Vizagapatnam: The East India Company factory at Vizagapatnam was started in 1668 and was producing furniture to European designs, particularly English and Dutch, from the early eighteenth century. Placed midway between Madras and Calcutta on the east coast it was a well placed stopover for the 'East Indiamen' trading vessels.
Archer, Rowell & Skelton Treasures from India - The Clive Collection at Powis Castle, Herbert Press 1987. P.79-86.