India, Feb. 28 -- New Delhi

From a "Sketch of Environs" map of Delhi dating to 1807-showing natural stormwater channels and the prominent 'gates' at the time-to a map of Shahjahanabad from 1850, when the Chandni Chowk stretch had its iconic "chowk" and even water flowing through it, over 40 old maps, covering the best part of two centuries, were showcased on Friday by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) at its Lodhi Estate office.

Displayed as part of an exhibition titled "The Romance of Old Maps: Tracing Lost Landscapes", the maps are on show on Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 7pm. The expo traces show how the landscape of Delhi, even long before it became the Capital, changed drastically as lush greenery...