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  • A Map of the North Part of Hindostan, or a Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agrah and Delhi. By Major James Rennel, F.R.S. Engineer. Surveyor General to the Honourable East-India Company.

A Map of the North Part of Hindostan, or a Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agrah and Delhi. By Major James Rennel, F.R.S. Engineer. Surveyor General to the Honourable East-India Company.

  • ARTIST: Andrew Dury

  • PUBLISHER: Published 12th May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1794

  • EDITION SIZE: Two sheet map, joined. 27 1/8 x 41 5/8" plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A large two-sheet and well engraved map. Shows the area in great detail, noting cities, towns, roads, rivers, lakes and mountains. It appeared 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 Rennell, 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."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Some offsetting. Some loss along lower center join seem. Original color.

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