India Map Before 1857

The traditional story is that indian troops, called sepoys, mutinied against their british commanders because newly issued rifle cartridges were greased with pig and cow fat, thus making them unacceptable for both hindu. Depicts the city of delhi shortly after the suppression of the indian mutiny in 1857. The yellow areas recognize the princely states of india and the pink areas represent british india provinces.

Here the maps displays what boundaries and area were labeled during this time. See more ideas about india world map, map, indian history facts. The timeline of ancient india spans from 3300 to 500 bce.

Rand mcnally's late 1947 view of partition;

Click on either half of the map for a very large scan. India completes first 200 miles of railway track. India 1760, from historical maps of india (colbeck 1905) Bought from phyllis newman antique prints, greenflea market, and scanned by fwp, july 2006.