India Art.IWMPST15887
India whole: the image is positioned in the upper three-quarters. The title and text are partially integrated and placed in the upper quarter, in red and in black, held within a white inset and red border. The main text is separate and placed in the lower quarter, in black. Further text is integrated and positioned across the image, in black, and in white held within two black insets. All set against a white background. image: a map of India, depicting areas in which various religions are practised and languages spoken. text: INDIA Showing boundaries of Provinces and chief or larger Indian States, principal Religions and Languages KEY BRITISH PROVINCES - These eleven Provinces enjoy almost complete self-government ('provincial autonomy'). INDIAN STATES - These 562 States, under Indian rulers, are in contractual relations with the British Crown. LANGUAGES shown thus Hindi PROVINCES AND STATES shown thus BENGAL TOWNS AND CITIES shown thus Lucknow HINDU (255 millions) MOSLEM (94 millions) SIKH (5½ millions) CHRISTIAN (6½ millions) TRIBES (25½ millions) map has various text, such as place names RELIGIONS There are approximately 389 million people in India. They speak many different l
- Date
- 1939–1945
- Mapmaker / publisher
- (artist), Fosh and Cross Ltd, London (printer), Her Majesty's Stationery Office (publisher/sponsor)
- Place
- British India
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 477 × 723 pixels
Public domain
Reason: public domain: scan (PD-UKGov).
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Credit line
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