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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The Feudatory States of Orissa consists of a group of 24 dependent territories attached to the Division of Orissa, and comprise the following States: Athgarh, Athmallik, Bamra, Baramba, Baud, Bonai, Daspalla, Dhenkanal, Gangpur, Hindol, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Khandpara, Mayurbhanj, Narsinghpur, Nayagarh, Nilgiri, Pal Lahara, Patna, Rairakhol, Ranpur, Sonpur, Taloher and Tigiria: of these the States of Bamra, Kalahandi, Paftia, Rairakhol and Sonpur were formerly attached to the Chhattisgarh Division of the Central Provinces; Bonai and Gangpur were formerly attached to the Chota Nagpur Division and the remaining States formerly known as the Tributary Mahals formed part of Orissa. They lie between 22° 34' and 19° 2' N., and 82° 82' and 87° 11' E., and have a population of 3,173,395 and an area of 28,125 square miles. They are bounded on the north by the State of Jashpur in the Central Provinces, the districts of Ranohi, Singhbhum and Midnapore; on the east by the districts of Balasore, Cuttack and Purl; on the south by the districts of Ganjam and Vizagapatam in the Madras Presidency and JIhondmala (Angul); and on the west by the Raipur district and Raigarh State of the Central Provinces and the district of Jamalpur in the Bengal Presidency and Vizagapatam district of the Madras Presidency. …

Hardbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Bengal Gazetteers Vol., XXI. A detailed and comprehensive review of conditions in the state of Orissa (now Odisha) under British administration in the early years of the 20th century. The work is divided into two sections; Part I, a macroscopic view, addresses the territory as a whole, describing its geography, climate and natural history, natural resources, human history, the religion, language, literature, social hierarchy and customs of the people, public health, agriculture, education, natural calamities, occupations, manufactures, trades and overall economy, communication and transportation facilities, general administration and local self government. Part II examines similar topics as they uniquely manifested in each of the (then) 24 fiefdoms (princely states) of Orissa. In this section, one chapter is dedicated to descriptions of each of the territories, with a final chapter providing a gazetteer of their 51 most significant settlements. Rare. Corners lightly bumped, minor rubbing of board cloth, light wear to head and tail of spine, with small (1 cm.) tear to rear head of spine cloth, binding overall sound and tight. Small sections of ink margin- and under-lining on 10 pages only; otherwise all pages clean and bright. Former owner's name on two frontmatter pages preceding title page (Gerald G; Dobbs, a Canadian mining engineer assigned as General Superintendent of Mines, Tata Iron and Steel Co., Gorumahisani, Orissa, in the early decades of the 20th century). xix, 381 pp., incl. 35 pp. index, large (49 x 69 cm.) folded map of Orissa, in near fine condition, in rear pocket. Size: 25 x 16 cm. …