Swann Galleries - Rare & Important Travel Posters - Sale 2326 - October 18, 2013 - page 41

SOBHA SINGH (1901-1986)
47
SHILLONG / FOR YOUR HEALTH. Circa 1930.
40
1
/
4
x25
1
/
4
inches, 102
1
/
4
x64 cm. The Eagle Lithographing Co., Ltd., Calcutta.
Condition A-: repaired tears at edges.
Currently the capital of the small Indian state of Meghalaya and the former capital of Assam, Shillong is
referred to as “The Scotland of the East” due to its geological similarity to the Scottish Highlands. Here,
the Old World meets the New World as golfers and motorists mingle with traditional Indian villagers.
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