Indian Maps And Plans

Indian Maps and Plans

In Recent Times Over 200 Maps Covering Pilgrimage Towns, Route Maps Of Important Highways, Military Plans And Topographical Maps Of Provinces Have Been Discussed. These Maps Are Illustrated In The Book In Their Original Colour. The First Book To Deal Exclusively With Indian Maps And Plans With No Western Influence.

Religious Thought and Life in India

Mapping India

Mapping India presents an overview of important maps that eloquently reflect the changing social and political fortunes of India. These maps speak of the commercial interests and wars that led to the colonization of India, and show territories the size of countries that were conquered, ceded or controlled through treaties. They also record changed courses of rivers, routes taken by armies, people living in communities in new cities, places where famines occurred, how the highest peak was discovered and named, when native royalty gathered to pay respect to the British Emperor, and the destination to which Mahatma Gandhi marched with his supporters for the salt satyagraha. From the earliest chronicles of India to its post-Independence strides, Mapping India is the story of India recounted through its maps. Contents: Introduction India Takes Shape and Form The Mughal Empire Early Plans and Sketches Old Cities and Forts Surveys and Maps Wars and Acquisitions The Great Game and The Himalayas Mutiny and Famine General Maps and Atlases References and Suggested Reading