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From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 11:25 PM
To: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
Subject: Re: MAPS-L Digest - 20 Sep 2016 to 21 Sep 2016 (#2016-187)


Ken,


Probably the old British 1:63,360 sheet is the best map of the city in the early 20th century, though Rennell's map of Bengal in the 1700s will show it too.

A Bengal atlas : containing maps of the theatre of war and commerce on that side of Hindoostan / compiled from the original surveys; and published by order of the Honourable the Court of Directors for the Affairs of the East India Company ; by James Rennell late Major of Engineers, and Surveyors General in Bengal
1780

plate 12 (of 13) is . Plan of the environs of the City of Dacca


A colour copy can be ordered from us for $16.50 paper/$45 digital,

http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6346859


or you could use the online version Gale digitised of the 1781 edition. Dacca is still plate 4.

<http://find.galegroup.com/mome/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=MOME&userGroupName=nla&tabID=T001&docId=U105984550&type=multipage&contentSet=MOMEArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE>.


I doubt there's anything earlier/more detailed than this.



Brendan Whyte

National Library of Australia

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Date:    Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:52:38 +0000
From:    Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Maps of Dhaka, Bangladesh?

I have a request (below) seeking older maps of the city of Dhaka (Dacca), Bangladesh. Our collection has hardly anything of this city, and I don't know if any existing map will help, as the city is centuries old.  Any ideas, folks?
--Ken Rockwell
J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah

The query:
"I am currently a graduate student in the City and Metropolitan Planning program. I have an assignment to do research on a city (Dhaka, Bangladesh) and I have to create 3 maps for it.  One is at it's earliest form of civilization, the next when an event has happened to shift it's growth and then finally a map of as it is currently.  My question to you is I am needing assistance or direction on where I may find a map of that city in it's earliest form?
"If you may be able to help me with this that would be most appreciated.  If you have further questions about this please let me know. "