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EXPLANATION OF THE COLOURING OF
THE MAP.

The Colours are used to point out the Boundaries of the principal States now existing in Hindoostan; and these are divided into six Classes, viz.

CLASS I. The BRITISH POSSESSIONS; or those of the EAST INDIA COMPANY, distinguished by

RED

II. The POWERS in ALLIANCE with the COMPANY, by YELLOW.
III. The MAHRATTA States, by

IV. The NIZAM's Territories, by

GREEN. ORANGE. PURPLE.

V. TIPPOO SULTAN'S, by

VI. The SEIKS, by

BLUE.

The following are the Territories comprised in each Clafs.

I. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.RED.

1 Bengal and Bahar, with the Zemindary of Benares.

2 Northern Circars, including Guntoor.

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3 Barra-Mahal, and Dindigul.

4 Jaghire in the Carnatic.

5 The Calicut, Palicaud, and Coorga countries.

II. BRITISH ALLIES.YELLOW.

1 Azuph Dowlah.

Oude.
Carnatic.

2 Mahomed Ally.

3 Travancore, and Cochin.

The countries thus marked, are acquisitions from Tippoo Sultan, under the late treaty of Seringapatam.

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9 Part of Gooty. 10 Gurramconda.

11 Colar.

12 Bangalore.

13 Coimbettore.

N. B. The cefsions made by Tippoo, to the British, the Poonah Mahrattas, and the Nizam, are marked by dotted lines of the colours, respectively appropriated to each of the three states.

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Page lxxxi, line 10 from bottom, after Tanjore-See also the Memoir of the Map of the
Peninsula, page 21, 22.

cxxvii, 1. 3-read Mahrattas'.

cxxviii, 1. 5, "Deccan, Payen Gaut," This is a mistake: the Deccan had its Balla, and Payen Gaut, likewise. See Memoir of the Map of the Peninsula, page 14. cxxxvii, "Carnatic". See a better definition of it, in Mem. Peninsula, p. 19, 20, 25. cxxxix, "Revenue of Tippoo". See Mem. Peninsula page 35, et seq.

MEMOIR.

Page 258, 1. 12" Gauts". More particulars concerning them, will be found in Mem.
Penin. p. 14, 15, 16.

- 282, 1. 5, and throughout the Memoir, read, Gandicotta, or Ganjecotta.

283, 1. 1-read Chandegheri.

285, 1. 12-read Combam, or Cummum.

286,

"Canoul". See also Mem. Penin. p. 10.

287, "Rachore". This name is also written Rychoor.

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289, 1.8 Gondegama". This river in Capt. Beatson's Map, is called Gunla-cum

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290, 1.7 from bottom, "Sanore". It is also called Shanoor.

291, 1. 13, "Bijinagur". This name is also written Beejanuggur. See Mem. Pen.

P. 40, et seq. both for the name, and for the remains of the city.

312, 1. 10—dele the a.

330. From Seringapatam to Bangalore-read, 80 miles.

ib. To Calicut-read, 122 miles.

ib. To Mangalore-read, 150 miles.

ib. To Tellicherry-read, 112 miles.

INDEX.

Article Ballagaut, read cxxvii.

For Elliot, read Eliot.

Article Guntoor-read, since the first publication, &c.

Hindoostan-read, Its extent compared with certain countries of Europe.

For Holland-read Hollond.

GENERAL MAP.

In square K i, for Mebindry-read Sabermatty, river.

INTRODUCTION.

HINDOOSTAN, has by the people of modern Europe, been understood to mean the tract situated between the rivers Ganges and Indus, on the east and west; the Thibetian and Tartarian mountains, on the north; and the sea on the south. But strictly speaking, the extent of Hindoostan is much more circumscribed, than these limits convey an idea of: and the name ought to be applied only to that part of the above tract, which lies to the north of the parallels of 2 1o or 22°. The Nerbuddah river is, indeed, the reputed southern boundary of Hindoostan, as far as it goes; and the southern frontiers of Bengal and Bahar compose the remainder of it. The countries on the south of this line, according to the Indian geographers, go under the general name of DECCAN ; and comprise nearly one half of the tract generally known by the name of the Mogul empire. But as the term HINDOOSTAN has been applied in a lax sense to this whole region, it may be necefsary to distinguish the northern part of it, by the name of Hindoostan proper. This tract has indeed the Indus, and the mountains of Thibet and Tartary, for its western and northern boundaries: but the Ganges was improperly applied as an eastern boundary; as it intersects in its course, some of the richest provinces of the empire: while the Burrampooter, which is much nearer the mark as an eastern boundary, was utterly unknown. In this circumscribed state, the extent of Hindoostan proper, is about equal to France, Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and the Low Countries, collectively: and the Deccan and peninsula, are about equal to the British

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