Madras (Presidency)

An adminsitrative subdivision of British India. The Madras Presidency covered the southern half of India and Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka).

See Presidencies in the Beginners' Guide

External Links

Madras Presidency 1611-1755 Google Books
Madras Presidency Wikipedia

Historical books online

• Madras District Gazetteers Archive.org
  • Madras District Gazetteers: Godaveri 1915
  • Madras District Gazetteers: Madura 1906
  • Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris 1908
  • Madras District Gazetteers: Salem Volume 1-Part 1 1918, Madras District Gazetteers: Statistical Appendix for Salem District 1932
  • Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly 1907
  • Madras District Gazetteers: Vizagapatam 1907

Many editions for additional districts are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, under the title Madras District Gazetteers

• 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 I Madras by Edward B. Eastwick, published by John Murray 1859 Google Books