Map of India, constructed with great care and research... by James Wyld 1843
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'Map of India, constructed with great care and research from all the latest authorities and intended more particularly to facilitate a reference to the civil and military stations, dedicated to Sir James Rivett Carnac Bart., Chairman of the Court of Directors of the Honourable the East India Company'
A very large and decorative map of the Indian subcontinent, published by James Wyld and prepared for the East India Company. The map is dedicated to Sir James Rivett Carnac, then a senior figure in the Company (he had been Governor of Bombay between 1838 and 1841), and shows the whole of India divided into its regions by coloured boundaries, with towns, rivers, mountains, and administrative divisions clearly marked. Military stations or bases of the Bengal, Bombay and Madras Armies are distinguished on the map itself and further detailed in an accompanying table at right, which also includes population statistics for Hindustan. Another chart in the upper right corner provides overland distances between major cities and towns, facilitating reference for travel and administration. A note at lower right states that the map was in part intended to "serve to illustrate the dispatches of the Duke of Wellington". This refers to Wellington’s earlier military career in India, long before he became a national hero at Waterloo. His victories at Assaye and Argaum in 1803 were decisive in establishing Company dominance in central India and made his reputation as a general. At the time of publication of the map, Wellington’s dispatches — his official correspondence and reports from his campaigns — had recently been published. Wyld’s note makes clear that this map could be used as a reference tool for readers of these dispatches, allowing them to follow the geography of Wellington’s campaigns and battles on the subcontinent. An imposing and information-rich production reflecting both the ambitions of British cartography and the expansion of imperial authority in India during the mid-19th century.
Size 97 x 67 cm | 38.0 x 26.0 inches
Date Published: 1843 [dated]
Type: Large folio decorative hand coloured 19th century atlas map
Author: Wyld, James
Publication: Wyld's New General Atlas
Condition: Good |
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