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75) Calcutta By: SDUK Date: 1852 (published) London Dimensions: 12.2 x 16 inches (31 x 40.5 cm) This steel plate engraving displays the locations of individual structures throughout the city of Calcutta. A legend includes extensive listing identifying important public buildings, churches, and chapels. Three insets at the bottom depict the Writers Buildings (with a monument, bullock cart, and water carrier in foreground); Government House (with local inhabitants, cows, and herons in foreground); Esplanade Row, with the river, sailing ships, Government House, and palanquin bearers). Fort William is indicated in pink, Esplanade in green, Hoogly River and pools of water in blue. Condition: Excellent condition on flawless paper with original coloring. $250 76) Jadid Naksha Shahar Haidarabad (Modern Map of the City of Hyderabad and Region) By: Anonymous Date: 1965 (circa) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Idarat Intejami, Charminar Dimensions: 22.24 x 18.11 (56.5 cm x 46 cm) This striking pink color lithograph in Urdu shows Hyderabad City with the streets in yellow; old city walls, railways, and landmarks in black; and bodies of water in gray. Title is above the map on the upper right, with the scale explained as 1 inch equaling 200 feet. A large block of adjacent explanatory text in three quarters of the upper left includes descriptions of major government buildings, mosques, temples, publications, railway stations, educational institutions, and languages. Key in lower right corner explains symbols used on the map. Condition: Good condition. Fold separation in upper right quadrant. Borders trimmed to map edges on top and bottom, with sides wider. SOLD