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*''The East Indian Gazetteer'' by Walter Hamilton,
*''The East Indian Gazetteer'' by Walter Hamilton,
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/eastindiagazette00hami#page/n7/mode/2up A-Z] 1st edition (1815) Archive.org   
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/eastindiagazette00hami#page/n7/mode/2up A-Z] 1st edition (1815) Archive.org   
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2, I-Z] 2nd edition (1828) Google Books
:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0cw5AQAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 Volume 1 A-H],[http://books.google.com/books?id=jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2, I-Z] 2nd edition (1828) Google Books
 
*''A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical description of Hindostan, and the Adjacent Countries'' by Walter Hamilton 1820 [http://books.google.com/books?id=NeM-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=lOI-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1  Volume 2] Google Books


*[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''  A-PUTTA] by Edward Thornton (1857)  [http://books.google.com/books?id=hjgoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1  OOJ-Z]  (1854) Google Books
*[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''  A-PUTTA] by Edward Thornton (1857)  [http://books.google.com/books?id=hjgoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1  OOJ-Z]  (1854) Google Books

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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 Geographical, Statistical, and Historical description of Hindostan, and the Adjacent Countries by Walter Hamilton 1820 Volume 1, Volume 2 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