As part of a series of maps covering all of India, this map of India South shows the area from Mumbai (Bombay) and Visakhapatnam south to include all of Sri Lanka at a scale of 1:1 500 000. The cartographer uses shaded relief to highlight the mountains and lowlands. All the major roads and many minor ones are shown, as are the railways, airports places of interest, archaeological sites, National parks and beaches. Distances between major centers are also shown.

Inset maps show the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and also the Amindivi and Cannanore Islands of Lakshadweep. Other insets show Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Hyderabad, Chennai (Madras) and Bangalore and Goa in greater detail so that shopping areas, Temples, Mosques and Churches, major buildings and hotels can be shown. The legend is in English, German and French.

The other titles in the series are , , , and . Nelles also produces a map of the whole at a scale of 1:4 500 000.

For over 20 years Nelles maps have been renowned throughout the world for their quality, faithfulness to detail and up-to-dateness.

So that streets, ferry links, railway lines, etc are always up to date, Nelles are continuously upgrading their maps - with the help of their international team of correspondents. Roads are provided with an exact kilometerage. Sights are highlighted extra clearly so that you don't miss any tourist attractions.

A good map must be hard-wearing and allow itself to be folded up simply and quickly. Nelles Maps are a handy pocket size with the reliable, practical concertina fold. In addition they use an extra high-quality speciality paper resulting in considerably increased fold strength.