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    Question

    J & C Walker, the firm that made the first map of

    Indian railways, was the official mapmakers of which company?
    A Royal Mail Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Hoare’s Bank Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Trinity House Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The British East India Company Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    J & C. Walker, the official mapmakers to the British East India Company (EIC). The Walker firm grafted Stephenson's plotted proposed route of the railway onto one of its own existing general topographical maps depicting Central and Northern India, and printed the present bespoke map.

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