British India Steam Navigation Company


Date(s) of creation: 1856-1892
Level: Sub-Collection
Format: Archive           

Extent: 8 boxes
Admin history: The Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company was formally registered on 29 September 1856. The East India Company had opened the door to Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co in 1855, when they invited tenders for a regular mail steamship route between Calcutta and Rangoon. The partners were successful in their bid, and Mackinnon acquired a small fleet of steamers for his Royal Mail service, two of which maintained the initial fortnightly run between Calcutta, Akyeb, Rangoon and Moulmein. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 the infant Calcutta and ... View more
Access status: Open
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Format: Archive