1876 Antique Engravings - INDIA - Madras Surf Boat - Camels - Railway Station

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A nice group of original engravings on two full pages, published in Harper's Weekly dated February 26, 1876 entitled as follows:"Surf-boat at Madras going out out to a ship" - full page 11 x 16 inches - see below"Indian Camel Riders" - half page"A Railway Station in India - Natives waiting to see the Prince" - half page. This refers to the Prince of Wales who was visiting the area of Madras at the timeGood condition - minor edge tears - see scans . Related and unrelated text . Page size 11 x 16 inches.These are original antique prints and not reproductions . Great collectors items for the historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for mailingChennai From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Chennai (disambiguation) . "Madras" redirects here. For other uses, see Madras (disambiguation) . ChennaiMadras Metropolis Clockwise from top right: Chennai Central , Marina Beach , Madras High Court , TIDEL Park , Ripon Building , San Thome Basilica , Kapaleeshwarar Temple , Classical dance Bharata Natyam and Valluvar Kottam Nicknames: Gateway of South India,Detroit of South Asia, [1]India's Health Capital, City of Flyovers, Banking Capital of India Chennai Location of Chennai in Tamil Nadu Show map of Chennai Show map of Tamil Nadu Show map of India Show map of Asia Show all Coordinates: 13°04′57″N 80°16′30″E Coordinates : 13°04′57″N 80°16′30″E Country India State Tamil Nadu Region Coromandel District Chennai district [A] Former name Madras Established 1639 Government • Type Municipal Corporation • Body Greater Chennai Corporation • Mayor Vacant Area [2] [3] [4] • Metropolis 426 km 2 (164.5 sq mi) • Metro [4] [3] [B] Chennai metropolitan area 1,189 km 2 (459.07 sq mi) Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population (2011) [6] [7] • Metropolis 7,088,000 • Rank 6th • Density 17,000/km 2 (43,000/sq mi) • Metro [8] 8,653,5218,917,749 (Extended UA) [5] • Metro rank 4th Demonym(s) Chennaiite Languages • Official Tamil Time zone UTC+05:30 ( IST ) Pincode(s) 600xxx Area code(s) +91-44 Vehicle registration TN-01 to TN-14, TN-18, TN-22, TN-85 Metro GDP $59--$66 billion [9] Website Chennai Corporation ^ The Chennai metropolitan area also includes portions of Kanchipuram , Chengalpattu , Tiruvallur districts adjoining the Chennai District . ^ The Chennai metropolitan area also includes portions of Kanchipuram , Chengalpattu , Tiruvallur districts adjoining the Chennai District .Chennai ( / ˈ tʃ ɛ n aɪ / ( listen ) , Tamil: [ˈtɕenːaɪ] ), also known as Madras ( / m ə ˈ d r ɑː s / ( listen ) or /- ˈ d r æ s / , [10] the official name until 1996 ), is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the largest cultural, economic and educational centres of south India . According to the 2011 Indian census, it is the sixth-most populous city and fourth-most populous urban agglomeration in India . The city together with the adjoining regions constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th-largest urban area by population in the world . [11] The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the 43rd-most visited city in the world for the year 2015. [12] The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India. [13] Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India, and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists. [14] As such, it is termed "India's health capital". [15] [16] Chennai has the fifth-largest urban economy of India. [9]Chennai had the third-largest expatriate population in India, at 35,000 in 2009, 82,790 in 2011 and estimated at over 100,000 by 2016. [17] [18] Tourism-guide publisher Lonely Planet named Chennai as one of the top ten cities in the world to visit in 2015. [19] Chennai is ranked as a beta-level city in the Global Cities Index , [20] and was ranked the best city in India by India Today in the 2014 annual Indian city sur... read more

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