Delhi Past and Present, 1857-1902 - Hardcover

Written to serve as a guide to visitors to Delhi, this book is quite exhaustive in its compass. Written in 1902 it starts with a brief account of Delhi in that year and the rest of the six chapters separately note: the modern city of Shahjehanabad; the scenes in Delhi in 1857; the south side of Delhi including Humayun's tomb, the grave of Nizam-ud-din Awliya and the Safdarjang tomb; Ancient Delhi of the hindu and Mohammadan era including the Kila Rai Pithora, the Kutab Minar and Tughlakabad; A brief history of the kings of Delhi with an historical table of the Mugal kings; and, List of objects with archaeological interest. The book contains 49 photographs and 2 maps of Delhi from the year 1902. 19th century - Nineteenth century.