Cartography

Highlights of this section include Thacker’s mapping of a siege from 1857, Johann Baptist Homann’s rendition of the Malabar and Coromandel coasts, and Edward Weller’s Lucknow, deceptively calm in the face of revolt.

Ootacamand (Ooty), Plan and Environs

John Bartholomew & Co.

The Edinburgh Geographical Institute

Ootacamand (Ooty), Plan and Environs - Cartography

Gulf of Ganges, Gulf of Bengal, and New Descriptions

Johannes Janssonius

Gulf of Ganges, Gulf of Bengal, and New Descriptions - Cartography

Theatre de la Guerre sur la Cote de Coromandel (Theatre of War, on the Coromandel coast)

Jakob van Schley

Theatre de la Guerre sur la Cote de Coromandel (Theatre of War, on the Coromandel coast) - Cartography

Magni Mogolis Imperivm (Great Mogolis Government)

Frederik de Wit

Magni Mogolis Imperivm (Great Mogolis Government) - Cartography

India inside and outside the Ganges

Christoph Weigel the Elder

India inside and outside the Ganges - Cartography

India below and beyond the Ganges

Guillaume Sanson

India below and beyond the Ganges - Cartography

Tabula Asiae X (Map of Asia)

Sebastian Münster

Tabula Asiae X (Map of Asia) - Cartography

Fort St. David with the French Attack, May 1758

Fort St. David with the French Attack, May 1758 - Cartography

Bijapur

Bijapur - Cartography

Map of South India and Ceylon

Brion de la tour

Map of South India and Ceylon - Cartography

Map of Tritchinapoly

Map of Tritchinapoly - Cartography

Map of part of the Coromandel Coast, Showing the French Settlements of Pondicherry and Caricall and the Danish Settlement of Tranquebar

Map of part of the Coromandel Coast, Showing the French Settlements of Pondicherry and Caricall and the Danish Settlement of Tranquebar - Cartography

The East Indies including more particularly The British Dominions on the Continent of India

Revd. John Blair and Thomas Kitchen

The East Indies including more particularly The British Dominions on the Continent of India - Cartography

The Residency Palace and C. of Lucknow

The Residency Palace and C. of Lucknow - Cartography

The City of Kochi located on the coast of Malabar

Francois Valentyn

The City of Kochi located on the coast of Malabar - Cartography

India (Northern Part)

India (Northern Part) - Cartography

Bengal

Pieter van der Aa

Bengal - Cartography

Northern India including the Presidency of Calcutta

John Tallis's Illustrated Atlas

Northern India including the Presidency of Calcutta - Cartography

Carte Du Bengale (Map of Bengal)

Attributed to Arkstée & Merkus

Carte Du Bengale (Map of Bengal) - Cartography

Plan of the Siege-Works, June to September 1857

Thacker's Press

Plan of the Siege-Works, June to September 1857 - Cartography

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