Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur

This material is held atRoyal Asiatic Society Archives

Reference
- GB 891 FBH-FBH/1
Dates of Creation
- 1807 - 1808
Name of Creator
- _Hamilton_ _Francis Buchanan_ _1762-1829_ _Scottish physician and botanist in the Bengal medical service 17951815 superintendent Botanical Garden Calcutta 18141815_
Language of Material
- English Hindi
Physical Description
- 2 volumes handwritten manuscript

Scope and Content

The Statistical Survey of the District of Dinajpur consists of 2 bound volumes. The first contains:
* Book I: Topography and Antiquities of Dinajpur (222 pages
* Book II: Peoples of Dinajpur (160 pages + 20 pages of appendices containing lists and tables
* Book III: The Natural Production of Dinajpur (122 pages)
The second volume contains:
* Book IV: State of Agriculture in Dinajpur (299 pages). Inserted between pp. 20-21 is a photograph with the label "Doorway at Dinajpur said to be from Bau-nogor".
* Book V: State of Arts and Commerce in Dinajpur (232 pages)
* List of all the Market places in each division Expressing for its situation to the corresponding Numbers in the Map.
* Alphabetical index of most of the native names of person, places & things having the manner in which there are written in the Native Characters.

Additional Information

Published

Subjects

_Colonial administration_

_Statistical surveys_

Personal Names

_Hamilton_ _Francis Buchanan_ _1762-1829_ _Scottish physician and botanist in the Bengal medical service 17951815 superintendent Botanical Garden Calcutta 18141815_

Geographical Names

_Dinajpur_ _Bangladesh_

_West Dinajpur_ _India_