Catalogue of the Collection of Maps (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2024
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Print on Demand. This book is a look at the history of Bombay, India from its humble beginnings as a collection of small islands, to its growth into a major city of the British East India Company, and finally to its status as a modern metropolis. The author draws on a wealth of primary source materials, including maps, drawings, and photographs to tell the story of Bombay, and its inhabitants. The book offers insight into the development of Bombay as it transformed from a small outpost of the British Empire to a major trading hub. The author explores various themes throughout the book, including the impact of the British on Indian culture and society, the growth of the city's economy, and the struggle for Indian independence. The author concludes that Bombay is a city that forges ahead with a rich tapestry of history and culture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- Catalogue of the Collection of Maps (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Cecil L. Burns
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1333997256
- ISBN 13
- 9781333997250
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- Modern History of Asia
The particular function of a Local, in distinction to that of an Imperial Mu seum has been the subject of considerable debate among experts in recent years. Before the year 1850 local Museums were almost unknown in England or in India. The original stimulus was given to the movement for their establishment throughout England, by the first International Exhibition in 1851, a movement which soon afterwards spread to India. It lost its early momentum somewhat rapidly, and during the thirty years following its rise the condition of most of these institutions, founded with so much promise of bringing knowledge to, and promoting a. Taste for beautiful objects among the masses, was somewhat depressing. In England, the scheme was saved from an entire failure by the assistance given to local museums through the excellent system of circulating specimens from the Victoria and Albert Museum at South Kensington. Apart from the Works of art thus contributed, the ordinary local museums in England, were neither amusing nor instructive; they were understaffed, inadequately financed, without system, and the galleries in many instances appeared to be the repositories of such articles as the generous donors had no further use for, and wished to get rid of. In recent years a great improvement has taken place, and the true function of the local museum has been more completely realised. Amidst many divergent Opinions regarding their sphere of useful ness, ranging from that of a mere raree show to amuse children and the um leamed, to that of a scientist's laboratory, one View met with general accept ance, namely, that each local museum should be a centre for the collection and exhibition of the pictorial and other records, and antiquities connected with the past history of the City and locality in which the museum is situated. Nearly every county in England has its Archaeological Society with many enthusiastic antiquarians as members, and it is due to the cc-operation be tween these societies and the Curators of the Museums that the contents of these institutions have become so valuable to students and interesting to the public. Many museums have been fortunate in acquiring by purchase, gift, or bequest, valuable private collections of historical records; the public spirit of local residents having been stimulated by pride in their museums. The most striking example of the results which can be achieved when en thusiasm and expert knowledge are supplemented by private munificcnce has recently been seen in the foundation of the London Museum, and the furnishing of its galleries with a priceless and unique collection of specimens illustrating the history of that City for over a thousand years. In India most of the drawbacks noticed in English Local Museums were present and are being very slowly remedied. In order to remove one of these, I decided soon' after taking charge of the Victoria and Albert Museum to start upon.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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