Matthew H. Edney is associate professor of geography-anthropology and American and
New England studies and faculty scholar in the Osher Map Library and Smith Center
for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine.

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Edney Matthew H.
Mapping an empire: the geographical construction of British
India, 1765-1843 / Matthew H. Edney.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409) and index.
ISBN 0-226-18487-0 (cloth: alk. paper).
1. Cartography--India--History. 2. East India Company--History.
I. Title.
GA1131.E36 1997
912'.54--dc21 96-39703
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Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.

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