This IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION!!! This ITEM really was printed in 1854!
There is an index on the map showing the British Territory, the British Possesions, States Under British Protection,, the French - Portuguese and Danish Territories and the Independent States all listed.
THIS MAP ACTUALLY SHOWS MANY COUNTY OR PROVINCE NAMES AND MANY TOWN NAMES SUCH AS mysore, ceylon (now sri lanka) , gulf of manaar, Palk Strait, calcutta, bengal presidency, madras, bombay, territories in deccan, serampore, tranquebar, diu, damaun, goa, chandernagore, caricall, mahee, pondicherry, bengal, chittagong, lower assam, bahar, allahabad, the dooab, rohilcund, kumaon, ajmeer, nerbudda, malabar, gujerat, sirohi, cutch, satara, sikim, rewah, kolaba, mewar, marwar, nepaul (now nepal?), khatmandu, malebum, dehra, delhi, aurungabad, beder, bangalore, gooty, hydrabad, unexplored country, bhopal, hyderabad, bangalore, seringapatam, negapatam, travancore, concan, canara, cashmeer, muzzufferabad, pind dadun khan, moultan, mittun, bhawulpoor, kotah, rutlaum and so so so much more !!!
MAY BE VERY HELPFUL WITH YOUR GENEALOGY OR HISTORY RESEARCH !!!