TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rice, B. Lewis
TI  - Mysore: a gazetteer compiled for government [2 volume set]
SN  - 8120609778
U1  - 934.02095487 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Asian Educational Services
KW  - History -- Gazetteers
KW  - Gazetteers -- History
KW  - Mysore -- History
N1  - Contents : 
v. 1. Mysore in general
v. 2. Mysore by districts
N2  - At the turn of the 18th century, after Tipu Sultan was killed and Hindu rule restored in Mysore, the East India Company commissioned a detailed study of the regions of Mysore. Drawing upon the first survey by Francis Buchanan, this gazetteer offers in a more organized fashion, detailed notices of the various aspects of this area. The work is in 2 volumes and separated as volume 1 being a description of Mysore in general, where the notices are on : physical geography, flora, fauna, ethnography, history, religion, language and literature, art and industry and finally, administration (under various kings). There are 8 maps of Mysore that show the limits from the year 450 AD up till 1625 AD. Volume 2 is a description by district : Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur, Mysore, Hassan, Kadur, Shimoga and Chitaldoorg. The description of each district is accompanied by a map. This set is a reprint of the 1877 edition
ER  -