ASI Report for the Year 1871-72 (Volume III)

Book Specification Item Code: AZA493 Author: Alexander Cunningham Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India Language: English Edition: 2000 Pages: 282 (Throughout B/W Illustrations) Cover: HARDCOVER Other Details 9.8 x 6.5 inches Weight 780 gm Book Description Introduction AFTER a long and careful consideration of several different modes of carrying out the Archaeological Survey of India, the direction of which has been entrusted to my charge, it appeared to me that the most convenient plan would be to begin with those portions of the country where much had already been done by previous explorers, so as to complete, as early as possible, the examination of the better-known provinces. Untried and inexperienced archæologists would have the advantage of comparing and scrutinizing the published accounts of their predecessors, and would thus learn more clearly and thoroughly the nature of the work that was required from them, as well as the actual extent of what had been