Government of IndiaA Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, its History and its Commerce
Author: Westland, J.
Keywords: Jessore, Gazette, Gazetteer, Colonial Records, British Administration, Bangladesh, Bengal
Publisher: The Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta
Description: This is a detailed report on the district of Jessore. It consists of: detailed sections on the district’s geographical features with changes that have taken place in the last hundred years, antiquities describing the ancient ruins, stories and legends of the region, landed property with its distribution and history, agriculture and commerce with an account of sugar cultivation, reclamation of the Sundarbans, and an account of first thirty years of British administration in the region compiled from official sources as well as a gazetteer. Tables on the population, agriculture, revenue, and expenditure in Jessore are also included.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Westland, J. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-23T07:05:39Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-23T07:05:39Z |
| dc.description | This is a detailed report on the district of Jessore. It consists of: detailed sections on the district’s geographical features with changes that have taken place in the last hundred years, antiquities describing the ancient ruins, stories and legends of the region, landed property with its distribution and history, agriculture and commerce with an account of sugar cultivation, reclamation of the Sundarbans, and an account of first thirty years of British administration in the region compiled from official sources as well as a gazetteer. Tables on the population, agriculture, revenue, and expenditure in Jessore are also included. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | iii, 229p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Jessore, Gazette, Gazetteer, Colonial Records, British Administration, Bangladesh, Bengal |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1874 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004720 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Westland, J. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-23T07:05:39Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-23T07:05:39Z |
| dc.description | This is a detailed report on the district of Jessore. It consists of: detailed sections on the district’s geographical features with changes that have taken place in the last hundred years, antiquities describing the ancient ruins, stories and legends of the region, landed property with its distribution and history, agriculture and commerce with an account of sugar cultivation, reclamation of the Sundarbans, and an account of first thirty years of British administration in the region compiled from official sources as well as a gazetteer. Tables on the population, agriculture, revenue, and expenditure in Jessore are also included. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | iii, 229p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Jessore, Gazette, Gazetteer, Colonial Records, British Administration, Bangladesh, Bengal |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1874 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004720 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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