Fort St. George on the Coromandel Coast. Belonging to the East India Company of England. The fort at Madras, modern Chennai, was founded in 1639 and was the first British fortress in India. From an 18th century print by an anonymous artist after a work by Jan Van Ryne.
Fort St. George on the Coromandel Coast. Belonging to the East India Company of England. The fort at Madras, modern Chennai, was founded in 1639 and was the first British fortress in India. From an 18th century print by an anonymous artist after a work by Jan Van Ryne.
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