The European Gaze on India 1519 – 1946 About

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Administered Empire and Victorian Atlas

At the height of empire the gaze turns analytic. India is no longer merely outlined but dissected — into presidencies and districts, densities of population, lines of rail and telegraph. The thematic maps of high-Victorian cartography render the subcontinent as an object of administration and knowledge: something to be counted, coloured and managed.

Map of the Northern Part of the Punjab and of KashmirMap of the Northern Part of the Punjab and of Kashmir1846Overland Route To IndiaOverland Route To India1851Southern India Including The Presidencies Of Bombay & MadrasSouthern India Including The Presidencies Of Bombay & Madras1851India XIIndia XI1856HindoostanHindoostan1857Abington’s Panoramic View of IndiaAbington’s Panoramic View of India1858Südost-AsienSüdost-Asien1866India 11India 111883Density of population of the Indian Empire. Plate 8Density of population of the Indian Empire. Plate 81893India : Land surface features. Plate 4India : Land surface features. Plate 41893Historical map of British India. Since A.D. 1751Historical map of British India. Since A.D. 17511901