12 Sep 2008

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909-1931
The Digital South Asia Library (DSAL), Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, IL, US.
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"The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Meyer, William Stevenson, Sir, 1860-1922. Burn, Richard, Sir, 1871-1947. Cotton, James Sutherland, 1847-1918. Risley, Sir Herbert Hope, 1851-1911. New edition, published under the authority of His Majesty's secretary of state for India in council. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931 [v. 1, 1909]."
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* Search the Imperial Gazetteer [for complete words];
* Search the Imperial Gazetteer for parts of words;
* Go to [specific] Vol. and [specific] Page;
* View the Imperial Gazetteer in a digital book form: (Vol. 1 - The Indian Empire - Descriptive, Vol. 2 - The Indian Empire - Historical, Vol. 3 - The Indian Empire - Economic, Vol. 4 - The Indian Empire - Administrative, Vol. 5 - Abazai - Arcot, Vol. 6 - Argaon - Bardwan Vol. 7 - Bareilly - Berasia, Vol. 8 - Berhampore - Bombay, Vol. 9 - Bomjur - Central India, Vol. 10 - Central Provinces - Coopta, Vol. 11 - Coondapoor - Edwardesabad, Vol. 12 - Einme - Gwalior, Vol. 13 - Gyaraspur - Jais, Vol. 14 - Jaisalmer - Kara, Vol. 15 - Karachi - Kotayam, Vol. 16 - Kotchandpur - Mahavinyaka, Vol. 17 - Mahbubabad - Moradabad, Vol. 18 - Moram - Nayagarh, Vol. 19 - Nayakanthatti - Parbhani, Vol. 20 - Pardi - Pusad, Vol. 21 - Pushkar - Salween, Vol. 22 - Samadhiala - Singhana, Vol. 23 - Singhbhum - Trashi-Chod-Zong, Vol. 24 - Travancore - Zira, Vol. 25 - Index [Please use search],
Vol. 26 - Atlas 1909 & 1931 (# Preface to the 1909 Edition, # Preface to the 1931 Edition, # General Maps: 1. India in Relation to the British Empire, 2. India and Surrounding Countries, 3. Geological Features, 4. Orographical Features, 5. Vegetation Features, 6. Temperature--Mean annual, 7. Temperature--Seasonal, 8. Winds and Isobars--Seasonal, 9. Rainfall--Mean annual, 10. Rainfall--Seasonal, 11. Density of Population, 12. Prevailing Races, 13. Prevailing Languages--Aryan, 14. Prevailing Languages--Non-Aryan, 15. Prevailing Religions--General, 16. Prevailing Religions--Special, 17. Agricultural Products--Food Grains, 18. Agricultural Products--Other, 19. Economic Minerals, 20. Political Divisions, 21. Military Divisions, 22. Railway Map--General, 23. Railway Map--Sectional (1), 24. Railway Map--Sectional (2), 25. Railway Map--Sectional (3), 26. Archaeological Sketch-map, 27. Historical Map (1765) and Historical Map (1805), 28. Historical Map (1837) and Historical Map (1857),
# Provincial Maps: 29. Bengal, with Sikkim, 30. Eastern Bengal and Assam, with Bhutan, 31. The United Provinces, 32. Punjab, 33. North-West Frontier Province with Kashmir, 34. Rajputana, with Ajmer-Merwara, 35. Baluchistan, 36. Bombay I, with part of Baroda, 37. Bombay II, with part of Baroda, 38. Central India, 39. Central Provinces and Berar, 40. Hyderabad, 41. Madras I, with Mysore and Coorg, 42. Madras II, 43. Nepal, 44. Burma I, 45. Burma II, 46. Burma III, with Andaman and Nicobar islands, 47. Afghanistan, 48. Aden and Surrounding Country.
# Plans of Towns: 49. Calcutta, 50. Calcutta Environs, 51. Bombay Island, 52. Bombay City, 53. Bombay Environs, 54. Madras, 55. Delhi, 56. Agra, 57. Benares, 58. Lucknow, 59. Lahore, 60. Rangoon, 61. Simla and Jutogh, 62. Allahabad, 63. Cawnpore, 64. Karachi).
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