The Imperial gazetteer of India (Volume XVI) Kotchandpur to Mahavinyaka

By James Sutherland Cotton and William Wilson Hunter

Book Overview

A vivid guide to places and power in colonial India. History captured for curious readers. Volume XVI of the Imperial Gazetteer of India (Kotchandpur to Mahavinyaka) unfolds as an encyclopaedic British India reference book and a crucial historical gazetteer collection. Its statistical and descriptive entries provide clear snapshots of townships, terrain, institutions and local custom, mapping Indian districts and provinces and their administrative divisions with methodical care. Entries range from place-name origins and topography to concise notes on governance and local economy, arranged so a reader may consult it quickly or linger over detail. Readable and rigorous, it functions as a practical colonial-era India guide for anyone seeking place-level context across the subcontinent. Organised for quick reference, its lucid headings and consistent structure make navigation straightforward for scholars and casual readers alike. Compiled in the nineteenth century as part of the Imperial Gazetteer series, Wilson Hunter's work is both a period document and a working tool for modern inquiry. Researchers and historians cite it as an academic reference for India: its place-by-place detail complements material from the India geographical survey and other field records, making it a core resource for studies of the British Raj period, regional history of India and colonial administration. Scholars of imperial governance and cartography will find the data invaluable; genealogists and local historians can recover locality details that modern summaries often omit. For teachers and students of South Asian history, its cross-references and regional entries make a practical classroom resource. Accessible to casual readers intrigued by place-history, yet satisfying for classic-literature collectors and scholarly libraries, the volume bridges readable prose and dense reference material and rewards both browsing and rigorous scholarship. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354151167
• ISBN13: 9789354151163
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"