Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Map of the Cossimbuzar Island (with) Battle of Plassey... 1757
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Author:
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Rennell, James, 1742-1830
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Date:
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1780
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Short Title:
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Map of the Cossimbuzar Island (with) Battle of Plassey... 1757
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Publisher:
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(James Rennell)
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Publisher Location:
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London
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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48
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Obj Width cm:
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29
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Scale 1:
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316,800
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Country:
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India
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Country:
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Bangladesh
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Region:
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Ganges River (Bangladesh and India)
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Subject:
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Military
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Full Title:
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Map of the Cossimbuzar Island (with) Battle of Plassey... 1757
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List No:
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16229.017
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Page No:
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XI
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Series No:
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17
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Engraver or Printer:
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Harrison, W.
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Publication Author:
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Rennell, James, 1742-1830
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Pub Date:
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1781
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Pub Title:
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A Bengal Atlas: Containing Maps of the War and Commerce on That Side of Hindoostan. Compiled from the original surveys; and published by order of the Honorablethe The Court of Directors for the Affairs of the East India Company. By James Rennell
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Pub Reference:
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Edney, "Mapping an Empire;" Shirley, British Library T.RENN,. For the full text of the tables of distances and area (which for this second edition were issued separately in a quarto book, not present in our set, per the contents page) of the first edition of 1781, see https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_a-bengal-atlas-containi_rennell-james_1781/mode/2up
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Pub Note:
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There appear to be several issues of this atlas from 1779 to 1781, with Rennell adding maps to later editions. Our copy has three maps added to the end and a new contents page which eliminates original plate XXII "Plan of the Battle of Buxar" which rarely appeared in any editions. Rennell, began his survey of Bengal in 1764, became Surveyor General for the East India Company in 1767, and spent the next 10 years carrying out his survey of an area of about 3000,000 square miles, an area slightly larger than the state of Texas. The Bengal Atlas, first published in 1779, was the culmination of this work and was critical for commercial, military and administrative activities. Rennell’s maps were the most accurate ones of the area for the next sixty years. James Rennell was the father of the Indian Survey. Major James Rennell (1742-1830) , received training on surveying in the Royal Navy, joined the East India Company in 1763, was the first Surveyor General of Bengal (1767-1777), and carried out the first comprehensive geographical survey of much of India. The survey was a massive undertaking that mapped parts of India at a greater detail than many European countries had been mapped (Goss, p. 246). His survey led to The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India which began in 1802 (See the exhibit section: "The Survey of India"). He is most known for his Bengal Atlas of 1779 and Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan (1782). Renell continually updated his maps for accuracy and added new geographical information, using indigenous maps and drawings as sources for his maps of the Punjab region. His cartographic methods included gleaning information from earlier maps, measuring distances along roads, establishing the coordinates of control points, and then creating a “graticule” or grid to create his maps (Edney, p.17-8). Rennell’s maps were of such accuracy and quality that they were used well into the 19th century. Rennell returned to England in 1782 where he continued to write and publish works on geography, history, and became an expert in the mapping and study of ocean currents.
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Pub List No:
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16229.000
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Pub Type:
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National Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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24
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Pub Height cm:
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49
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Pub Width cm:
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35
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Image No:
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16229017.jp2
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Authors:
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Rennell, James, 1742-1830
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