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Handbook of the Madras Presidency: With A Notice of the Overland Route to India - Gyan Books
About The Book: This handbook, first published in 1859 (later editions in 1879), is a guide for British travellers, merchants, and officials interested in the Madras Presidency (southern India) and the overland route to India. It provides extensive information on geography, climate, flora and fauna, languages, religions, social customs, and administration of the region. It also describes travel logistics: roads, railways, ports, routes via Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Bombay, etc. The book includes maps/plans, timetables, distances, city- and town‑descriptions, and landmarks. It serves both as a historical record and practical handbook for journeys under British colonial rule.
Author: Edward B. Eastwick
Pages: 488
Edition: 1879
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