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[[Image:presidencies.gif|frame|right|1930's Presidency Map]]
During the 17th Century the East India Company’s major trading centres were based upon ‘factories’ at
* [[Fort William]] at [[Calcutta]] in [[Bengal]] (established in 1690)
* Agra (1834-1843)
The boundaries between the presidencies varied from time to time but their positions at the time of the [[Indian Mutiny]] are shown here [[Image:presidencies.gif|frame|right|on the 1930's Presidency Map]]map on the right of this page.
Following the establishment of the Raj in 1858, major changes took place;
By the 1930's, when India was approaching Independence, the map of India had become as shown on the map to the right.
[[Image:presidencymap1858.jpg|frame|right|1858 Presidency Map]]
Knowing which Presidency a town or city was in, is important when consulting many of the [[India Office Records]] held at the [[British Library]].
Also note that administrative boundaries changed from time to time and it is important to check 'border' districts in the adjoining area. The above map is adapted from Plate 21 of the (1931) revised atlas of the [[Imperial Gazetteer]] of India. Such small scale maps cannot show every enclave of territory, and this map is not to be taken as an authority for boundaries. For more detail see the provincial maps in the Imperial Gazetteer atlas, and large scale published Survey of India topographical maps.
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