[BITList] Attempts to Map Calcutta

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NATMO's Attempts to Map Calcutta

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Dr. P. Nag
Director, National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The origin of modern cartography in India lies in the city of Calcutta.
The two major cartographic institutions of the country, viz. Survey of
India and the National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation
(NATMO),were established in this city. However, it did not receive
much attention of cartographers.

The earlier attempts are as follows:

1  Plan of Calcutta, 1784/85 by Lt. Col. Mark Wood
2  Map of Calcutta and its Environs, 1792/ 3 by A. Upjohn
3  Maps of the Suburbs of Calcutta, 1817 by Steepleton
4  Plan of the city of Calcutta and its Environs, 1828-32 by I. P.
    Schalch and Capt. T. Princep (Lottery Committee.
5  Portion of Topographical Survey of River Hooghly from Bandel to  
Garden
    Reach, 1841 by Charles Joseph
6  The City and Environs of Calcutta, 1852-58 by P.W. Simmis
7  Maps of Calcutta showing the latest Im provements, 1856 by W. Heysham
8  Calcutta,1931 in Imperial Gazetteer of India
9  Environs of Calcutta, 1931 in Imperial Gazetteer of India
10  Smart Maps, 1903-10 in 856 sheets.

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