1845 print KOLKATA CALCUTTA, BENGAL, INDIA, #61

Description: Inde_61 1845 print KOLKATA CALCUTTA, BENGAL, INDIA, #61 Print from steel engraving titled Calcuta, published in a volume of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris, approx. page size 21 x 13.5 cm, approx. image size 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Calcutta, Bengali KALIKATA, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772-1912) of British India. The nation's largest metropolitan area and a major port, Calcutta is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, an arm of the Ganges, about 96 miles (154 km) upstream from its mouth at the head of the Bay of Bengal. It is the dominant urban centre of eastern India. Although Calcutta is favourably located for trade, its low, swampy, hot, and humid riverbank location is not ideal for human habitation. Eastward from the river the land slopes away to marshes and swamplands. Similar topography on the western bank has confined the metropolitan area to a strip 3 to 5 miles (5-8 km) wide on either bank, although reclamation projects have expanded the limits of usable land to the east, south, and west of the central city. The city has numerous slum areas, occupied by about one-third of the inhabitants. The city's climate is subtropical, with summer monsoons. Calcutta is the world's largest processor of jute; also important are food processing, hosiery and footwear production, the manufacture of textiles, and the making of iron and steel goods. The coal mines, tea gardens, and industrial concerns of West Bengal and neighbouring states are managed and financed from Calcutta. Chief exports through the city's port are crude steel, pig iron, coal, machinery, gunnies (jute sacking), sugar, and tea. Calcutta is eastern India's financial headquarters, with many foreign banks, several chambers of commerce, and a stock exchange. One of the city's chief recreational areas is the Maidan (plain, or park), occupying about 1,300 acres (500 hectares) along the river; major sporting events are held there. Western and Eastern influences mingle in Calcutta's architecture: Victoria Memorial, one of the city's finest buildings, represents a mixture of classical Western and Mughal (Mogul) styles. Calcutta is a major educational and cultural centre, catering to a cosmopolitan population speaking Bengali, English, Hindi, and Urdu. Higher education is offered by the universities of Calcutta, Jadavpur, and Rabindra Bharati. The Indian Museum is the oldest in India. Other museums offer collections of archaeological and historical artifacts and folk and fine arts. Valuable library collections are housed in the National Library. Calcutta's streets are mostly narrow and in poor condition. Construction of India's first subway system was begun in Calcutta in 1973; a section in the central area opened in 1986. National highways and railways connect Calcutta to other cities; Sealdah and Howrah stations are the terminals of several railway lines; and air service is provided by the Dum Dum International Airport. Area city, 40 square miles (100 square km); metropolitan area, 533 square miles (1,380 square km). Pop. (1981) city, 3,305,006; metropolitan area, 11,100,000.

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