Factory Records: Madapollam

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 IOR/G/24
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1676-1685
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 volumes

Scope and Content

Consultations, 1684-1686 Copies of letters despatched, 1676-1684 Copies of letters received, 1676-1685.

Administrative / Biographical History

A factory at Madapollam is first mentioned in the records in 1676. Madapollam was a weaving and dyeing village where cotton goods known as Madapollams were made. It was situated at the delta of the Godavery River on India's east coast, not far from the Company's important settlement at Masulipatam. The separate records from this factory cease at around the time Fort St George became a Presidency, which suggests that they were then sent there rather than to London.

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Related Material

Masulipatam and Fort St George Factory Records (G/26 and G/19)