Dodabetta Point At Ooty or Ootacamund – Old Print 1880
This old Print Ootacamund/Ooty’s Dodabetta Point is a page from a book dating to around 1880. The pages measures- 10 x 7 inches. Dodabetta is not the highest peak in South India, Anamudi is the highest peak in South India. Read more- List of peaks in the Western Ghats.
Mysore plains and Chamundi hills are visible on clear days with telescopes kept for public viewing at Dodabetta. Even the plains of Coimbatore is visible on a clear day. I have included images of the front and back of the page. The back shows an article written by an Englishman and is not complete.
In the article penned with the views of an Englishman, one can get a glimpse of the opinion the Britishers have over others. View 2nd image to see the article, by expanding the image you can read the article. Read about History of Ooty.
Did you know- the game of snooker was first popularized at the Ootacamund Club in the 1880s, invented by a Britisher Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain.
From the collection- Antique Photo Ooty Nilgiris Or Blue Mountains (#1)., Vintage Postcard Khadakwasla Dam Pune 1905., Raja Ravi Varma’s “Saraswati” Oleograph c1910., Antique Print India Garhwal Hill Village., Antique Map Princely State of Cochin And Harbour., Antique Print-Plan Of Suratta or Surat c1720., Vintage Postcard Ballard Pier Mole Railway Station
The images are of the actual items from my collection. And Not a photocopy, pirated, reproduced, or stock photos or taken from other sources.