1911 Railway Map of South Asia

This is a rare 1911 railway map of South Asia that was designed for display in railroad stations throughout the sub-continent at the time. It shows all the routes of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIPR) which was Asia’s first railroad network. In the lower left is a illustration of a GIPR train leaving Bombay’s Victoria Terminus (now called the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Building recognizable in the background. 

Building the railway network backfired on the British because people from all around South Asia began to travel, communicate and interact with each other for the first time which undermining the whole ‘divide and conquer” strategy that defined the British Raj. The distaste for the British far exceeded any ancient rivalries. After India achieved its long-fought independence, the GIPR was merged into the Indian Railways in 1951. Today, most of the old GIPR lines are still in operation, moving millions of people around.

• 11" x 17" matte paper

• Reprint of the original map. The map has not been retouched and sold as is.

• Frame not included

• Frame used in photo: https://amzn.to/3O81zfa