There was a time when I used to visit the first floor office of the Survey of India office, just behind Janpath - the colorful shopping street near Cannaught place, New Delhi. Today, I don't need to go there anymore...
The maps, so called US military maps, are based on British survey maps. these maps contain villages, hamlets, little lakes or water bodies and other geographical elements. Today much near the human habitations has changed, but the maps still hold value by giving contours and accurate geographical features. All of these are now accessible online!
I share that important resource links and other related Map links for India
India and Pakistan Toporaphical maps 1:250,000, Series U502, U.S. Army Map Service, 1955-
A list of Topographical, thematic and historical maps of India
Detailed HIMALAYA maps including small villges and contours
This list is ofcourse not exhaustive - if you know more resources, please share them in comments.
I have not included MapsOfIndia-dot-com since I find them having very superficial maps, which may suffice businesses or corporate PPTs, not the detail oriented designers. The above sources of maps provide maps with "character".
The maps, so called US military maps, are based on British survey maps. these maps contain villages, hamlets, little lakes or water bodies and other geographical elements. Today much near the human habitations has changed, but the maps still hold value by giving contours and accurate geographical features. All of these are now accessible online!
I share that important resource links and other related Map links for India
India and Pakistan Toporaphical maps 1:250,000, Series U502, U.S. Army Map Service, 1955-
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| go to the source of above and click on the grid to open regional map in detail as below |
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| A detail from map, showing details like settlements and waterbodies |
A list of Topographical, thematic and historical maps of India
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| Some items in this list lead to more list of maps! Explore... |
Detailed HIMALAYA maps including small villges and contours
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| Contours and Villages |
This list is ofcourse not exhaustive - if you know more resources, please share them in comments.
I have not included MapsOfIndia-dot-com since I find them having very superficial maps, which may suffice businesses or corporate PPTs, not the detail oriented designers. The above sources of maps provide maps with "character".
WWW.PAHAR.IN Another great resource fro maps, books and old photos found. This includes several Survey of India Reports, the yearly reports and maps of the great trignometric survey of India (accross NS and EW of India). Some old photos from Ladakh. All maps are nicely named in the links, unlike most sites that have some code name for the PDF files! Do explore trhough the links under Maps of the site, both Himalayan Maps and Indian Subcontinent Maps.
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