Historique et statistique de Karikal. Texte rédigé en 1825 par le Capitaine de Vaisseau Cordier

These two volumes collect the different surveys made by J. Cordier in 1825. Volume 1 is composed of two parts. The first contains the historical account, including various reports of local administrators; the second is a statistical account composed of the physical description of the territory, census of population and the inventory of its resources (agriculture, industry, trade, etc). Volume 2 is devoted to various annexes dealing with specific surveys, such as notes on the 5 maganoms, notes on the 8 farm leases, and very detailed appendices corresponding to the different topics considered in the first volume. This minute enquiry, made at the village level, is a mine of exceptional information. It can be considered as the first gazetteer published in India.