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Created by Sir William Wilson Hunter in 1881A '''gazetteer''' is a geographical dictionary or directory.
==Imperial Gazetteer of India==The book, whch is the third edition published between 1909 and 1931, is available online, at the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/ Digital South Asia Library], consisting of 24 volumes of text, and 1 volume ''Imperial Gazetteer of maps. It India'' was first published, due to the efforts of created by Sir William Wilson Hunter, in 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.
Earlier Gazetteers are*The East Indian Gazetteer: containing particular descriptions of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, provinces, cities, towns, districts, fortresses, harbours, rivers, lakes, &c. of Hindostanthird edition, published between 1909 and the adjacent countries1931, India beyond the Gangesis available online, and at the Eastern archipelago; by Walter (M. R. A. S.) Hamilton 2nd edition 1828 [http://booksdsal.googleuchicago.comedu/reference/gazetteer/books?id=jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2Digital South Asia Library], I-Z] Google Books *Gazetteer consisting of 24 volumes of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest including Sinde Afghanistan Beloochistan The Punjab text, and the Neighbouring States by Edward Thornton, 1844 Google Books [http://books.google1 volume of maps.com/books?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1It was first published, A-K] [http://books.google.com/books?id=878BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2due to the efforts of Sir William Wilson Hunter, L-Z Snippet View] [http://booksin 9 volumes in 1881 with a second edition of 14 volumes in 1885–1887.google.com/books?id=yvCPnf9XXaMC Volume 2, L-Z, Limited View]
==Other gazetteers=====India=======General====*A ''The East Indian Gazetteer of Southern India'' by Walter Hamilton, : with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore Pharoah and Co 1855 *[http://books.google.com/books?id=YrMV0naxUTAC jdgMAAAAIAAJ Volume 2, I-Z] 2nd edition (1828) 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 ''] by Edward Thornton (1857 [http://books.google.com/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ ) Google Books]
====Regional====*''A Gazetteer of the Province of SindCountries Adjacent to India on the Northwest'' by Edward Thornton (1844). AW Hughes 1876 Includes the [[Sind]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Baluchistan]] and the [[Punjab]]. :*[http://wwwbooks.archivegoogle.orgcom/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog Archive.orgbooks?id=i58nPEKQgYsC Volume 1, A-K]Google Books
*''Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh'' 1877-1878 Archive .org [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924024153987#page/n5/mode/2up agazetteerprovi00unkngoog ''Volume 1 A-GGazetteer of the Province of Sind''] [http://www.archiveby AW Hughes (1876) 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'']
*''The British Burma Gazetteer, Volume 2'' A-Z 1879 [http://wwwbooks.archivegoogle.orgcom/stream/britishburmagaze02spea Archive.orgbooks?id=YrMV0naxUTAC ''A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore''] Pharoah and Co (1855) Google Books
*''Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan StatesProvince of Oudh'' 1900(1877-1901 (1878) Archive.org) :*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb01hardgoog Part 1, Volume 1] includes Chapter 10, Ethnology with Vocabularies [http:cu31924024153987#page/n5/www.archive.orgmode/stream/gazetteerupperb03hardgoog Part 2, 2up Volume 1 A-KG] :*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb02hardgoog Part 2, cu31924073057345#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 2 L H-PM] :*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb00hardgoog Part 2, cu31924073057352#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 3 RN-Z]
===Burma===
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/britishburmagaze02spea ''The British Burma Gazetteer''] Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org
*''Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States'' (1900-1901) Archive.org
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb01hardgoog Part 1, Volume 1] includes Chapter 10, Ethnology with Vocabularies
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb03hardgoog Part 2, Volume 1 A-K]
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb02hardgoog Part 2, Volume 2 L-P]
:*[http://www.archive.org/stream/gazetteerupperb00hardgoog Part 2, Volume 3 R-Z]
 
 
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