Map of Vijayawada showing how a boat on the River Krishna was used to determine the river's width.
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This map shows Vijayawada on the north bank of the River Krishna, and the town of Sitanagar on the opposite bank. An anchored boat is positioned on the river and site lines are drawn which would have determined the width of the river between the two settlements using triangulation. WD2717 is a...
Map of the Red Hills and tank, Madras, with the villages of Connoor and Corembet. Artist(s): Mustie, John (b.1798)
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Map of Connoor and Corembet by John Mustie (b.1798). This map is a fair copy prepared by John Mustie, some time between 1815 and 1820. The map that it is based on was probably made in around 1803, and is now missing. 19 by 11 ins.