The
East Indiamen of the British
East India Company (EIC) passed many places and stopped at many ports on their voyages from Britain to India and China in the 17th to 19th centuries, both on the way and as destinations. Some of these places were simply landmarks, but a number of the places were the locations of EIC
factories, i.e., trading posts.
In many cases the spelling of the names of these locations has changed between then and now. One purpose of this list is to link, where possible, the names as given in ships' logs with the modern name. Names in italics represent cases where the modern and older name are different.
Balasore;
Balasore Roads is about 125 miles south of Calcutta; it provided a sheltered anchorage for vessels awaiting a pilot or favourable winds to take them upriver, or to transfer cargo
Billiton is an island that also gave its name to a strait. See also Caramata. Billiton and Caramata islands flank a passage that connects the
South China Sea to the
Java Sea
Cap Sing-Moon passage: A waterway between the northern tip of
Lantoa and the Chinese mainland.
Mah Wan Island splits the Passage into two channels, the narrower channel between Lanoa/Lantau and Ma Wan, and the wider between Ma Wan and the mainland. Also: Kumsingmoon.
Fulta (or Fultah) - one of several related locations (Fultah village, Fultah point, etc.) on the Hooghli River. It is not the present day
Fulta, which is much farther south. It may be the present day Falta.
Kedgeree (or Kijari, or Cutgerie, or Cajoree), a point on the Hoogly halfway between Calcutta and Saugor (see below), and a place where the river widens into a basin
Erikson, Emily (2014) Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600-1757: The English East India Company, 1600-1757. (Princeton University Press).
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Horsburgh, James. (1836) India Directory or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, and the interjacent Ports, compiled chiefly from original Journals and Observations made during 21 years' experience in navigating those Seas 4th Edn. W. H. Allen, London.