63k Maps of Nepal

<p>A special set of 250 Nepal maps produced by the Survey of India from 1957&nbsp;to 1975, at a scale of 1 inch per mile (63, 360).&nbsp; These maps were based on 1:40,000 scale aerial photographs taken between 1956 and 1958.&nbsp; Terrain is represented by contours at 100 feet intervals, with hill shading.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The naming convention for these maps is the same as that used by the Survey of India for other South Asian maps.&nbsp; The <strong><em>number</em></strong> of the 4 degree x 4 degree block is given first, followed by the <strong><em>letter (A to P)</em></strong> of the sixteen 1 degree x 1 degree blocks in each 4 degree block eg. 38 D, and this is followed by a "]" symbol to indicate a slash and then a <strong><em>number</em></strong> from 1 to 16 to indicate the number of the map in the 1 degree block.&nbsp; This <strong><em>Number Letter Number</em></strong> designation is followed by the word '<strong><em>Nepal</em></strong>' to indicate this is part of a special set of Nepal maps, and then comes the <strong><em>date of publication</em></strong> in parenthesis.&nbsp;</p> <p>Two different&nbsp;index maps are provided.&nbsp; The first with the title "0 Nepal 63k map Index" is taken from Harka Gurung's <em>Maps of Nepal.&nbsp; </em>A second index with the title "0 Index to One Inch Sheets of Nepal by Survey of India" provides a colour coded indication of the source of various maps.&nbsp;</p>