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A Revenue History of the Sundarbans from 1870 to 1920

Author: Ascoli, F.D.

Keywords: Revenue History, Sundarbans, Bengal, Forests, Reserved Forest, Protected Forest

Publisher: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, Calcutta

Description: This revenue history of the Sundarbans covers the time from 1870 to 1920, a period marked by the development requirements of each district in the region. The author was the Secretary to the Board of Revenue when the development of the Sundarbans was the Board’s major project. The book gives an account of the forest grant rules, the abolition of the Office of the Commissioner in Sunderbans, the creation of reserved and protected forests, the details of the 24-Parganas, Khulna and Bakarganj Sundarbans each, and an account of the regional problems.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Ascoli, F.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-22T15:30:46Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-22T15:30:46Z
dc.description This revenue history of the Sundarbans covers the time from 1870 to 1920, a period marked by the development requirements of each district in the region. The author was the Secretary to the Board of Revenue when the development of the Sundarbans was the Board’s major project. The book gives an account of the forest grant rules, the abolition of the Office of the Commissioner in Sunderbans, the creation of reserved and protected forests, the details of the 24-Parganas, Khulna and Bakarganj Sundarbans each, and an account of the regional problems.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent ii, 159 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, Calcutta
dc.subject Revenue History, Sundarbans, Bengal, Forests, Reserved Forest, Protected Forest
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1921
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004675
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Ascoli, F.D.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-22T15:30:46Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-22T15:30:46Z
dc.description This revenue history of the Sundarbans covers the time from 1870 to 1920, a period marked by the development requirements of each district in the region. The author was the Secretary to the Board of Revenue when the development of the Sundarbans was the Board’s major project. The book gives an account of the forest grant rules, the abolition of the Office of the Commissioner in Sunderbans, the creation of reserved and protected forests, the details of the 24-Parganas, Khulna and Bakarganj Sundarbans each, and an account of the regional problems.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent ii, 159 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, Calcutta
dc.subject Revenue History, Sundarbans, Bengal, Forests, Reserved Forest, Protected Forest
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1921
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-004675
dc.format.medium text