NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL
#79 - INDIA

Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1889
Lithographer: Donaldson Brothers

Area: 1,425,700 sq. mi
Population: 255,000,000
Government: British Vice Royalty
Scenes: Opium Plant

Although the cards in this series didn't include any additional descriptive information for the individual countries, the subsequently issued
Illustrated Atlas of Fifty Principal Nations of the World
did devote several paragraphs to
India

"COPYRIGHT" Text Variations
	Appears in the lower center of the card, in the ocean area below the tip of India. The text is fairly level and is printed very faintly, appearing almost silvery. (This is the variety shown in the full-size card, above). It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckle's" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.
	Appears in the lower center of the card, in the ocean area below the tip of India. The text is slightly tilted from upper left to lower right and is printed quite strongly. It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckles'" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.