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Embodying the radical disparity of wealth in the city, streets provide easy transportation for its rich and places to sleep for Bombay's poorest citizens.
The overflowing poor populous of the city utilize the streets and open water as places for practical necessities, such as baths.
Bombay's trains were notorious for its congestion. Instances where people held on to the train from the exterior were common occurrences.
The seas of crowds utilizing the railroads are as colorful as the city.
An 1887 map of Bombay created by the tourist agency, Thomas Cook & Son.
A map published by Eicher Goodearth Ltd. of Mumbai roads and landmarks, and used in a promotional advertisement by Hindustan Petroleum Ltd. – “HP Gas.”
The flipside of the map, which displays a key, index, and sizable commercial advertisement.
This portion of the map features the rather large advertisement by HP Gas. Note that it is written in both English and “Hinglish” but features Indian persons, and so is aimed towards a multilingual Mumbaikar community.
The map legend is rather thorough for a promotional advertisement and thus imbues the map with distinct cultural and practical value.
A portion of the map capturing southern Mumbai. There exists many features of this area, but the icons marking the locations of HP Gas dealers stand out as being significantly larger, less we forget the true intent of this map’s distribution.