William Faden
A Map of Bengal, Bahar, Oude and Allahabad with Part of Agra and Delhi, 1786
28 ½ x 41 ½ in
72 x 106 cm
72 x 106 cm
IC3062
£ 985.00
This large scale map covers most of Central Northern and North Eastern India with the red section symbolising the interests of the British East India Company initiated by the conquests...
This large scale map covers most of Central Northern and North Eastern India with the red section symbolising the interests of the British East India Company initiated by the conquests of Lord Clive of India.
The geographical source of the map can be traced to James Rennell, the first Surveyor General of Bengal who had been invalided out of the army and spent the rest of his life in London compiling his notes, maps and manuscripts into a complete archive of his work. He is generally regarded as the most reliable and accurate 18th century cartographic source for English maps of India.
A dedication below the cartouche also states that the map was initially drawn by Andrew Dury, a fellow map maker, who was given Rennell's manuscript from the archives of the British East India Company by John Stables, a member of the Council of Four, another name for the Supreme Council of Bengal, who were in administrative charge of the region from 1774-1833.
From Dury, the map was passed on to William Faden who issued it in his General Atlas from 1786 onwards. The atlas was extremely successful and went through several editions into the 1820s. The date on the map (1786) would remain unchanged but the changes in the colouring of the map reflected growing British influence in India.
Original colour. [IC3062]
The geographical source of the map can be traced to James Rennell, the first Surveyor General of Bengal who had been invalided out of the army and spent the rest of his life in London compiling his notes, maps and manuscripts into a complete archive of his work. He is generally regarded as the most reliable and accurate 18th century cartographic source for English maps of India.
A dedication below the cartouche also states that the map was initially drawn by Andrew Dury, a fellow map maker, who was given Rennell's manuscript from the archives of the British East India Company by John Stables, a member of the Council of Four, another name for the Supreme Council of Bengal, who were in administrative charge of the region from 1774-1833.
From Dury, the map was passed on to William Faden who issued it in his General Atlas from 1786 onwards. The atlas was extremely successful and went through several editions into the 1820s. The date on the map (1786) would remain unchanged but the changes in the colouring of the map reflected growing British influence in India.
Original colour. [IC3062]
