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.
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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