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The bottom of the map provides information about the date and place of publication, which is essential when "reading" this map.

This zoomed-in version of the map allows us to compare spellings with the Arrowsmith map, thereby allowing to see the Anglicism of the original map in question.

This is another map from around the same time to look at for comparison.

Hindustan (what the country of India is often referred to as by its natives) is spelled as "Hindoostan" on this map. Even a deeper search of the word's usage around this time rendered very little evidence of this spelling.

A photo of British and Indian Officers of the 21st Bombay Infantry, 1880.

John Arrowsmith's map of India from 1832.

Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks

Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks

Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the race track and golf course

Legend of the 1958 Bombay Guide Map