The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and its Dependencies was a regular publication which aimed to be “a faithful register of Indian Occurrences”.
About the Journal
The journal was sponsored by the East India Company, and was designed to record and share information relating to India and the East India Company, and covered a broad range of commercial, political and cultural content. The journal was printed for Black, Parbury and Allen, booksellers to the East India Company.The preface of the first volume states its aims:
The journal was issued for almost forty years, from 1816 to 1845, in three series, each issued under a slightly different title:
- 1816–1829: The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and its Dependencies
- 1830–1843: The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia
- 1843–1845: The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany