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910887
  • Title
    Great Britain and Ireland India Office, East India Company records, 1595-1827, mainly Java factory records
  • Creator
  • Call number
    MAV/FM4/3813-3852
    Status: unavailable
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1595-1827
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    910887
  • Physical Description
    40 microfilm reels of textual records - positive
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    The East India Company was formed in 1599 by a group of London merchants to establish direct trade with the East Indies. A factory was first established in Java at Bantam in 1602. The company continued to function until 1858, when the British government took over control.
  • Scope and Content
    Includes correspondence, consultations, account books and miscellaneous records

    MAV / FM4 / 3813
    a. Marine records, 1600-1796, continuation of volume 72 and miscellaneous series, volumes 1-3
    b. Java factory records, 1595-1827, volumes 1-2

    MAV / FM4 / 3814-3820
    volumes 2-6b

    MAV / FM4 / 3821
    volumes 7-8, also filmed on this reel are China-Japan factory records, volumes 1-3: China materials, 1595-1686

    MAV / FM4 / 3822-3852
    volumes 9-72

    Detailed list at Micro.Ref.Bks 2.3/6.7
  • Original held by
    Originals in India Office Library, London. Filmed by Kodak, London, 1963-1966
  • Description source

    Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-203C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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