English: Map of British India, 1855. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company in New York, 1855. It was derived from an earlier wall map of the world produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Covers the subcontinent from Tibet to Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The map is divided into Bombay, Scinde, Punjab, Nepal, Bhutan, the Bengal Presidency, Madras and Ceylon. An inset map in the lower right quadrant shows British claims in Burma (Pegu) and Southeast Asia.
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2006-12-28 12:32 Mrlopez2681 504×614×8 (156806 bytes) Map of British India, 1855. Published by G. W. and C. B. Colton and Company in New York, 1855. This was uploaded by me, and comes from my collection. ~~~~
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