The sixth edition of a topographical road map of India, at a scale of 1 centimetre to 25 kilometres, including political and administrative boundaries and headquarters. Roads are colour-coded to indicate importance, 'motorability', and places where delays may occur. Road distances are given betwe...
The tenth edition of Survey of India's Railway Map of India, at a scale of 1 centimetre to 35 kilometres, showing administrative and political boundaries, capitals and headquarters. Railways are distinguished by colour into different gauges, number of tracks, whether they are electrified, or unde...
Elphinstone Collection (2): Private Papers, Correspondence and Journals of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Bengal Civil Service from 1795, Envoy to Afghanistan 1808-09, Resident at Poona 1810-17, Commisioner for territories annexed to Bombay 1817-19, Governor of Bombay 1819-27
Scope & Content:
The private and semi official papers, correspondence and journals of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Bengal Civil Service from 1795, Assistant to Resident at Poona 1801-1804, Resident at Nagpur 1804-1808, Envoy to Afghanistan 1808-1809, Resident at Poona 1811-1817, Commissioner for territor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Marathi, and Persian
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for August to December 1847
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include concerns over Mountstuart Elphinstone's health; Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Lord-in-Waiting; General Monteith's return to India (Madras) and general comments and discussion of the monetary crisis and Peel's government. Also includes several letters from John...
Letter from Mrs Lawrence at Salt Hill, Monkstown, Dublin, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a letter from Colonel Lawrence at Lahore and a letter from Moola Najeeb of Peshawar
Mountstuart Elphinstone: Chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives
Scope & Content:
Comprises the private and semi official correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone. This makes up a large part of the collection and has been arranged into four sub-series: juvenile and family correspondence; chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives while in India; chiefly private...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Marathi, and Persian