See also:

• The Presidencies of British India: Bengal, Bombay and Madras
• The Presidencies of British India II: Bengal, Bombay and Madras
• The Presidencies of British India: Bombay
• The Presidencies of British India: Madras

Published in 1882 by John Murray, Albemarle street, London. The author, Edward B. Eastwick (1814-1883; Merton College, Oxford; Charterhouse) was born a member of an Anglo-Indian family. Eastwick served in the Bombay infantry and later took up a political post. in 1845 he was appointed professor of Hindustani at Haileybury College, publishing several works. Eastwick wrote several of Murray’s Indian handbooks, and this Handbook of the Bengal Presidency was one of his last publications. A useful resource for an historical overview of the Bengal presidency, in particular focusing on details of travelling to various towns and cities in the Bengal presidency (44 routes are detailed within).

The chapters of the book, divided into three sections across 471 pages, are linked below:

• List of Maps
• Preface
• Contents
• Section I: Introductory Information
  • Season for visiting Bengal
  • Outfit
  • Hints as to dress, diet, health, and comfort
  • Routes to Calcutta
    • Voyage from Southampton through Suez Canal
    • Route overland by Venice or Brindisi
  • Chronological tables
    • Governors General and Viceroys
    • Commanders-in-Chief of India
    • Finance Ministers of India
    • Governors and Lieut.-Governors of Bengal
    • Lieut.-Governors of the North-West provinces
    • Chief Commissioners of Awadh (Oudh)
    • Chief Commissioners of Barmah
    • Chief Commissioners of of central provinces
    • Chief Commissioners of Asam
    • The Surya-Vansha or Solar Dynasty
    • The Solar Dynasties of Awadh and Maithila
    • Chandra-Vansha, or Lunar Race, who reigned in Banras or Kashi and afterwards in Magadha or Bihar, and Indraprathah or Dihli
    • Maurya, Sanga, Kanwa, and Andhra or Vrispala Kings of Andhra or Orissa, and Gupta Kings
    • Pathan, Afghan or Ghori Kings of Hindustan, who reigned at Dhili
    • Pathan or Afghan Kings of Governors of Bengal, capital Lakhnauti or Gaur
    • Kings of the Sharki Dynasty of Jawanpur
    • Mughal Emperors of Hindustan
    • Principal events in the history of Bengal up to the British Government
    • The Nuwab Nazims of Murshidabad
    • The Barmese Kings
  • Tables of money, weights and measures
  • Castes and Tribes in the Bengal Presidency
  • Languages of the Bengal Presidency
    • Vocabulary and dialogues
• Section II: Calcutta City
  • 1st Day.
    • Hugli river and landing place at Calcutta
    • Hotels, clubs and boarding houses
    • Convetances
    • The Esplauade
    • Government House
    • Ochterlony Monument
    • Statues
    • The Town Hall
    • The Legislative Council Office
    • The High Court
  • 2nd Day.
    • Fort William
    • St. Paul’s Cathderal
    • The Zoological Gardens
    • Belvedere (the Lt.-Governor’s Palace), and the site of the Duel between Warren Hastings and Sir Philip Francis
    • The Race Course
    • Garden Reach
    • Palace of the King of Awadh
  • 3rd Day.
    • St. John’s Cathedral
    • New Post Office
    • New Telegraph Office
    • Remains of the Old Fort
    • Memorial of the Black Hole Massacre
    • Calcutta University
    • The Greek Church
    • The Armenian Church of St. Nazareth
    • The Brahma Somaj
    • The Scotch Kirk
    • The Old Mission Church
    • The Dalhousie Institute and the Secretariate
  • 4th Day.
    • The Asiatic Society
    • The Indian Museum
    • St. Thomas’ Roman Catholic Church
    • The Mosque of Prince Ghulam Muhammad
    • The Economical Museum
    • The Metcalfe Hall
    • The Mint
    • Charities
  • Sights in the Vicinity of Calcutta
    • The Botanical Gardens
    • Bishop’s College
    • Barrackpur
• Routes.
  1. Calcutta to False Point by Steamer
  2. Calcutta to Puri (Pooree)
  3. Puri to Bhuvaneshwar, Dhauli, Ugayagiri, and Khandagiri
  4. Bhuvaneshwar to Katak
  5. Katak (Cuttack) to Yajpur
  6. Katak to False Point
  7. Calcutta to Darjiling
  8. Darjiling to Dhakah (Dacca)
  9. Calcutta to Rangun, Maulmain, and Prome
  10. Prome to Mandalay
  11. Calcutta to Hugli, Chinsurah, Shirampur, Bandel, and Chandrangar
  12. Hugli to Bardwan and Murshidabad
  13. Murshidabad to Barhampur and Palashi (Plassey)
  14. Murshidabad to Rajmahal
  15. Rajmahal to Bhagalpur
  16. Rajmahal to Maladh and Gaur
  17. Bhagalpur to Munger (Monghyr)
  18. Munger to Patna and Bankipur
  19. Bankipur to Gaya
  20. Bankipur to Arrah
  21. Arrah to Bagsar (Buxar)
  22. Bagsar to Banaras (Benares)
  23. Banaras to Jawanpur
  24. Jawanpur to Faizabad and Ayodhya
  25. Faizabad to Lakhnau (Lucknow)
  26. Lakhnau to Shahjanpur
  27. Shahjahanpur to Barcli
  28. Bareli to Naini Tal
  29. Bareli to Muradabad
  30. Muradabad to ‘A’ligarh
  31. ‘A’ligarh to Mathura
  32. Mathura to Bindraban
  33. Bindraban to Dig
  34. Dig to Bhartpur
  35. Bhartpur to Agra
  36. Agra to Fathpur Sikri
  37. Agra to Dihli
  38. Dihli to Mirat
  39. Mirat to Mainpuri
  40. Mainpuri to Etawah
  41. Etawah to Kanhpur (Cawnpore)
  42. Kanhpur to Allahabad
  43. Agra to Gwaliar (Gwalior)
  44. Barh to Khatmandu
• Index

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