pre 1800 maps of Madras can be found by searching the French archive ANOM's database Ulysse.
Historical books online
- Journal of a Residence in India by Maria Graham, 2nd Edition (1813) describes Madras in 1810 from page 123 and page 154 (Google Books).
- Travels in South-Eastern Asia...etc by Howard Malcolm, 2nd edition (1839) 2 volumes, describes Madras in 1837 in Book 2, Chapter 2 (Google Books).
- A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore by Pharoah &Co (1855), detailing Madras (Google Books)