Nilgiri Hills
| Nilgiri Hills | |
|---|---|
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 11.375°N 76.758333°E |
| Altitude: | 24 peaks above 2,000m (6,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Nilgiri Hills |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway | |
Nilgiri Hills was an administrative district of Madras Presidency during the British period. Ootacamund is the main town.
FIBIS Resources
- 31 Inscriptions and images from Wellington Cemetery held on Fibis database.
Refer also
External links
Historical books online
- Letters on the Climate, Inhabitants, Productions, &c., &c., of the Neilgherries, or, Blue Mountains of Coimbatoor, South India by James Hough 1829 Google Books
- Observations on the Neilgherries by Robert Baikie MD 1834 Google Books
- The Neilgherries: including an account of their topography, climate, soil and productions; and of the effects of the climate on the European constitution by Robert Baikie MD 1857 2nd edition, updated. Archive.org
- A Manual of the Nílagiri District in the Madras Presidency by HB Grigg 1880 Archive.org
- Guide To The Nilgiris 1905. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org version.
- Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris by W Francis 1908 Archive.org
- Sport on the Nilgiris and in Wynaad by F. W. F Fletcher 1911 Archive.org including
- Map of the Nilgiri District approximately page xx (towards the front of the book)
- "The Nilgiri Hills" page 190 Southern India Painted by Lady Lawler, Described by F E Penny 1914 Archive.org
- The Nilgiri Guide and Directory by JSC Eagan 1916 Archive.org
- Horticultural and economic plants of the Nilgiris edited by S Krishnamurthi 1953 Archive.org. Includes Tea, coffee chinchona etc