Government of IndiaA Tour through the Famine Districts of India
Author: Merewether, F. H. S.
Keywords: Travel, Famine, India, 1898, British India, Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab, North-west Provinces of India
Publisher: A. D. Innes and Co., London
Description: This document of 1898 is a journalistic record of the author who traveled through the famine districts of India. The record consists of his personal observations as well as information gathered through mass sources in the form of text and pictures. The contents are divided into four parts, representing four famine-struck regions of British India - The Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab and the North-West Provinces. The latter part of the document also has statistics from the famine relief work that took place.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Merewether, F. H. S. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-01T06:06:25Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-01T06:06:25Z |
| dc.description | This document of 1898 is a journalistic record of the author who traveled through the famine districts of India. The record consists of his personal observations as well as information gathered through mass sources in the form of text and pictures. The contents are divided into four parts, representing four famine-struck regions of British India - The Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab and the North-West Provinces. The latter part of the document also has statistics from the famine relief work that took place. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 340 p.; ill. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | A. D. Innes and Co., London |
| dc.subject | Travel, Famine, India, 1898, British India, Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab, North-west Provinces of India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1898 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-021154 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Merewether, F. H. S. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-01T06:06:25Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-01T06:06:25Z |
| dc.description | This document of 1898 is a journalistic record of the author who traveled through the famine districts of India. The record consists of his personal observations as well as information gathered through mass sources in the form of text and pictures. The contents are divided into four parts, representing four famine-struck regions of British India - The Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab and the North-West Provinces. The latter part of the document also has statistics from the famine relief work that took place. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 340 p.; ill. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | A. D. Innes and Co., London |
| dc.subject | Travel, Famine, India, 1898, British India, Bombay presidency, Central India, Punjab, North-west Provinces of India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1898 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-021154 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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