1914 Thacker's Reduced Survey Map of India
By: John Bartholomew F.R.G.S.
Date: 1914 (dated) London
Dimensions: 40 x 35 inches (101.5 x 89 cm)
This is a scarce survey map of the Indian subcontinent, based on the publications issued by the Surveyor General of India, Calcutta. This is the fifth edition of this map, edited by John Bartholomew and corrected to show the latest railways and recent political changes.
The map was published folding with hard covers and an extensive booklet index containing ten thousand place names with each city, town, or village located on the map. As per the front page of the booklet, the spelling of the plane-names is according to the system adopted by Sir W.W. Hunter in his "Imperial Gazatteer of India." Additional inset maps include plans of Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, the Nicobar Islands and a map showing east Africa and the Arabian peninsula to southeast Asia, detailing railroads, shipping lanes, and submarine telegraph cables.
This map was published at a time of great significance for India as it witnessed key developments in its struggle for independence from British rule. The Indian National Congress (INC) was active in the fight for independence with leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and others advocating for self-rule through non-violent civil disobedience. The decade in which this map was published was bookended by reforms the both restricted and expanded political representation for Indians as well as violent incidents such as the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) that would result in a more vocal demand for self-rule in India.
Condition: Map is in A condition with bright colors on clean paper, laid on sturdy linen with no tears or holes. Original covers and spine still in tact, though the booklet has become loose but is arguably more useful this way.
Inventory #12717
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