MADURA, a province of Asia, in the peninsula on this side the Ganges; bounded on the east by Tanjour and Marava, on the south-east by the sea, on the west by the Balagate mountains, which separate it from Malabar, and on the north by Vitiapour and Carnate. The inhabitants are Gentoo, and of a thievish disposition. The commodities are rice, elephants teeth, and cotton cloth; of which last a great deal is made here, and very fine. The Dutch have a pearl fishery, which brings them in a large sum annually.