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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ItICAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''The Bombay Church or, A true account of the building and finishing the English church at Bombay''] by Richard Cobbe 1766 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_LwIAAAAQAAJ ''An Historical Account of the Settlement and Possession of Bombay, by the English East India Company, and of the Rise and Progress of the War with the Mahratta Nation''] by Samuel Pechel (1781) Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/originbombay00cunhgoog#page/n3/mode/2up ''The Origin of Bombay''] by J. Gerson da Cunha 1900 Archive.org. There is no Contents page. [http://www.archive.org/stream/originbombay00cunhgoog#page/n243/mode/2up Chapter V The Early British Period (from 1661), page 239], [http://www.archive.org/stream/originbombay00cunhgoog#page/n329/mode/2up Chapter VI the Later British Period (from 1700), page 324], [http://www.archive.org/stream/originbombay00cunhgoog#page/n371/mode/2up Index] The print quality is at times poor. This book is also available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PyUAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 Bombay 1809] ''Journal of a Residence in India'' by Maria Graham, 2nd Edition (1813) Illustrated by Engravings, Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=H4cIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Sketches of India: with notes on the seasons, scenery and society of Bombay, Elephanta, and Salsette''] by Henry Moses MD 1850 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Vg0IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA237 ''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://www.archive.org/details/bombayplacenames00sheprich ''Bombay place-names and street-names; an excursion into the by-ways of the history of Bombay City''] by Samuel Townsend Sheppard (1917) Archive.org
*''Bombay and Western India: a series of stray papers'' by James Douglas 1893 [http://www.archive.org/stream/bombaywesternind01doug#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bombaywesternind02doug#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2] Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/glimpsesofoldbom00dougrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''Glimpses of old Bombay and western India, with other papers''] by James Douglas 1900 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/visitorsillustr00pindgoog#page/n2/mode/2up ''Visitors’ Illustrated Guide to Bombay''] by D. A. Pinder 1904 Archive.org
*''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'':
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623768#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 26, Part 1] ''Materials towards a statistical account of the Town and Island of Bombay - History'' 1893 Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623776#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 26, Part 2] ''Materials towards a statistical account of the Town and Island of Bombay - Trade and Fortifications'' 1894 Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924070623784#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 26, Part 3] ''Materials towards a statistical account of the Town and Island of Bombay - Administration'' 1894 Archive.org
*''Bombay and Western India: a series of stray papers'' by James Douglas 1893 [http://www.archive.org/stream/bombaywesternind01doug#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/stream/bombaywesternind02doug#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2] Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/glimpsesofoldbom00dougrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''Glimpses of old Bombay and western India, with other papers''] by James Douglas 1900 Archive.org
*''The Times of India Directory''. The following volumes are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
**''The Times of India Calendar and Directory for 1907''. Contains information for India generally. Contents, computer page 51
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=SJ4EAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''The Bombay Builder: an illustrated journal of engineering architecture, science & art Volume 1''] 1865 Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/financialchapter00wachuoft#page/n3/mode/2up ''A Financial Chapter in the History of Bombay City 1864-65''] by Dinsha Edulji Wacha 2nd Edition 1910 Archive.org. Includes the failure of the Bank of Bombay.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/risegrowthofbomb00wachiala#page/n1/mode/2up ''Rise and Growth of Bombay Municipal Government''] by D. E. Wacha 1913 Archive.org
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