James Rennell - A New Map of Hindoostan, of the Bengal Provinces and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly

A New Map of Hindoostan, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly

James Rennell's original hand-coloured engraving, "A New Map of Hindoostan, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly" was first published in 1782. It was created chiefly from the actual surveys made by Major James Rennell, Surveyor General to the Honourable East India Company, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries lying between them and Dehly: the whole exhibiting all the military roads and passes, as well as the most accurate division of the British possessions in the East Indies. The London publisher, Laurie and Whittle, created a second edition, containing several corrections and additions discovered within the previous decade. This original map hails from the 1794 second edition. It is a fine, original example of 18th century Indian cartography.

Original Hand-Colored Engraving by the Cartographer James Rennell.

A New Map of Hindoostan from the Latest Authorities. Chiefly from the Actual Surveys made by Major James Rennell, Surveyor General to the Honourable East India Company, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly: the whole exhibiting all the Military Roads and Passes, as well as the most accurate Division of the British Possessions in the East Indies

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James Rennell (born 1742, died 1830)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Publisher	-
01-		18th century Map of Hindoostan from the Latest Authorities. Chiefly from the Actual Surveys made by Major James Rennell, Surveyor General to the Honourable East India Company, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly:	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1794 (Second Edition: First Edition published in 1782)	Laurie & Whittle, London	Sold
02.-		18th century Map of the North Part of Hindostan or a Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agra and Delhi by the Cartographer James Rennell.	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1794 (Second Edition: First Edition published in 1776)	Laurie & Whittle, London	Sold

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#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Artists	Notes	-
01.-		18th century Map of Hindoostan from the Latest Authorities. Chiefly from the Actual Surveys made by Major James Rennell, Surveyor General to the Honourable East India Company, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1794 (Second Edition: First Edition published in 1782)	James Rennell (born 1742, died 1830)	Published by Laurie & Whittle, London	Sold
02.-		A Map of the North Part of Hindostan or a Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agra and Delhi by Major James Rennell	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1794 (Second Edition: First Edition published in 1776)	James Rennell (born 1742, died 1830)	Published by Laurie & Whittle, London	Sold
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Title:	A New Map of Hindoostan from the Latest Authorities. Chiefly from the Actual Surveys made by Major James Rennell, Surveyor General to the Honourable East India Company, of the Bengal Provinces, and of the Countries Lying Between them and Dehly: the whole exhibiting all the Military Roads and Passes, as well as the most accurate Division of the British Possessions in the East Indies
Cartographer:	Rennell, James (born 1742, died 1830)
Date:	1794 (Second Edition: First Edition published in 1782)
Medium:	Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Publisher:	Laurie & Whittle, London
Note:	“James Rennell came to Bengal in 1760. As a midshipman of 18, he arrived in time to help stop what he termed the ‘vile proceedings of the French by taking part in the capture of Pondicherry. On the outward voyage and during his long waits in Ceylon and other places, Rennell amused himself by making surveys of local bays and harbors. In 1762 he was elegible for a navy lieutenancy, but he decided that a peace treaty with the French signed in 1763 meant an end to the ambitions of young naval officers. He decided to enter the service of the East India Company. His first voyage for the Company, made before his official discharge from the navy, was to Malacca, Borneo, and islands in the Malay Archipelago.
	His skill as a chartmaker was recognized at once, and in 1764, at 21, he was appointed to a post that was later designated surveyor-general of Bengal. ‘I was never so surprised in my life,’ he wrote. By 1765 a survey was fully underway, carried on under unique hazards; saber-blows administered while he was helping to put down a rebellion on the frontier of Bhutan partially crippled him, and in the years to come he was attacked by a maddened leopard, by fever, and by other belligerent Bhutanese. In the 1770’s he completed his survey, and went home to draw up the maps for his Bengal Atlas, published in 1779, two years after his return to London. ...
	In 1782 his large "Map of Hindoostan" was published. It covered most of the Indian peninsula above the Deccan. For this he relied on surveys made by other East India Company surveyors and by military engineers.” *
	James Rennell is widely considered to be the most important and influential map maker of eighteenth century India. His first great work, "The Bengal Atlas", came out in 1779. It contained 21 maps and plans. He also created maps of such provinces as Behar, Bengal, Delhi, Agrah, Oude and Allahabad.
	Perhaps his great work, however, is the map here offered for sale. "A New Map of Hindoostan" was the first approximately correct map of the whole of India. Issued upon two large sheets of folding paper measuring approximately 58” X 24” (Total: 58” X 48”) this immensely detailed map was first published in 1782. Twelve years later (1794), the London publisher, Laurie and Whittle, created a second edition, containing several corrections and additions discovered within the previous decade. This original map hails from the second edition.
Reference:	* Charles Bricker, "Landmarks of Mapmaking", Thomas Crowell Company, New York, 1976. Quotation on pp. 141 & 143.
Size:	Two large sheets of folding paper measuring approximately 58” X 24” (Total: 58” X 48”) (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Un Matted
Condition:	Printed upon thick, eighteenth century hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in London in 1794. Containing folding marks, us usual. Several small tears along the folds have been restored by a previous owner. As well a previous owner has made several neat notations in 18th century fountain pen or quill along the south-eastern coast of India. The first reads, “1780, 10 Sept. Col. Baillie defeated by Hyder Alley”. This is written near the city of Madras. Further south the same individual has written, “Attacked without success by Gr. Eyre Coote, 17 June, 1781.” In all probability, this map was initially owned by a British military officer who served in India during this time.
	Both sheets of this very map contain original hand coloring from the period and are finely printed and in very good condition throughout. "A New Map of Hindoostan" represents a most important, original example of 18th century Indian cartography.
Size:	Two large sheets of folding paper measuring approximately 58” X 24” (Total: 58” X 48”)
	Un Matted
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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