18th Century India Map

European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices. Since the rulers were constantly at war, they did not have the time to improve the agricultural conditions of the land. Find and explore maps by keyword, location, or by browsing a map.

Published august 22, 2018this article is more than 2 years old. The default format of this map would be jpeg (72dpi) this map can be used for internal purpose of project report/presentation and would be available without the watermark. India is referred to as “hindoostan,” while much of the interior is shown as comprised of “western tartary” and “chinese tartary.” “tartary” was a designation applied by europeans to those parts of asia inhabited by nomadic turkic and mongol peoples.

Soon the only decorative features were in the cartouche and around the borders.

Find and explore maps by keyword, location, or by browsing a map. Despite a certain broad cultural unity that had developed over the centuries, there was no uniformity of culture and social patterns all over the country. Economically agriculture was the main occupation of the people. It has to endure one of the most chaotic periods in its entire history.