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A key of reference to the important British sites on the map of Bombay in the Victoria Regina Atlas
A key of reference to the important British sites on the map of Bombay in the Victoria Regina Atlas
A map of the southern urban core of Bombay.
A map of the southern urban core of Bombay.
A map of Bombay Island as part of the Victoria Regina Atlas, done by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited.
A close-up showing the Legend of the map.
A close-up of the map showing Southern India, that focuses on the seal of the East India Company
Here we see Bombay with some of its neighboring lands. It's essential to dive into the use of spelling here as a method used by Arrowsmith to view India from a British lens.
An Ngram search showing that the "proper" spelling of Hindustan was alive and well in usage in British English at the time.