The focus of the first volume with 23 sections is on the Fort St. George that Xcontinuous to be the seat of administration (tamiladu at present) ever since its foundation. Located on a stretch of sand at the mouth of three river Cooum, it was surrounded by scenic wet and marshy lands and numerous small streams draining the nearby hillocks and passing out of the lakes and tanks. The coastal strip was leased out through a cowle by the Rajah of Chandrarigi to the ...
