GUIDE MAP OF CALCUTTA & HOWRAH ORIGINAL Circa 1950

Description: Original Guide Map of Calcutta & Howrah circa 1950. Made by Dipti Printing and Binding Works, 66, College Street, Calcutta. Measures : Approx: 36" x 23"In GREAT condition. This has not been graded but it is a beautiful and rare map. My research shows very few available and they are not exactly like this one. This map was found with many other old maps that were stored together for decades and decades. Virtually unused. Please, carefully look at my photos and if you have any questions let me know. The colors are bright and clear. I do not see any markings, writing, stains or such on this piece at all. At one time I think there was a cover to this map but it is long gone. That being said, there is what looks like paper and dried adhesive on the back which would have been where the map would have been attached to the cover. This does not in any way affect the quality of the front. It looks virtually brand new and yet is over 70 years old. Unsure what kind of paper the map was made from but it is cream colored, smooth and shiny, almost like a wax/parchment paper.The edges are clean and only the slightest creasing. There are a few TINY tears in some of the folds and I have tried to capture them in my photos.Large map of Calcutta (Kolkata), India, published in that city shortly after India's Independence.Fine image of the city of Calcutta (Kolkata) as it appeared shortly after India had won her independence (in 1947).The map is one of the most attractive and detailed general maps of city made during the era. The map is centered upon the great citadel of Fort William (built by the East India Company in the present form in 1756-60). In orange and black (with water in blue), Calcutta appears on the left bank of the Hooghly River, while the industrial suburb of Howrah is located on the right bank.The city's many colonial buildings, temples, churches, railways stations and palaces are outlined.The Index Showing Important Places amazingly labels 238 sites of interest, rendering the map s coverage to be exceedingly detailed, while at the same time keeping the image clean and uncluttered.An inset, in the upper left, References , identifies the symbols used to express Railways, Tramways, Roads, Buildings, Temples, Post Offices, Post & Telegraph Offices, and Police Stations. Further to the left is another inset with a small public transport map of the city, Bus Routes Calcutta & Howrah .

Price: 725 USD

Location: Tolland, Connecticut

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