Posted on: 13 December 2011

"The City of Delhi Before the Siege," from the Illustrated London News, Jan. 16, 1858.

Source : Columbia University


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this is great!! :D

City of Delhi Before the Siege: Roughly toward the LEFT side of the map (here's *a map with red dots* to help): 1. The Jumna 3. Pontoon Bridge 4. Salimghur, an ancient fort [on the river just north of the Red Fort, though its number seems to be missing or obscured]; 5. Palace and Gardens 6. The Marble Hall, or Throne-room 7. Main street of Delhi, Chandni Chauk 8. Canal-street 9. The Banking-house; [formerly Begum Sumroo's palace] 10. The Jumma Musjid 11. The Sadoola Khan [a large chauk or square created by Shah Jahan's vazir] 13. Negumbod Gate [near Nigambodh Ghat] 21. Turkoman Gate; 22. Delhi Gate [of the city, not the Palace]; 23. Gaol 24. Lunatic asylum 25. English church 26. Magazine and Store Houses; "the old powder magazine which was blown up during the Mutiny"* 27. Skinner's House 30. Kutb Minar; 31. Ruins of Ancient Delhi; HUGE Zoomable Map : http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/delhiview1857/leftmaxdots.jpg

City of Delhi Before the Siege: Roughly toward the RIGHT side of the map (here's *a map with red dots* to help): 2. Offshoot of the Jumna 12. The Musjid Fetihpore 14. Cashmere Gate; 15. Moree Gate; 16. Cabul Gate and Water Gate; 17. The Canal 18. Lahore Gate [of the city, not the Palace] 19. Hindoo College [the Madrasa of Ghazi ud-din Khan] 20. Ajmere Gate; 28. Customs House 29. Martello Towers [guard posts, marked at various points around the walls]; HUGE Zoomable Map : http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/delhiview1857/rightmaxdots.jpg

How things have changed ! Few land marks are still very distinctive like Kashmiri gate, Ajmeri gate, etc.

There is a river in Delhi?

IS THIS A TRIBUTARY OF THE YAMUNA ?

Awesome! unbelievable! I liked Greg Stolt's comment it,s very true and shocking. feeling sad to see Yamuna. and can Relate many songs about Yamuna.