Carte d`la indostand ou de la empire mogul j renell tardieu

Major James Rennell, Carte d'la indostand ou de la empire mogul j renell tardieu, Paris, Circa 1800

Rare four sheet unmounted map of India. Each measuring 22 x 28 in (55 x 70 cm) (each)
Will form a huge map of 44 x 56 in (111.7 x 142.2 cm) approximately, when all four sheets are joined together

This rare map by Rennell is perhaps a land mark in the history of 18th century map making of India. Huge map of India in 4 sheets of entire Indian Sub-continent.

"Major James Rennell, FRS FRSE FRGS (3 December 1742 - 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of India and served as Surveyor General of Bengal. Rennell has been called the Father of Oceanography. In 1830 he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Rennell initially surveyed the Ganges river starting in the autumn of 1764, encountering in 1766 the mountains that he called the Tartarian mountains (the Himalayas). The main purpose of the survey was to find a navigable waterway from Calcutta to the northern regions. In the same year Captain Rennell nearly lost his life when the party of surveyors were attacked by sanyasis on the Bhutan border. Injured badly in the shoulder blade, he was taken by boat to Dacca, a journey that took six days. He was treated by Dr Francis Russell and was fortunate to recover although he never gained full function of his right arm. On return Rennell's work was much appreciated and he was recommended for a handsome salary of 1000 pounds a year. Rennell immediately sent money home to his mother and sister while also showing gratitude by sending gifts to Rev. Burrington's children. In 1767 Lord Robert Clive, the then Governor of Bengal and Bihar, appointed him as surveyor-general of the East India Company's dominions in Bengal. After this Rennell was always accompanied by a company of Sepoys." (Source: Wikipedia)

This work will be shipped unframed. The sheets are unmounted and in 4 un-joined parts as issued. It needs to be joined together to make complete map of India.

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