The New York Public Library recently released more than 20,000 high-resolution historical maps, under a Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain licence. The collection contains maps from the 16th to 19th centuries, covering the US, New York and India.
Here are a few maps of India through the ages:
Here are a few maps of India through the ages:
Depicts India in 1681.
India, or the Mogul's Empire - 1701.
Depicts an accurate map of Hindostan or India, from the best authorities - 1814.
Map of Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet in 1860.
Map of Asia, showing political divisions, and also the various routes of travel between London & India, China & Japan in 1860.
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