The image called 'HINDOOSTAN' (Brahmans offering the Shastras to Britannia) was first seen in the ----------.
A
Map of India in 1782
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B
Hortus Malabaricus
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C
survey of colonial India
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D
history of colonial india
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Solution
The correct option is A Map of India in 1782 The picture named 'HINDOOSTAN' (Brahmans offering the Shastras to Britannia) was the frontispiece to the first map produced by James Rennel in 1782. Rennel was asked by to produce maps of Hindustan by Robert Clive.