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English: Map of British India, 1855. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company in New York, 1855. It was derived from an earlier wall map of the world produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Covers the subcontinent from Tibet to Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The map is divided into Bombay, Scinde, Punjab, Nepal, Bhutan, the Bengal Presidency, Madras and Ceylon. An inset map in the lower right quadrant shows British claims in Burma (Pegu) and Southeast Asia.
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Source https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/India-colton-1856
Author Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893)

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  • This was uploaded by me and Azhar Sayed, and comes from our collection. Mrlopez2681 12:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
  • 2006-12-28 12:32 Mrlopez2681 504×614×8 (156806 bytes) Map of British India, 1855. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company in New York, 1855. This was uploaded by me, and comes from my collection. ~~~~

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current12:12, 11 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 12:12, 11 September 2012504 × 614 (343 KB)Yannwhite balance, contrast, color corrections
15:37, 26 December 2007Thumbnail for version as of 15:37, 26 December 2007504 × 614 (153 KB)Andronicus92{{Information |Description={{en|Map of British India, 1855. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company in New York, 1855. This was uploaded by me and Azhar Sayed, and comes from our collection. Mrlopez2681 12:32, 28 December

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