Description: The Indian city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) rests on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. Calcutta was at one time India's largest city and the British made capital until 1911.
Place Names: India , Kolkata, Calcutta
ISO Topic Categories: society
Keywords: Calcutta, physical, transportation, physical features, railroads, society, Unknown, 1912
Source: Ernest Rhys, Ed., A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia (New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & CO., 1912) 65
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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