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====Regional====
 
====Regional====
 
*[[Bombay (Presidency)#External links|''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'']] Volumes 1-27, (missing Volume 7 Baroda),  1877-1904 Archive.org
 
*[[Bombay (Presidency)#External links|''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'']] Volumes 1-27, (missing Volume 7 Baroda),  1877-1904 Archive.org
 
 
*[[Madras (Presidency)#External links|''Madras District Gazetteers'']]
 
*[[Madras (Presidency)#External links|''Madras District Gazetteers'']]
 
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/andamanandnicob00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/1up ''The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Local Gazetteer''] 1908 Archive.org
*''Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India'' by Lewis Rice Archive.org
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/gazetteerforhai01lyalgoog  ''Gazetteer for the Haidarabad Assigned Districts Commonly Called Berar'']  1870 Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog#page/n5/mode/1up  Volume 2, Mysore by  Districts] 1876, [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924071131605#page/n0/mode/2up  Volume 3, Coorg] 1878  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteercentra01grangoog    ''The Gazetteer of the Central Provinces of India''] by Charles Grant 1870 Archive.org
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*[http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/lstrepr.htm Gazetteers of Central Provinces and Berar]. Digital reprints by  Maharashtra State Gazetteers Department, of some individual Districts, including Nagpur
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/supplementtofact00growrich  ''A supplement to the Fatehpur Gazetteer''] 1887 Archive.org
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*Mysore was a [[Princely states|Princely State]]
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:''Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India'' by Lewis Rice Archive.org
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:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog#page/n5/mode/1up  Volume 2, Mysore by  Districts] 1876, [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924071131605#page/n0/mode/2up  Volume 3, Coorg] 1878  
 
:''Mysore: a Gazetteer compiled for Government Revised Edition''
 
:''Mysore: a Gazetteer compiled for Government Revised Edition''
 
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerc01rice#page/n5/mode/2up  Volume 1, Mysore in General] 1897, [http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreagazettee04ricegoog#page/n8/mode/1up  Volume 2 Mysore by Districts] 1897
 
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerc01rice#page/n5/mode/2up  Volume 1, Mysore in General] 1897, [http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoreagazettee04ricegoog#page/n8/mode/1up  Volume 2 Mysore by Districts] 1897
 
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:''Mysore Gazetteer'' edited by C. Hayavadana Rao published 1927-1930 in  5 volumes (Volume 2 is in 4 parts) (total 8). Volume 1, Descriptive; Volume 2, Historical (in 4 Parts); Volume 3, Economic; Volume 4, Administrative; Volume 5, Gazetteer is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. One volume is available on Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/mysoregazetteerv035381mbp#page/n9/mode/2up  ''Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period''] c 1930
 
*''Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest'' by Edward Thornton (1844).  Includes the [[Sind]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Baluchistan]] and the [[Punjab]].     
 
*''Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest'' by Edward Thornton (1844).  Includes the [[Sind]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Baluchistan]] and the [[Punjab]].     
 
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K] Google Books  
 
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K] Google Books  
 
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rajputanagazett00agegoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Rajputana Gazetteer Volume 2''] 1879 Archive.org
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteersikhim00unkngoog#page/n6/mode/1up  ''The  Gazetteer of Sikkim''] 1894  Archive.org . (Sikkim was a [[Princely states|Princely State]])
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by AW Hughes (1876) Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind''] by AW Hughes (1876) Archive.org
 
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] Pharoah and Co (1855) Google Books
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] Pharoah and Co (1855) Google Books
 
 
*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' (1877-1878) Archive .org  
 
*''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]
 
:*[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/gazetteerofulwur00powliala#page/n5/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of Ulwur'']  by PW Powlett 1878. ([[Princely states|Princely State]] of Alwar , Ulwar or Ulwur (Rajputana Agency))
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===Burma===
 
===Burma===
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===Ceylon===
 
===Ceylon===
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=66Hu-9OPWL4C&printsec=frontcover ''The Ceylon Gazetteer; containing an accurate account of the districts, provinces, cities, towns, principal villages, harbours, rivers, lakes &c. of the Island of Ceylon, together with sketches of the manners, customs, institutions, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, revenues, population, castes, religion, history of its various inhabitants''] 1834 Google Books
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=66Hu-9OPWL4C&printsec=frontcover ''The Ceylon Gazetteer; containing an accurate account of the districts, provinces, cities, towns, principal villages, harbours, rivers, lakes &c. of the Island of Ceylon, together with sketches of the manners, customs, institutions, agriculture, commerce, manufactures, revenues, population, castes, religion, history of its various inhabitants''] 1834 Google Books
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*''A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane)'' by Archibald Campbell Lawrie  Archive.org
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:[http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteercentr01lawrgoog#page/n9/mode/1up  Volume 1, A-K] 1896, [http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteercentr00lawrgoog#page/n9/mode/1up  Volume 2, L-Z] 1898
  
  

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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,
  • A-Z 1st edition (1815) Archive.org
  • Volume 2, I-Z 2nd edition (1828) Google Books

Regional

Mysore and Coorg : A gazetteer compiled for the government of India by Lewis Rice Archive.org
Mysore: a Gazetteer compiled for Government Revised Edition
Mysore Gazetteer edited by C. Hayavadana Rao published 1927-1930 in 5 volumes (Volume 2 is in 4 parts) (total 8). Volume 1, Descriptive; Volume 2, Historical (in 4 Parts); Volume 3, Economic; Volume 4, Administrative; Volume 5, Gazetteer is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. One volume is available on Archive.org Mysore Gazetteer Volume 2 Part 4:Historical, Modern Period c 1930


Burma

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

Ceylon

Volume 1, A-K 1896, Volume 2, L-Z 1898