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*Imperial Gazetteer of India Maps from the Digital South Asia Library,University of Chicago.
:*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909 1909 Maps]
:*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931 1931 Maps]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n13/mode/2up List of Maps of Towns and Cities 1911] The maps may then be located within the text of the book ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org. '''Note''': the full map will generally be the second map shown.
*[http://www.wdl.org/en/search/gallery?ql=eng&r=CentralSouthAsia&tc=912 Maps of Central and South Asia] World Digital Library includes
:*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/388/?ql=eng&r=CentralSouthAsia&tc=912&view_type=gallery 1903 Map of India]. Easy to enlarge
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/maps/asia/ Maps of Asia] British Library’s Online Gallery
*[http://www.loc.gov/maps/ Library of Congress Maps Search]. Includes
**[http://www.loc.gov/item/2013593205/ The East Indies with the roads 1768] The word ‘roads’ probably has the nautical meaning of ‘partly sheltered anchorages’
**[http://www.loc.gov/item/2010586015/ Atlas of India: South] published 1862. 42 images. Maps are dated from 1827 to 1862. [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7650m.gct00196 Alternative format] where the index page may be easier to view.
**[https://www.loc.gov/item/map56000567/ Collection of 314 maps of sections of India] c 1960. Click on “View 316 images in sequence”.
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en Qatar Digital Library] has maps of Persia including
**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022744604.0x0000b6 1928 Map of Persia and Afghanistan].
:Currently (November 2014) all the maps are from the British Library India Office Records collection.
*[http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=maps Harvard Map Collection: Digital Maps: Search]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/index.html Maps of South Asia] from the [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00fwp/#fwp website] of Prof. Frances Pritchett, Columbia University
*[http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/ Abhilekh Patal] hosts the digital collection of the National Archives of India. Includes a collection of digitised [http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/simple-search?location=&query=&sort_by=dc.date.accessioned_dt&order=desc&rpp=20&etal=0&filtername=subjectCollection&filtertype=equals&filterquery=Digitized%20Cartographic%20Records Cartographic Records], including "Historical, Forest and Revenue Maps of the Survey of India". Registration is required to view the documents. '''Note''', a researcher has had issues with this website and although certain the website is legitimate, suspects a hacker may have been involved.<ref>The following link is now no longer accessible: ED, in Los Angeles. <nowiki>http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=12780#p68454</nowiki> National archives of India ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 2 January 2019. Includes comments about registering to view digital documents on Abhilekh Patal. Retrieved 3 January 2019.</ref>
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==External links==
*Maps from publications
**[http://purl.umn.edu/155721 ''Atlas of South India : in eighteen sheets, from Cape Comorin to the River Kistnah''. 1822] by A Arrowsmith. University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
**[https://archive.org/details/atlasofsouthernp00phar ''An Atlas of the Southern Part of India, including plans of all the principal towns & cantonments, reduced from the grand trigonometrical survey of India, shewing also the Tenasserim Provinces''] 1854. Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/atlasofsouthernp00phar#page/n8/mode/1up Contents]. Also available on [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t6b285086?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 Hathi Trust Digital Library] where the pages can be rotated, (but the images may be difficult to enlarge).
**[https://archive.org/details/constableshandat00bart/page/n6/mode/1up ''Constable's Hand Atlas of India''] 1893 Archive.org. See below for some of these maps rotated on the website "Historical Maps of India".
**''Imperial Gazetteer of India'' Maps from the Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago.
*:*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909 1909 Maps]
*:*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931 1931 Maps]
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n13/mode/2up List of Maps of Towns and Cities 1911] The maps may then be located within the text of the book ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org. '''Note''': the full map will generally be the second map shown.
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html Historical Maps of India], hosted by Rootsweb, created by Ian Poyntz, has an excellent list of map links and also hosts many historical maps of regions and cities in British India. Includes
**[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html#area Constable's 1893 Area Maps] together with [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/maps.html#index '''Index of place names''' for Constable's 1893 Area Maps]
::See further below above for ''Constable's Hand Atlas of India'' 1893.*[http://purl.umn.edu/155721 ''Atlas of South India : in eighteen sheets, from Cape Comorin to the River Kistnah''. 1822] by A Arrowsmith. University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.*[https://archive.org/details/atlasofsouthernp00phar ''An Atlas of the Southern Part of India, including plans of all the principal towns & cantonments, reduced from the grand trigonometrical survey of India, shewing also the Tenasserim Provinces''] 1854. Archive.org. [https://archive.org/stream/atlasofsouthernp00phar#page/n8/mode/1up Contents]. Also available on [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t6b285086?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 Hathi Trust Digital Library] where the pages can be rotated, (but the images may be difficult to enlarge).
*The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas has digitised many current and historical maps.
:*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html Asia maps]
:*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/pakistan.html Pakistan maps]
:*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/sri_lanka.html Sri Lanka maps].
*David Rumsey Map Collection [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all/where/South+Asia South Asia] which includes
:*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all/where/South+Asia/India India],
:*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all/where/South+Asia/India/Pakistan Pakistan]
:These high-resolution historical maps have very good detail when increased in size.
*[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia] has a collection of Digital maps. From the Search item “Add limits”, select ‘NLA digitized material’
**Maps from ''The Colonial Church Atlas 3rd Edition 1850''
**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-ra317 1894 Atlas of India: containing sixteen maps & complete index] with an introduction by Sir W.W. Hunter. Edinburgh ; London : W. & A. K. Johnston, 1894. Maps commence Part 49, Index commences Part 79. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn4971585 Catalogue entry]
**[http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2070 1900 Map: Routes to India] [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3385628 Catalogue entry]
*[httpshttp://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/maps/asia/ Maps of Asia] British Library’s Online Gallery*[http://www.loc.gov/maps/ Library of Congress Maps Search]. Includes**[http://archivewww.orgloc.gov/item/2013593205/detailsThe East Indies with the roads 1768] The word ‘roads’ probably has the nautical meaning of ‘partly sheltered anchorages’**[http:/constableshandat00bart/pagewww.loc.gov/n6item/mode2010586015/1up ''Constable's Hand Atlas of India'': South] 1893 Archivepublished 1862. 42 images. Maps are dated from 1827 to 1862. [http://hdl.orgloc. See above for some gov/loc.gmd/g7650m.gct00196 Alternative format] where the index page may be easier to view.**[https://www.loc.gov/item/map56000567/ Collection of these 314 maps rotated on the website "Historical Maps of sections of India"] c 1960. Click on “View 316 images in sequence”.
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek] contains some digital maps, including [[Calcutta#Maps|Calcutta maps]] . Search using term map or karte.
*Post routes maps Gallica: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (click multiple times to enlarge)
**[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530228569/f1.item Map of the Post Office Stations, Post and Bangy Routes throughout British India] 1838. Description of a bangy<ref>
[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=IYBXAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA178#v=onepage&q=bangy%20&f=false Page 178 ''The General East-India Guide and Vade-mecum ... in British India and the Adjacent Parts of Asia (etc.)''] by J B Gilchrist 1825 Google Books </ref>.
**[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53063729m/f1.item India shewing the Post Roads and Dawk Stations] by James Wyld 1860
*[http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=maps Harvard Map Collection: Digital Maps: Search]
*[http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/ Abhilekh Patal] hosts the digital collection of the National Archives of India. Includes a collection of digitised [http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/simple-search?location=&query=&sort_by=dc.date.accessioned_dt&order=desc&rpp=20&etal=0&filtername=subjectCollection&filtertype=equals&filterquery=Digitized%20Cartographic%20Records Cartographic Records], including "Historical, Forest and Revenue Maps of the Survey of India". Registration is required to view the documents. '''Note''', a researcher has had issues with this website and although certain the website is legitimate, suspects a hacker may have been involved.<ref>The following link is now no longer accessible: ED, in Los Angeles. <nowiki>http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=12780#p68454</nowiki> National archives of India ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 2 January 2019. Includes comments about registering to view digital documents on Abhilekh Patal. Retrieved 3 January 2019.</ref>
*[http://pahar.in/category/maps/ Maps] from PAHAR-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Also accessible from the drop down menu at the top of the webpage. Includes a category Survey of India Report Maps and a separate category Afghanistan, which in turn has British Maps which appear to be Survey of India maps.
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/index.html Maps of South Asia] from the [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00fwp/#fwp website] of Prof. Frances Pritchett, Columbia University
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en Qatar Digital Library] has maps of Persia including
**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022744604.0x0000b6 1928 Map of Persia and Afghanistan].
:Currently (November 2014) all the maps are from the British Library India Office Records collection.
*[http://www.wdl.org/en/search/gallery?ql=eng&r=CentralSouthAsia&tc=912 Maps of Central and South Asia] World Digital Library includes
:*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/388/?ql=eng&r=CentralSouthAsia&tc=912&view_type=gallery 1903 Map of India]. Easy to enlarge
*'''Military maps'''
===About maps and place names===
*[http://gyaninformationpedia.blogspot.com/2015/10/indian-sheet-numbering.html "Indian Sheet numbering"] for Survey of India maps. gyaninformationpedia.
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/74258272/1945-Special-Series-No-31-Guide-to-Maps-of-the-Far-East ''(1945) Special Series No. 31 - Guide to Maps of the Far East''] published by Military Intelligence Division, War Department, Washington DC. June 1, 1945 report providing instruction on how to use maps not issued by U.S. military forces.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3P0eJ-Onwk "Understanding Maps for Genealogists"] "Finding Obscure and Elusive Geographic Information on the Web" by James Tanner. Webinar by BYU Family History Library published May 2, 2016 YouTube.
