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A zoom in of a Jewish cemetery next to a Muslim cemetery, something not highlighted in the Victoria Regina Atlas map
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…
A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay, showing the Times of India office in its historic location across from the Victoria Terminus.
A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay," showing a row of gymkhanas (or social and sporting clubs) on the Bombay waterfront.
A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay," showing various industrial buildings (primarily cotton processing facilities and warehouses) on Bombay Island's southern tip.
A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay, showing several burial grounds from various religious and political groups within the city: Hindu, Muslim ("Mahomedan"), and "R.C."
"Shakti Mills" by Thebrowniris - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakti_Mills.jpg#/media/File:Shakti_Mills.jpg
According to Paul Smith, the company's archivist, Thomas Cook's son John was the one that was more "commercially minded" and consequently "internationalised" the company with offices in the US, Egypt and India. These are two of the over 10,000…