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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]].     
*''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  
:*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_vVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7 Volume 2, L-Z], together with an Appendix containing 'Routes' and an [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_vVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA379 Index (A-Z)] Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rajputanagazett00agegoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Rajputana Gazetteer Volume 2''] 1879 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rajputanagazett00agegoog#page/n7/mode/1up ''Rajputana Gazetteer Volume 2''] 1879 Archive.org
*[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/gazetteersikhim00unkngoog#page/n6/mode/1up  ''The  Gazetteer of Sikkim''] 1894  Archive.org . (Sikkim was a [[Princely states|Princely State]])

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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