Set of Five Maps
a) William Faden, A Map of Bengal, Bahar, Oude & Allahabad with Part of Agra and Delhi Exhibiting the Course of the Ganges from Hurdwar to the Sea by James Rennell, R.F.S. . . 1786, London, 1786
Map Size: 28.3 x 42.1 in (72 x 107 cm)
Sheet Size: 30.7 x 43.8 in (78 x 111.5 cm)
Original hand coloured detailed map of the Upper provinces of India, extending to Tibet in the North and the Bay of Bengal in the South. The map was drawn by James Rennell F.R.S., Surveyor General of India, and engraved from the original drawing in the Possession of the East India Company. The map includes a great amount of detail and shows roads and military outposts. Cartouche shows a bearded sea god resting his arm on a bull's head, and an alligator and leopard are beside him. At right, an Indian woman holds a bowl over a kneeling man, as two other men look on.
"William Faden (1749 - 1836) was an English cartographer and a publisher of maps. He was the royal geographer to King George III. He replaced Thomas Jeffery's in that role. The title of "geographer to the king" was given to various people in the 18th century, including John Senex, Herman Moll, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Jeffreys. All of these men, including William Faden, were engravers and publishers, not scholars or academics. Their part was to publish and supply maps to the crown and parliament." (Source: Wikipedia)
b) Victor Levasseur, Asie, Atlas Universel Illustre, 1852
12.9 x 18 in (33 x 45.8 cm)
Original hand coloured outlined map engraved by Laguillermie and illustrated by Raimond Bonheur this highly decorative map of the Asian continent surrounded by vignettes showing the different costumes of the various Asian populations. Map of Europe and Asia showing political divisions extending as far west as the British Isles.
Map is flanked on each side by three scrolls with explanatory text, "Statistique", "Explication", and "Population". To the left is an enthroned woman, perhaps depicting Hesione, the wife of Prometheus, who is commonly associated with Asia. She is holding a scepter in her right hand, a main de justice, a symbol of royal French power referring to French claims in Indochina. In the upper right quadrant of the map Adam and Eve are illustrated above the scrolls and various exotic animals including a bear, a buffalo, a rhino, a tiger, an enormous vulture, and a crocodile are depicted along the bottom of the map. Above and below the map are 10 oval vignettes of people in their traditional dress.
Victor Levasseur (1795 - 1862) was a French cartographer widely known for his distinctive decorative style. He produced numerous maps which were admired for the artistic content of the scenes and data surrounding the map and the detail of the map.
c) Steiler, Vorder-Indien oder das Anglo-Indische Reich, Gotha, 1863
13.1 x 16.3 in (33.4 x 41.6 cm)
This is a nice example of Stieler's 1863 map of the Indian subcontinent. It covers from the Himalayas in the north as far south as Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and from Sindh in the west as far to the east as Burma. All the modern day nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, plus and portions of Thailand, Tibet and Afghanistan are included. The islands of the Andaman, Nicobar and the Lakshadweep are identified. There are two insets in the top right corner, featuring Sikkim and, curiously, Ireland! (it may be there to offer a sense of scale to the viewer). Map is highly detailed with both political and physical data. The lower left corner features the elevation of the Himalayas.
The map depicts most of what is today modern India and what was, when this map was made, British India. In 1857, following the Sepoy Mevolt, the east India Company was dissolved and the governance of India was administered directly by the British Crown. The British Raj ruled India until its independence in 1947.
d) Francis Marie Joseph Garnier, Asie Meridionale, Inde Anglaise et Indo-Chine, Paris, 1861
14.2 x 19.4 in (36.3 x 49.3 cm)
Very detailed map from Atlas Spherodidal & Universel de geographie , Prepared by F.A.Garnier and edited by Jules Renouard, rue de Tournon, Paris. Uncommon map with decorative title cartouche lower left hand corner. Showing good detail of India and Malaysia.
e) Issak Tirion, Nieuwe kaart van het oostelijkste deel der Weereld dienende ter aanwyzing van de Scheepstogten naar Oost-Indie, Amsterdam, 1753
12.9 x 14.6 in (32.8 x 37.3 cm)
Early original Dutch engraved map showing the J Oostindie's map of Eastern Hemisphere, depicting East Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia (incorporating New Guinea), New Zealand and Africa. Free-floating but protected by mylar.
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