[INDIA Town plans CALCUTTA] Manuscript plan of Calcutta, 1847 (not to scale)
manuscript map, colour, 16 x 27 cm; not to scale; coloured to show Indian town, European town and Bhowanipore suburb 16 x 27 cm. Handwritten note states "this has been drawn from an old map by which the distance between the Cathedral and the LMS Bhowanipore Institution appears to be 1100 yards: but...
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CWM Map D 30:40 Calcutta (1) |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
7 Oct 1847 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM Map D 30:40 Calcutta (1) |
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| Summary: |
manuscript map, colour, 16 x 27 cm; not to scale; coloured to show Indian town, European town and Bhowanipore suburb 16 x 27 cm. Handwritten note states "this has been drawn from an old map by which the distance between the Cathedral and the LMS Bhowanipore Institution appears to be 1100 yards: but a recent survey makes the distance not to exceed 510 yards!"; note on reverse: "Included in letter from A F Lacroix [Alphonse Lacroix], Calcutta, 7 Oct 1847". |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Finding aids: |
card index available in SOAS Library |
| Format: | Archive |