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IOR/X/12172/26
- Record Id:
- 040-004397420
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002239808
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173670029.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/X/12172/26
- Title:
- Military Handbook of General Information on India
- Scope & Content:
- For Official Use Only. Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Intelligence Branch. Simla. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, 1908. The Eastern sheet of the first map (India 1907) is missing from this copy. Contents [outline]:
- Chapter I. Geography
- Chapter II. History
- Chapter III. Ethnography
- Chapter IV. Climate and Health
- Chapter V. Administration
- Chapter VI. Political
- Chapter VII. Communications
- Chapter VIII. Harbours
- Chapter IX. Resources
- Chapter X. Military and Naval
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Notes for Pronunciation and Glossary
- Maps
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002238107
036-002239808
037-004378250
040-004397420 - Is part of:
- IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/12000-12999 : IOR/X/12000-12999
IOR/X/12172 : A collection of Field Notes, Handbooks, Routes and Military Reports in India
IOR/X/12172/26 : Military Handbook of General Information on India - Hierarchy:
- 032-002238107[0008]/036-002239808[0186]/037-004378250[0026]/040-004397420
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (353 pages) plus appendices and 8 sheet maps in pockets
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1908
- End Date:
- 1908
- Date Range:
- 1908
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Printed on paper, case bound in blue, maps in pockets inside front and back covers; 240 mm x 160 mm.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Army. Intelligence Branch, India, 1878-1947
Government Monotype Press, Simla, publishers, 1st half of the 20th century - Places:
- India, Asia