عنوان

Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

شماره

2216323

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

eng

عنوان اصلي

Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Calcutta

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Supt. of Govt. Print

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

1909

نام خاص و کميت اثر

viii, 88 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. map

متن يادداشت

E.Book: 25138

متن يادداشت

"The articles in this volume were written by Lieut.-Colonel Sir Richard C. Temple"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

This book lays down the results of a cruise in 1901 to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the objective of collecting good samples of the natural history and ethnological data; special attention was paid to the collection of small mammals and they managed to find 16 new species. The chapters of this book notice a separate Island visited were Barren Island, Port Blair, Macpherson, Strait-South Andaman and Rutland Island, the Cinques and little Andaman, Kar Nicobar, Tilanchong, Trinkat, Nankauri, Kamorta, Kachal, little Nicobar, Pulo Milo, Kondul, great Nicobar and its coasts. The book ends with 7 chapters on the Island and its inhabitants, the aborigines, the Nicobaries, an old account of Kar Nicobar, customs of the Kar Nicobaries and the fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The book has 11 appendices that discuss the weather in the Andamans, the forests, the produce, census, government schools, flora, trade and barter. This book has 78 illustrations and photographs. This book is a part of the Imperial gazetteer of India provincial series. It is a very concise book that offers notices on all aspects of the Islands. The topics discussed are physical aspects, general history, population and its characteristics (which include ceremonies and ritual), industry, Administration, currency, flora, fauna, agriculture, commerce etc.

متن يادداشت

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

موضوع مستند نشده

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India)

موضوع مستند نشده

Ethnology - Andamand And Nicobar Islands (India)

موضوع مستند نشده

India--Gazetteers.

موضوع مستند نشده

آندامان - نیکوبار ( هند) - تاریخ

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Temple, Richard Carnac, Sir, 1850-1931.