SIR. HUNTER, W. W.
ATLAS OF INDIA
CONTAINING SIXTEEN MAPS AND COMPLETE INDEX, WITH AN INTRODUCTIONYear: 1894
Size: 31 x 22 cm (12.2 x 8.6 Inches)
Published by W. & A. K. Johnston. Pp. vi + 38
Number of Engravings: 16 Plates
Including 1 colour frontispiece (index map) + 16 maps + 20 index pages at the end along with marble end papers; cloth mount with intricately ornamented cover
This rare first edition of a highly sought-after atlas offers a detailed exploration of India's geography. The book includes an extensive collection of maps covering various regions of India, such as Lower Bengal, North-West Provinces, Oudh, Nepal, East Punjab, Kashmir, West Punjab, British Baluchistan, the North-West Frontier, Rajputana and Ajmer-Merwara, Central India, the Central Provinces, Hyderabad and Berar, North Bombay and Baroda, South Bombay, South Madras, Mysore and Coorg, North Madras, South Orissa, and Ceylon. Additionally, it features maps of North and South British Burma, Assam and Manipur, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and detailed plans of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay.
Sir William Wilson Hunter, a Scottish historian and member of the Indian Civil Service, best known for his work The Imperial Gazetteer of India, a comprehensive reference on the British Indian Empire.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Very Good Condition
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