{"product_id":"old-map-of-prayagraj-by-bartholomew-1893-allahabad-fort-sangam-civil-lines-cantonments-railways","title":"Old Map of Prayagraj (Allahabad) by Bartholomew, 1893: Fort, Sangam, Civil Lines, Cantonments, Railways","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllahabad and Environs (Plate 44) captures the late-nineteenth-century capital at the storied junction of the Ganges and Jumna, rendered with the lucid precision of John George Bartholomew and issued by Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company in 1893. As a city map, it is unusually revealing: the Mughal-era Allahabad Fort anchors the riverfront while a modern lattice of roads, railways, bridges, and canals radiates from the confluence, articulating a metropolis where pilgrimage, bureaucracy, and commerce overlap. Part of Constable’s Hand Atlas of India, the plate balances topographic nuance with urban legibility—pinpointing public buildings, parks, and river landings—so that neighborhoods, bazaars, and the planned colonial quarters can be read as a single living geography. The result is a compelling portrait of an Indian city at a pivotal moment of imperial and civic transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate’s urban anatomy unfolds street by street. Walled City Road and Kydganj Road delineate the dense historic quarters near the ghats, where markets spill into lanes like Sadar Bazar Road and Daryaganj Road. Westward, a rational grid announces itself through Civil Lines Road, Victoria Road, Bank Road, and Elgin Road, tracing the planned order of the colonial administration. Company Bagh Road leads into broad green, a landscaped park counterpoint to the bustling chowks. Arterial thoroughfares—Beli Road, Parade Road, and Allenby Road—tie these districts to the broader road network, while Ameenabad, Ganeshganj, and Paharganj Roads sketch the residential suburbs advancing beyond the old ramparts. The juxtaposition of intimate neighborhoods with broad avenues and civic greens is precisely what makes this an especially interesting city map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartholomew gives the rivers a starring role, mapping the Ganges and Jumna with careful attention to banks, islands, and the seasonal drama of monsoon water. Areas marked as “land inundated during rains” disclose the city’s hydrological logic, revealing floodplain margins that shaped settlement, road alignments, and the positioning of public works. Railway lines and river bridges stitch the banks into a single urban field, with East Track Road shadowing the iron way and confirming Allahabad’s emergence as a rail hub linking the North-Western Provinces to broader markets. Canals and embankments curve along the low ground, while river landings and ferry points speak to the enduring vitality of river trade and pilgrimage traffic at the Sangam. It is a hydroscape rendered as infrastructure, belief, and economy all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary geography is foregrounded with rare candor: cantonments are tinted in yellow, and their internal order—Parade Road, Sadar Bazar Road, New Cantonment Road, and Strategic Road—reads like a manual of garrison planning. The spatial relationship between these cantonments, the Fort, and the trunk roads explains how the city was secured after 1857 and how troops, mail, and commodities flowed between depots, railheads, and river crossings. The yellow washes also make plain the duality of Allahabad—administrative seat, legal center, and rail nexus on one hand; fortified node commanding the confluence on the other. This explicit, color-coded stratigraphy of civil and martial space is a distinctive virtue of the map and a key reason it rewards close urban study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn George Bartholomew, often called the “Prince of Cartography,” brings his characteristic synthesis of scientific exactitude and typographic grace to this plate, while Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company situates it within the authoritative Constable’s Hand Atlas of India. Bartholomew’s judicious use of color and symbol renders complex urban information—roads, rails, parks, public buildings, and cantonments—instantly intelligible. For historians, the map fixes Allahabad at the height of its provincial primacy, when courts, colleges, and administrative offices transformed its civic core even as bazaars and riverfront traditions endured. For collectors and connoisseurs of city plans, it exemplifies late-Victorian urban cartography: a meticulous, idea-rich sheet that reveals how transport, water, and power organized one of North India’s most significant cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllenby Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmeenabad Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAwasthi Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeli Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivil Lines Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompany Bagh Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaryaganj Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Track Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElgin Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaneshganj Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhonshah Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHathi Pahar Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJawahar Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJewar Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKydganj Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLalita Devi Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahatma Gandhi Marg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMohan Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMothi Bagh Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Cantonment Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumaish Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Bai Ka Kua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaharganj Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParade Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaebareli Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadar Bazar Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategic Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictoria Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalled City Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllahabad Fort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCantonment areas marked in yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roads and railways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and public buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRivers Ganges and Jumna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand inundated during rains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious landmarks and neighbourhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Title: Allahabad and Environs (Plate 44).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: Created by J G John George Bartholomew and published by Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate of Creation: 1893.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap's Origin: This map is part of the \"Constable's Hand Atlas of India,\" which consists of 60 double-page maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: The binding is distinctive, made of red cloth with maroon goatskin, featuring gilt accents, reflecting high-quality craftsmanship typical of significant historical publications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographical Context: Depicts the city of Allahabad and surrounding areas, detailing various features pertinent to late 19th-century India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Significance: Serves as a valuable resource for historians and cartography enthusiasts to understand the geography and infrastructure of 19th-century India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. 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