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*The following volumes are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website: ''Gazetteer of the Province of Sind'' by EH Aitken 1907. This contains matters of a permanent character and general interest. ('A' volume) There are also additional  'B' volumes (probably seven) containing statistical tables and matters of local interest, published in 1919 and 1926-1928. The first six are available to read online on DLI
*The following volumes are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website: ''Gazetteer of the Province of Sind'' by EH Aitken 1907. This contains matters of a permanent character and general interest. ('A' volume) There are also additional  'B' volumes (probably seven) containing statistical tables and matters of local interest, published in 1919 and 1926-1928. The first six are available to read online on DLI
:Volume I- Karachi District, 1919, Volume II- Hyderabad District 1927, Volume III -Sukkur District 1928 (catalogued as b vol.iii (karachi district)), Volume IV- Larkana District 1927, Volume V- Nawabshah District 1926, Volume VI-Thar and Parkar District 1926  (Not available online: B Volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District, but it is probably available at the [[British Library]]).
:Volume I- Karachi District, 1919, Volume II- Hyderabad District 1927, Volume III -Sukkur District 1928 (catalogued as b vol.iii (karachi district)), Volume IV- Larkana District 1927, Volume V- Nawabshah District 1926, Volume VI-Thar and Parkar District 1926  (Not available online: B Volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District, but it is probably available at the [[British Library]]).
*[http://archive.org/stream/britishbeginning00rawlrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''British Beginnings in Western India, 1579-1657: An account of the early days of the British factory of Surat''] by H.G. Rawlinson 1920 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/itinerarydirecto00clunrich#page/n5/mode/2up  ''Itinerary and directory for Western India, being a collection of routes through the provinces subject to the Presidency of Bombay''] by Captain John Clunes 1826 (archive.org)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/itinerarydirecto00clunrich#page/n5/mode/2up  ''Itinerary and directory for Western India, being a collection of routes through the provinces subject to the Presidency of Bombay''] by Captain John Clunes 1826 (archive.org)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qvkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A Handbook for India: Being an Account of the Three Presidencies, and of the Overland Route; intended as a guide for Travellers, Officers and Civilians. Part II Bombay''] by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1859 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qvkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''A Handbook for India: Being an Account of the Three Presidencies, and of the Overland Route; intended as a guide for Travellers, Officers and Civilians. Part II Bombay''] by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1859 Google Books

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An administrative subdivision of British India. The Bombay Presidency covered much of western and central India, as well as parts of Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.

See Presidencies in the Beginners' Guide.

Maps

Bombay Presidency northern section Imperial Gazetteer
Bombay Presidency southern section Imperial Gazetteer

External Links

Bombay Presidency 1608-1756 Google Books
Bombay Presidency Wikipedia
Bombay Presidency www.1911encyclopedia.org

Historical Books Online

Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency
All volumes are from Archive.org, except Volume 7

Other

  • A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind by AW Hughes 1876 Archive.org
  • The following volumes are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website: Gazetteer of the Province of Sind by EH Aitken 1907. This contains matters of a permanent character and general interest. ('A' volume) There are also additional 'B' volumes (probably seven) containing statistical tables and matters of local interest, published in 1919 and 1926-1928. The first six are available to read online on DLI
Volume I- Karachi District, 1919, Volume II- Hyderabad District 1927, Volume III -Sukkur District 1928 (catalogued as b vol.iii (karachi district)), Volume IV- Larkana District 1927, Volume V- Nawabshah District 1926, Volume VI-Thar and Parkar District 1926 (Not available online: B Volume VII Upper Sind Frontier District, but it is probably available at the British Library).