Government of IndiaHistorical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote Period to the Present Time Vol. III
Author: Murray, Hugh
Keywords: Nature, Flora, Fauna, History
Publisher: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh
Description: In this third volume of the historical and descriptive account of British India, the theme of the natural world of India is discussed. This work focuses on flora, fauna, birdlife, reptiles, fishes, geology, climate, mineralogy, astronomy, and hydrology among others. The purpose of these kinds of work was to familiarise the British colonials with the foreign landscape of the Indian mainland that would help them better administer and rule over this area.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Murray, Hugh |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-26T05:58:27Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-26T05:58:27Z |
| dc.description | In this third volume of the historical and descriptive account of British India, the theme of the natural world of India is discussed. This work focuses on flora, fauna, birdlife, reptiles, fishes, geology, climate, mineralogy, astronomy, and hydrology among others. The purpose of these kinds of work was to familiarise the British colonials with the foreign landscape of the Indian mainland that would help them better administer and rule over this area. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 476 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh |
| dc.subject | Nature, Flora, Fauna, History |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1832 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002988 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Murray, Hugh |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-26T05:58:27Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-26T05:58:27Z |
| dc.description | In this third volume of the historical and descriptive account of British India, the theme of the natural world of India is discussed. This work focuses on flora, fauna, birdlife, reptiles, fishes, geology, climate, mineralogy, astronomy, and hydrology among others. The purpose of these kinds of work was to familiarise the British colonials with the foreign landscape of the Indian mainland that would help them better administer and rule over this area. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 476 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh |
| dc.subject | Nature, Flora, Fauna, History |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1832 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002988 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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