Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886. Empire of India. Special catalogue of exhibits by the Government of India and private exhibitors. Royal Commission and Government of India silk culture court. Descriptive catalogue / by Thomas Wardle.
- Date:
- 1886
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886. Empire of India. Special catalogue of exhibits by the Government of India and private exhibitors. Royal Commission and Government of India silk culture court. Descriptive catalogue / by Thomas Wardle. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Survey of India. G]t—rian of the city and environs of Mysore, le 12 inches equal i mile. |o. G is remarkable as the latest effort to ■ict ground by the system of true contours, ich arc obtained by levelling with the simple efficient instrument the water level. It is ,1 a good specimen of refined topographical iveying; and is also a good example of the itozincographic art as practised in Calcutta. [7],—Map of Central Provinces. Engraved copper. Scale 1 inch equal 1G miles. 3],—Map of the Central India Agency, graved on copper. Scale 1 inch equal 1G es. 'hese engravings are executed at the Survey India Offices, Calcutta, by English engravers, d also supervise, and are assisted by, natives ndia, men who have already attained con- i Table skill in this art. h],—Frame containing a full sheet of the ns of India. No. 28. Engraved on copper, e 1 inch equal 4 miles. 0] ,—Frame containing one quarter sheet he Atlas of India. No. 34, N.W. Scale ich equal 4 miles. 1] ,—Frame containing one quarter-sheet of Atlas of India. No. 90, S.E. Scale 1 inch al 4 miles. 2] ,—Frame containing one quarter-sheet of .Atlas of India. No. 87, S.W. Scale 1 inch al 4 miles. 3] ,—Frame containing one quarter-sheet of Atlas of India. No. 52, N.W. Scale 1 inch rd 4 miles. 4] .—Frame containing one-quarter-sheet of 'Atlas of India. No. 45, N.E. Scale 1 inch al 4 miles. 5] .—Frame of specimens of heliogravure ilie photo-electrotype process. 6] .—Frame of specimens of chalk-drawing printing by lithography by Native of gal. 7].—Frame of specimens of photo-collotype tting. :8],—Frame containing specimens of hclio- ure, obtained by the photo-etching process, arious subjects executed by European -;rts, assisted by natives of India. :9],—Double frame containing the proof plate of the award certificate, for the utta Exhibition by the heliogravure-plioto- : rotype process, after 5,000 impressions, his exhibit is of considerable interest, inas- !h s the copper-plate, obtained hy the ogravuric process, is comparable with the Iting delicate printed impression. , (0],—Frame containing specimens of colour- iting by natives of Bengal, being a geo- val map of coalfields of the Rewah Gon- un Basin. •iese lithographs were produced under the irvision of skilled English foremen. 77],—Frame showing a standard sheet of Uuzerat Dang Forest survey, Sheet No. 49, on 7. Scale 4 inches equal 1 mile, nis sheet shows the latest style of topo- Ihical surveying in hilly forest-clad tracts, the contour lines being based upon trigono- metrical levelling. It is reproduced by photo- zincography. [38] .—N. W. Provinces Survey, Sheet No. 18, N. W. Scale 2 inches equal 1 mile. This sheet is one of the uniform series of maps depicting the plain or champain country of India. It is reproduced by photo-zinco- graphy. [39] .—Frame of a standard sheet of the Mysore Survey, Sheet No. 24. Scale 1 inch equal 1 mile. [40] ,—Framo containing a standard sheet of the Deccan Survey, Sheet No. 18. These two sheets represent the latest efforts of the Survey of India in producing an accurate topographical map of a greatly varying surface, showing also orographiciil feature. [41] ,—Revised Sketch Map, illustrating the exploration of A K , 1879-82, Great Tibet and Mongolia. [42] .—Index to the revised sheet of A K ’s exploration map of Great Tibet and Mongolia. This remarkable exploration occupied the native explorer for nearly four years, during which be was cut off entirely from all know- ledge of, or correspondence with, his friends in India; has obtained the following recogni- tion :—(1) The Government of India have con- ferred on the explorer the honorary title of Rai Bahadur, and have presented him with the grant of a village in fee simple. (2) The Royal Geographical Society of England has presented a gold watch, a sum of money, and a letter of honour. (3) The Geographical Society of France has lately presented their gold medal to the explorer, accompanied by a graceful letter. [21] ,—A raised map of India. Scale 1 inch equal 32 miles. This model-map has been produced specially for this Exhibition. The elevated features are depicted with true accuracy, the vertical scale being arranged on the ratio of twelve to one of the horizontal scale. [22] .—Album of specimen sheets of various topographical maps. [23] .—Album containing specimens of the engraved sheets of the Atlas of India. [24] .—Album containing technical charts, illustrating the scientific operations of the Survey of India. [25] .—Album of specimens of engraved maps and miscellaneous subjects on copper. [26] .—Album of photozincographs of towns, cities, and sanataria on various large scales. [27] .—Album containing specimens of cadas- tral maps, reproduced from the original field surveys bv photozincography. [28] .—Album of miscellaneous maps drawn on stone in monochrome. [29] .—Album of specimens of maps drawn on stone and lithographed in colours and chalk. [30] ,—Album of 200 photographs of Art manuiactures and buildings taken in the Calcutta International Exhibition of 1883-1884. D](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29351789_0049.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
