This antique book from 1883 by Élisée Reclus is a fascinating addition to any collection. With its hardcover binding and French language, it is a unique piece of history that explores the subject of exploration and travel in North Africa and the middle east. The book is published by Libraries Hachette et and is titled "Universal Geography," focusing on the French language and North African, Middle East and india history.
The book is perfect for collectors of antique maps and atlases and those interested in the history of exploration and travel. Its detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations make it a valuable addition to any bookshelf. Don't miss the chance to own a piece of history with this fantastic antique book.
Volume 12
Maps included
Large book, 11 tall, 7 3/4 wide inches.
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NOUVELLE
GEOGRAPHIE
UNIVERSELLE
LA TERRE ET LES HOMMES
ÉLISÉE RECLUS
NEW
GEOGRAPHY
UNIVERSAL
THE EARTH AND PEOPLE
BY First part
ELÉE RECLUS
POPELATION DE L'ISSE
XVII
"According to the census carried out in 1881, but the final results of which were not yet published at the end of 1882, the population of Cisgangetic India is approximately 257 million people. , including Darlistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Ceylon, the Laccadives and the Maldives, the independent and mediatized States, the French and Portuguese possessions, but excluding the Indo-Chinese districts located beyond the Brahmaputra, the Andamans, the Nicobars, the English Barmania and the other provinces of the eastern peninsula which are part of the British India empire. During the decade between 1871 and 1881, the number of inhabitants increased by a dozen million. More than a sixth of human populations are therefore gathered in the Indo-Gangetic lands. At no time was India populated with such multitudes.
It is probable that in the space of fifty years the population of Cisgangetic India doubled. In 1800, statisticians gave the Peninsula around a hundred million inhabitants. Even in the middle of the century, summary estimates put the number of inhabitants of the Peninsula at 150, 180 or 200 million. The first official census, that of 1872, added fifty million men to these crowds. In terms of density, the population of Hindustan is slightly lower than that of France, but it is increasing at a much more rapid rate, and even the most populous districts, where village adjoins village, continue to increase the number of their residents. Like Japan and other countries of Asia whose statistics have been carefully compiled, India contrasts with all the states of Europe in the relative proportion of the sexes. While in Europe the number of women everywhere exceeds that of men, the opposite is true in Hindustan: during the 1872 census, there were a little more than 98 million people in English India. men versus 92,600,000 women; the gap would have been 5 and a half million to the advantage of the male sex. But perhaps this considerable difference must be attributed in part to statistical errors; it is in the Panjab, the province where the Mohammedans are the most numerous, that the men would have by far the greatest numerical superiority; the census takers had to stop almost everywhere in"