1883 Perron map JAIPUR & AMER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA (#67)

Description: Perron08_067 1883 Perron map JAIPUR & AMER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA (#67) Nice small map titled Djaipour et Amber, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx. 19 x 16 cm, image size approx. 11 x 10.5 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron. Jaipur city, capital of Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Jaipur is a popular tourist destination and a commercial trade centre with major road, rail, and air connections. A walled town surrounded (except to the south) by hills, the city was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh to replace Amber (now Amer) as the capital of the princely state of Jaipur (founded by the Rajputs in the 12th century CE). Known for its beauty, the city is unique in its straight-line planning; its buildings are predominantly rose-coloured, and it is sometimes called the “pink city.” The chief buildings are the City Palace, part of which is home to the royal family of Jaipur; Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century open-air observatory; Hawa Mahal (Hall of Winds); Ram Bagh palace; and Nahargarh, the Tiger Fort. Other public buildings include a museum and a library. Jaipur is the seat of the University of Rajasthan, founded in 1947. Jaipur has a mixed Hindu-Muslim population. The city was the site of numerous bombing attacks in the early 21st century, with mosques and Hindu temples being targets. Industries include engineering and metalworking, hand-loom weaving, distilling, and the manufacture of glass, hosiery, carpets, blankets, shoes, and drugs. Jaipur's famous arts and crafts include the making of jewelry, enamel, metalwork, and printed cloths, as well as stone, marble, and ivory carving. The city is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains to the east and south and hill chains and desert areas to the north and west. Bajra (pearl millet), barley, gram (chickpeas), pulses, and cotton are the chief crops grown in this region. Iron ore, beryllium, mica, feldspar, marble, copper, and garnet deposits are worked. Pop. (2001) city, 2,322,575. Amer also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted for its magnificent palace. The town is entirely surrounded by hills and stands at the foot of a rocky gorge. Amer was made the capital of the state of the Kachwaha Rajputs (warrior rulers of the historical region of Rajputana) in the 12th century and for 600 years continued to be a political centre. Its name is derived from Ambarisha, the king of Ayodhya; its full name was Ambarikhanera, but this was later contracted to Ambiner or Amber. The official name, however, is Amer. The palace, an example of Rajput architecture, was begun about 1600 and was the royal residence until the capital was transferred to Jaipur in 1728. The palace's Mughal-influenced architecture includes the maharaja's apartments, a hypostyle hall, and several temples, all grouped around an imposing courtyard. Jaigarh fort stands on a hill summit overlooking the town.

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