By Deepti Anand, Sanghamitra Chatterjee. Country of Publication India. Format Hardcover. We’ve got this. AU Release Date 2025-11-14. UK Release Date 2025-10-01. Country of Origin IN. Audience General.
This book explores the rich tapestry of India’s history and culture through a collection of iconic maps. It offers insights into how maps are not just tools for navigation, but also reflections of societal values, beliefs, and changes over time. Through vivid illustrations and expert commentary, readers will journey through India’s past, understanding its evolution and significance. .
This is a cross-county sheet — Sheet XLIX North-West for Dumfriesshire combined with part of Kirkcudbrightshire (New Series) Sheet XXI — from the County Series Second Edition, originally published in 1900.
There is more to a map than just the sheet of paper one sees – there’s a motive, a story, people, circumstances, science, mathematics, technology and analysis among other aspects.
The original price of 7/- net is still printed in the lower margin. A genuinely useful map for anyone researching the social and topographical history of southwest Edinburgh in the 1950s, a Pentland Hills walker, a local-history enthusiast, a Colinton or Fairmilehead resident with an interest in how the area has changed, or a collector of mid-century Ordnance Survey large-scale sheets.
Ordnance Survey Six Inch (1:10,560) Map NH 87 SW and part of NH 87 SE Nigg, Easter Ross Code A, 1960
Revised in 1898–99. Reprint 40/12″ in the bottom margin, dating the printing precisely to 1900. ESTIMATED DATE 1900 (printed 1900; sheet revised 1898–99 from the 1856 original survey). Honestly graded as Fair.
A treasury of cartographic splendour, India Through Iconic Maps presents over 250 exquisite maps – many never before published – spanning the subcontinent’s rich history from ancient cosmographies to the watershed 1947 Partition. From imaginative renderings of Jain and Hindu cosmographs to hand-drawn maps of Gujarati seafarers, and from Maratha fortifications against the Mughals and the British, to the artistic grandeur of sacred journeys, for the first time, this book takes you on an 800-year expedition of human curiosity, adventure, and discovery. With its impressive format and museum-quality reproductions, this volume is an essential addition to the library of anyone fascinated by cartography, South Asian history, or the power of maps to shape our understanding of place and identity.
Travel Unlimited : Uncommon Adventures for the Mature Traveler Al. Very good condition, tight binding, some corner wear, shelf wear. Thanks for looking, Zion 2nd Chance Sold As Is