Map of Kashmir with part of Adjacent Mountains surveyed on the basis of the Great Trigonometrical survey of India, under the instructions of Lieutt. Colonel A. S. Waugh, Engineers, F.R.S. F. R.G.S. Survey General of India, by Captain T. G. Montgomerie, Engineers. F.R.G.S. 1st. Assistants under his orders, during 1855, 56 and 57.

1859 Montgomerie Survey of India Wall Map of Kashmir

Publication Date: 1859

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Very good. Some tone variance between quadrants. Some wear on old linen backing, but generally stable. Minor tear to backing, upper left corner, not affecting paper map. Accompanied by original stamped binder and enclosed in modern linen clamshell box, with gilt-stamped leather label. Size 50 x 53 Inches. This is the first edition of Thomas G. Montgomerie's 1859 large-scale map of Kashmir and Jammu - considered the greatest achievement of one of the most epic concerted cartographic efforts in history, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. A Closer Look Centered roughly on Srinagar, coverage embraces the Vale of Kashmir and the surrounding mountains, comprising modern-day Kashmir and Jammu. The almost entirely mountainous region is meticulously mapped, with topography illustrated by shading, elevations noted, waterways incorporated, and paths between villages and cities illustrated. Blue tinting indicates glaciers and lakes. This map is an unprecedented achievement. When Montgomerie was assigned to map Kashmir, the British only tenuously understood the mountainous region, and it had never been subject to a mathematical survey. Moreover, working from 1855 to 1857, Montgomerie had to balance fraught diplomatic relations with the local Maharaja Gulab Singh, political instability associated with the Sepoy Mutiny (1857), and the navigation of near impenetrable mountains. H. M. Vibart in Addiscombe, its Heroes and Men of Note (1894) described Montgomerie and his team's work: The field of these labours embraced one of the most stupendous mountain tracts in the world, and certainly the most gigantic group of existing glaciers not polar. Many of the stations of observation exceeded 15,000 ft. in height - while a good many ranged from 18 to 20,000, and in one case the theodolite was set up on a peak near the Chang Chenmo Pass 20,866 ft. above the sea. The success which attended the whole of the prolonged observations to their close, was due, first, to his excellent administration and method; and secondly, to the strong personal regard that existed between the head of the Survey and his assistants. Publication History and Census This map was surveyed by a team headed by Thomas G. Montgomerie in the years 1855, 56, and 57. It was compiled and drafted at the Survey of India offices in Dehra Dun by Andrew Scott Waugh, then sent to Calcutta in 1859 to be photozincographed by Sheik Golam Kadar. The map was then sent to London, where J. and C. Walker were contracted for the final printing. Seller Inventory # Kashmir-montgomerie-1859

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Title: Map of Kashmir with part of Adjacent ...

Publication Date: 1859

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition