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Created by Sir William Wilson Hunter in 1881.  
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A '''gazetteer''' is a geographical dictionary or directory.
  
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The book, whch is the third edition published between 1909 and 1931, is available online, at the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ Digital South Asia Library], consisting of 24 volumes of text, and 1 volume of maps. It was first published, due to the efforts of Sir William Wilson Hunter, in 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.
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==Imperial Gazetteer of India==
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The ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'' was created by Sir William Wilson Hunter in 1881.  
  
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Earlier Gazetteers are
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The third edition, published between 1909 and 1931, is available online, at the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ Digital South Asia Library], consisting of 24 volumes of text, and 1 volume of maps. It was first published, due to the efforts of Sir William Wilson Hunter, in 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.
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*The East Indian Gazetteer: containing particular descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts, fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of Hindostan, and the adjacent countries, India beyond the Ganges, and the Eastern archipelago; by Walter (M. R. A. S.) Hamilton  2nd edition 1828 [http://books.google.com/books?id=jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2, I-Z] Google Books
 
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*Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest including Sinde Afghanistan Beloochistan The Punjab and the Neighbouring States by Edward Thornton, 1844 Google Books  [http://books.google.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K]  [http://books.google.com/books?id=878BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2, L-Z Snippet View] [http://books.google.com/books?id=yvCPnf9XXaMC Volume 2, L-Z, Limited View]
 
  
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*A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore  Pharoah and Co 1855 [http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC Google Books]
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==Other gazetteers==
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===India===
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====General====
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*''The East Indian Gazetteer'' by Walter Hamilton, 
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:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2, I-Z] 2nd edition (1828) Google Books
  
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*A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company, and of the Native States on the Continent of India by Edward Thornton 1857 [http://books.google.com/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ Google Books]
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ ''A Gazetteer of the Territories under the Government of the East-India Company, and of the Native States on the Continent of India''] by Edward Thornton (1857) Google Books
  
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*''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind'' by  AW Hughes 1876 [http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog Archive.org]
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====Regional====
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*''Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest'' by Edward Thornton (1844). Includes the [[Sind]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Baluchistan]] and the [[Punjab]].   
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:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K] Google Books
  
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*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' 1877-1878 Archive .org [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153987#page/n5/mode/2up ''Volume 1  A-G''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057345#page/n5/mode/2up ''Volume 2  H-M''] [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057352#page/n5/mode/2up ''Volume 3 N-Z'']
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by AW Hughes (1876) Archive.org
  
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*''The British Burma Gazetteer, Volume 2''  A-Z  1879 [http://www.archive.org/stream/britishburmagaze02spea Archive.org]
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] Pharoah and Co (1855) Google Books
  
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*''Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States'' 1900-1901 (Archive.org) [http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb01hardgoog  Part 1, Volume 1]  includes Chapter 10, Ethnology with Vocabularies  [http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb03hardgoog Part 2, Volume 1 A-K] [http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb02hardgoog Part 2, Volume 2 L-P] [http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb00hardgoog Part 2, Volume 3 R-Z]
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*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' (1877-1878) Archive .org  
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153987#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 1 A-G]  
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057345#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2 H-M]  
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924073057352#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 3 N-Z]  
  
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===Burma===
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/britishburmagaze02spea ''The British Burma Gazetteer''] Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org 
  
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*''Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States'' (1900-1901) Archive.org
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb01hardgoog  Part 1, Volume 1]  includes Chapter 10, Ethnology with Vocabularies 
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb03hardgoog Part 2, Volume 1 A-K] 
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb02hardgoog Part 2, Volume 2 L-P] 
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb00hardgoog Part 2, Volume 3 R-Z]
  
  
  
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Revision as of 14:15, 27 January 2010

A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory.

Imperial Gazetteer of India

The Imperial Gazetteer of India was created by Sir William Wilson Hunter in 1881.

The third edition, published between 1909 and 1931, is available online, at the Digital South Asia Library, consisting of 24 volumes of text, and 1 volume of maps. It was first published, due to the efforts of Sir William Wilson Hunter, in 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.

Other gazetteers

India

General

  • The East Indian Gazetteer by Walter Hamilton,

Regional

  • Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh (1877-1878) Archive .org

Burma

  • Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States (1900-1901) Archive.org
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