Hyderabad Municipal Maps, Lingampalli Area, Sheet No - 32 Front

This sets of maps were created by the Hyderabad Municipal Survey during 1912-1915. The survey divided the city into 848 parts, which were grouped into 16 sets (area). These 16 areas were Chadarghat & Residency; Mir Alam & Bahdurpura; Asaf Nagar; Falak Numa; Khariatabad, Karwan; Golconda; Chilkalgura; Lingampalli; Malakpet & Chanchalgura; North Hussain Sagar Tank; Begampet; Saifabad & South Hussain Sagar Tank; Hughes Town & Mushirabad; Phisal Banda, and City area. The number of sheets from each of these areas were more in number.

Since the maps are at a scale of 50 feet to 1 inch, showing each and every building that existed then. The main roads along with streets and branch roads; building footprints like whether the building has one or more than one stories; bungalows, and gardens whether it is major or tiny like laid out along with homes or with graves, and finally even minute details. The minute details are interesting because it did not leave even to mark fire plugs, dust bins, letter box pillars, urinal, latrines, baoli, water trough, well, hills, cart tracks, drain channels, hedge, ponds, and lakes etc. The landmarks like the temple, mosque, church, dargah, police station, dhobi ghat, brick kiln, tanneries, etc are also well depicted. The residents of prominent people in the form of vestibules along with stables always attached to it are also noted. Also, the graveyards are well marked based on the names given like cemetery, kabristan, and samadh, which makes one easily understandable to which community it belongs. The nature of the soil is also marked well by indicating whether the land was wasteland or else hilly, marshy, and cultivable land etc. Another interesting thing is that the flood level of 1908 also marked by highlighting high and low water marks areas.

The general index to the areas, those were the core places of the survey, are given on the back of the map. The index to the sheet numbers from the particular area, are also given back of the map. And, it is even mentioned that some sheets have not been printed, because those were blank sheets and showing only water surfaces. Also, 60 symbols and abbreviations are listed on the back indicating whatever things and places come under the survey. Apart from these, the methods used to conduct the survey, Hyderabad Municipal Survey office seal along with reproduced sheet numbers, and even marked if it is the special edition, are also showed clearly on the back of the map.

The Malakpet Race Course is visible on the map. Malakpet was major suburbs during the Nizam period, but it was the peripheral village since the Qutb Shahi times. Qutb Shahi Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah granted the village as Jagir to his servant Malik Yakoot who built a residence there, hence the area got named after him. If the area or locality is low-lying in nature, then the name ends with "Pet', so, Malakpet. Malakpet was famous for the Racecourse indicates the Hyderabad's racing tradition back to more than hundred years. The Racecourse was built by the sixth Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1886 A.D. Earlier, it was at Maula Ali racecourse, sports were conducted especially of under some English men. In 1886, the Nizam who wanted it close to his residence thus shifted to Malakpet. At first, under his Patronage racing flourished till 1896 and afterward under Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Again, a regular racecourse was constructed at the cantonment in Secunderabad. It had a fine grandstand capable of accommodating hundreds of people, in it. And, the cart track gives a way into the race course.