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THOMAS KITCHIN (1719 - 1784)

NEW MAP OF HINDOSTAN OR EAST INDIES AGREEABLE TO THE LATEST AUTHORITIES


Estimate: Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000 ( $285-$355 )


New Map of Hindostan or East Indies agreeable to the latest Authorities


Thomas Kitchin, New Map of Hindostan or East Indies agreeable to the latest Authorities, London, 1794
15 x 17.6 in (37.5 x 44 cm)

Original hand coloured cartouche and outlines. From George Augustus Baldwyn's A New, Royal, Authentic, Complete and Universal system of Geography; or, A Modern History and Description of the whole World.

This striking and highly detailed unusual 1794 copper engraved map of Indian Subcontinent covers India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South-Eastern Iran, Southern part of Tibet, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Laccadives islands, northern Maldives Islands and a bit of Burma (Myanmar). The map provides excellent topographic details on cities, towns, rivers, reliefs and islands. A large figurate title cartouche, a compass rose and three mileage scales complete the map.

This work will be shipped unframed

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