Coromandel from D’Anville’s Atlas
“Engraved for J. Harrison,” “Bowen, sculp.” London, 1788
46.5 cm x 32.5 cm
Modern color. Laid paper.
Extends from Golconda (Hyderabad) and Masulipatnam in the north to Tiruchirapalli, Tanjore, Cauvery Delta, and Nagapattinam in the south. Interior towns indicated but not roads. Small repair to tear in upper left margin. This map is based on BT-12a,b (see above); notations translated into English. A New Map of the Jaghir Lands, on the Coast of Coromandel, or the Territory belonging to the East India Company round Madras, From an Actual Survey in the Possession of the Company
In A new universal atlas, exhibiting all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, &c. &c. in the whole World; being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert (de Vaugondy) with many improvements by Major James Rennel, and other eminent geographers, including all the tracks and new discoveries of the British circumnavigators, Biron, Wallis, Carteret, Captain James Cook, Vancouver, Perouse, &c. &c. 6th Ed. ... London, R. Laurie & J. Whittle, 1804
Published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1794
69.5 cm x 50 cm
Clear, clean copy in excellent condition. Slight offsetting
Original color (pink territory borders; orange margins). Highly detailed with roads, towns, and irrigation reservoirs (“tanks”), hills, salt pans
Depicts the territory surrounding present-day Chennai (Madras, “Fort St. George”), extending as far west as the surroundings of Kanchipuram (“Conjeevaram”) and south of the Palar River.