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.

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1886
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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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    11. Map showing the distribution of Forest areas in Assam, under the jurisdiction of the Chief Commissioner, with adjacent hills, on 1st April, 1885, scale 1 in. = 8 miles. 12. Map showing the distribution of Forest areas in British Burma, on 1st April, 1885, scale 1 in. = 4 miles. 13. Map of Forest reserves in Dehra Dun, Saharanpur, and Jaunsar Bawar, scale 1 in. = 1 mile, showing areas protected from lire in 1885. 14. Map of the Bescrvcd Forests of Deota, Lambatach, &c., in Tebri-Garliwal, part of the School Circle, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, scale 4 in. = 1 mile. 15. Map of the Government Forests in the Jagirs of Dadhi and Baiengarh (Simla Hill States), part of the School Circle, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, scale 2 in. = 1 mile. 16. Map of the Ellichpur Taluk, Berar, scale 1 in. = 1 mile, showing Woods, Baninas, and Grazing lands under the Forest Department. 17. Part of Sheet No. XIV. of the Melghat Taluk, District Ellichpur, Berar, scale 4 in. = 1 mile. [The levelled contour lines on this map were laid down with Tangent scale clinometer.] Forest information on maps Nos. 1 to 13 was compiled by W. H. Beynolds, F.B.G.S., Offi- ciating Superintendent of Forest Surveys, from existing surveys, sketches by Conservators of Forests, and other sources ; maps Nos. 14 to 17 were drawn in the Office of the Superintendent of Forest Surveys. 18 to 67. Detailed maps in portfolios, North- Western Provinces and Oudli, School Circle. 6S to 131. Central Circle. 132 to 150. Oudh Circle. 151 to 159. Punjab. 160 to 200. Central Provinces. 201 to 215. Bengal. 216 to 237. Assam. 238 to 247. Berar. 248 to 254. Ajmere Mhairwara. 255 to 276. Coorg. 277 to 287. British Burma. 288 and 289. Trans-frontier. Miscellaneous. 290. Traverse indicator. Designed by W. H. Beynolds, Officiating Superintendent of Forest Surveys, to facilitate the working of rectangular co-ordinates of traverse stations. 291 to 296. Skeleton maps and blue prints, &c. As it was represented that the hill shading on the maps was heavy and impeded their use- fulness for forest purposes, the Superintendent of Forest Surveys had an experimental skeleton sheet drawn (No. 94), in which are shown not only the water-courses, roads, village-sites, and such other items as are generally shown in a skeleton sheet, but also the principal ridges and spurs. It did not, however, appear possible to limit the field work to the amount of detail shown in the skeleton map, because the amount actually required in each particular case was not known. Neither did it appear desirable to draw the fair sheets in skeleton only, partly for the same reason, and partly because such sheets woidd be useless for ordinary purposes, and for incorporation with the maps drawn by the Surveyor-General’s department. It seemed, therefore, that work in the field must proceed as before, and that, if skeleton maps are required, they must be in addition to the shaded sheets. It was thought, however, that, if blue prints could be brought into use, Forest Officers would bo in possession of maps which would be light enough to enable them readily to record infor- mation on them either by colour or in writing, while they would be in possession of all avail- aide detail without the additional expense of a second drawing and photozincographic process. Nos. 291 to 296 have been prepared with this object, and blue prints have been in use for some time past in the office of the superintendent of Working Plans. (7.) Statistics and Gazetteers. 1. Hunter’s Imperial Gazetteer in nine volumes. 2. Gazetteers published in each Province. 3. Imperial Census Beport, 1881. 4. Annual General Administration Beport for each Province. 5. Selections from the Becords of the Govern- ment of India. 6. Beport on the Moral and Material Progress of India by Mr. James Sutherland Cotton. 6. Statistical Tables relating to British India. (8) Jails.* 1. Jail Conference Beport. 2. Beports on the working of Jails in each Province. 3. Model of a carpet loom. 4. Card samples of wool. 5. Implements used in manufacturing car- pets. 6. Collection of elementary substances used in dyeing. 7. Model of a cotton carpet loom. 8. Collection of appliances used in the manu- facture of paper. 9. Specimens of Prison uniforms used in Jails in Bengal. DIVISION IV. PUBLIC WOEKS DEPABTMENT. (1) Bailways. 1. A Bail way map of India on the scale of 32 miles to the inch. This map is published at tho beginning of every year, and is perhaps the best map which is supplied by the Survey Department of the Government of India for general use. Its price is six rupees uncoloured, * Jail manufactures, of which the principal are carpets, are shown in the Art-ware Courts; rougher manufactures in the Economic Court. Nos. 3 to 8 are exhibits of the | Lahore Central Jail.