Mahabaleshwar
| Mahabaleshwar | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 17.54°N 73.91°E |
| Altitude: | 1,353 m (4,439 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mahabaleshwar |
| State/Province: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Great Indian Peninsula Railway | |
Mahabaleshwar was a town in Satara District during the British period. See Bombay Districts. It was the principal hill station and the summer capital of Bombay Province.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Mahabaleshwar
Variants: Mahableshwar/ Mahableshwur/ Mahabuleshwar/ Mahabuleshwur/ Malcolmpeth/ Malcolm Pait.
Historical books online
- Mahabaleshwar Imperial Gazetteer
- Account of the Convalescent Station of Malcolm Pait, on the Mahabuleshwar Hills, near Bombay [stated to be] by James Murray [Surgeon] 1831. British Library Digital.
- "Mahableshwur (Hills)" page 316, Volume III, The Adventures of a Lady in Tartary, Thibet, China, and Kashmir. ... With an account of the Journey from the Punjab to Bombay overland. ... Also an account of the Mahableshwur and Neilgherry Mountains, etc. by Mrs Hervey 1853 Google Books
