Mumbai Map needed

TimMakins · Dec 17th, 2005, 19:15

Hi - Can someone point me to an online street map of Mumbai that shows exactly where Ballard Pier is, please?

Tim in Ireland.

dani · Dec 17th, 2005, 19:42

try http://www.mapmyindia.com
(search for ballard estate, mumbai)

Nick-H · Dec 17th, 2005, 20:08

Has Google Earth got decent resolution coverage of Mumbai yet?

TimMakins · Dec 17th, 2005, 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by dani

try http://www.mapmyindia.com
(search for ballard estate, mumbai)

Yes, that works alright, but I am trying to find out exactly where Ballard Pier is, where the old steam ships used to dock...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Has Google Earth got decent resolution coverage of Mumbai yet?

Sadly, I don't have broadband out here in the backwoods of Western Ireland, so I haven't been able to try that.

Tim in Ireland.

aadil · Dec 17th, 2005, 21:07

Ballard Pier is where you will find the docks like Princess, Indira, etc. Try searching at the Google website for "Mumbai maps online" and the results will show you a lot of different ones from here. There are a few good ones but none will show you Ballard Pier as such but only Ballard Estate which is the area around the docks. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Aadil.

steven_ber · Dec 17th, 2005, 21:39

Look on this page, then click on Colaba, I can't find the map to the north east of that one, could one of those piers be the one your looking for?

aadil · Dec 17th, 2005, 22:13

SORRY, IT'S OFF TOPIC:

Hi Tim,

Just saw your lovely homepage and it is great to read your travel stories. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Aadil.

TimMakins · Dec 18th, 2005, 22:19

Thanks for all the comments. I finally found a railway map of 1931 at the very excellent IRFCA website here:

http://irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/history-scans/bombay_map_1931_rg.jpg.html?g2 _imageViewsIndex=1

It clearly shows Ballard Pier as a separate entity, north of Apollo Bunder.

Obviously things have changed these days, but I guess Ballard Pier must have been the southward promontory just to the north-east of the word 'Basin' in 'Custom Basin' on this map:
http://mumbainet.com/cityinfo/images/sbombay.jpg

Tim in Ireland.

aadil · Dec 18th, 2005, 22:48

You are right, the protruding part near Customs Basin is what you are looking for.

Cheers,
Aadil.

john.sw · Dec 19th, 2005, 01:02

Here are a couple of satellite photographs...

TimMakins · Dec 19th, 2005, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by john.sw

Here are a couple of satellite photographs...

That must be Google Earth, is it? Wow, pretty neat. Would you mind getting the next one half the map south as well, please, for the smaller-scale image i.e. the image showing less detail and a bigger area.

Tim in Ireland.

john.sw · Dec 19th, 2005, 01:16

Yep - Google Earth.

I'll email the full photo to you!

All the best,

John

TimMakins · Dec 20th, 2005, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by john.sw

I'll email the full photo to you!

I'll look forward to that, John.

By the way, its interesting to compare this modern map:
http://mumbainet.com/cityinfo/images/sbombay.jpg

with this map of the City of Bombay, taken from the 1907-1909 Imperial Gazeteer of India:
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazett..._V8_pg384c.jpg

In the older map, Ballard Pier has not been built yet, though an outline is given of where it is obviously planned to be.

Perhaps some Mumbai residents of today can notice other changes?

More maps from the Imperial Gazeteer of India are online here:
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/

Tim in Ireland.

AvidTrekker · Dec 21st, 2005, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimMakins

with this map of the City of Bombay, taken from the 1907-1909 Imperial Gazeteer of India:
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazett..._V8_pg384c.jpg

In the older map, Ballard Pier has not been built yet, though an outline is given of where it is obviously planned to be.

Perhaps some Mumbai residents of today can notice other changes?

Tim in Ireland.

Changes? What a mild word. The place where i live [btwn Grant Road and Mumbai Central station] is marked as open scrubland or maybe a few rural houses were present.

Just see it today..... I 'm sure y'all already have....

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aadil Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m) Posts: 1,832	Ballard Pier is where you will find the docks like Princess, Indira, etc. Try searching at the Google website for "Mumbai maps online" and the results will show you a lot of different ones from here. There are a few good ones but none will show you Ballard Pier as such but only Ballard Estate which is the area around the docks. Hope this helps. Cheers, Aadil. __________________ Climb high; climb far; Your goal, the sky, Your aim, the stars!!!

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Dec 17th, 2005, 19:42	#2
dani मेरा नाम दान्येल है Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 497	try http://www.mapmyindia.com (search for ballard estate, mumbai)

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aadil Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m) Posts: 1,832	SORRY, IT'S OFF TOPIC: Hi Tim, Just saw your lovely homepage and it is great to read your travel stories. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Aadil.

Dec 18th, 2005, 22:19	#8
TimMakins Surprised and Delighted by Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the road... Posts: 950	Thanks for all the comments. I finally found a railway map of 1931 at the very excellent IRFCA website here: http://irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/history-scans/bombay_map_1931_rg.jpg.html?g2 _imageViewsIndex=1 It clearly shows Ballard Pier as a separate entity, north of Apollo Bunder. Obviously things have changed these days, but I guess Ballard Pier must have been the southward promontory just to the north-east of the word 'Basin' in 'Custom Basin' on this map: http://mumbainet.com/cityinfo/images/sbombay.jpg Tim in Ireland.

Dec 18th, 2005, 22:48	#9
aadil Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m) Posts: 1,832	You are right, the protruding part near Customs Basin is what you are looking for. Cheers, Aadil.

Dec 19th, 2005, 01:16	#12
john.sw Up in the hills with my head in the clouds... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK Posts: 1,019	Yep - Google Earth. I'll email the full photo to you! All the best, John

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