FADEN, WILLIAM
A MAP OF THE PENINSULA OF INDIA: FROM THE 19TH DEGREE NORTH LATITUDE TO CAPE COMORIN
Year: 1795
Size: 46.4 x 70.3 inches (When Joined Together)
Size of Each Sheet: 23.2 x 35 inches
IN TWO PARTS
Map Size (When Joined Together): 118 x 178.6 cm (46.4 x 70.3 inches)
Size of Each Sheet: 59 x 89.3 cm (23.2 x 35 inches)
Published By: William Faden, 1795.
These two-page maps are the largest and most impressive maps of Southern India before the Great Trigonometric Survey. The two-page map covers the subcontinent as far north as Bombay (Mumbai), east as the City of Ellore (Eluru) and the Bay of Bengal, south as the city of Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) and the northern part of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and west as the Laccadives (Lakshadwap).
This map contains detailed information about the rapid increase of British control in India the southern part of India after the Fourth and the last Anglo-Mysore war (1798 - 1799) in which Tipu Sultan was killed. After his death in 1799, much of the remaining Mysore territory was annexed by the British( as can be seen with the red colour), the Nizam, and the Marathas (British East India Company) predominating the map. Some areas of the map are labelled with 1792 and 1799 showcasing the region was ceded to the British. A small core, around Mysore and Seringapatam, was restored to the Indian prince Yuvaraja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (later Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III) under his grandmother’s regency.
The map is color-coded by hand to depict the territorial holdings of various groups, as stated in a caption at the bottom. The red sections indicated territory controlled by the British, primarily by the British East India Company. The Maratta’s estates are green, whereas the Nizam’s are orange. The Maratta and Nizam are shown as British allies at the bottom of the map, having been obtained by partition deals in 1792 and 1799. The lands highlighted in yellow are ruled by the Nawabs of Carnatic (also known as the Nawabs of Arcot), who resisted British colonization until the early nineteenth century. Territories in blue were controlled by the Kingdom of Travancore, which was ruled by the British East India Company after a contract in 1795.
An intricate cartouche in the lower left corner has many remarks about the map as well as a set of scale bars depicting several units of measurement (coss or kos). The conversion ratio between coss(kos = approx. 3000 mts) and the British standard unit of distance. This map was engraved by R. Baker and printed in by William Faden. The whole is masterfully presented in visually stunning almost three-dimensional engraving and stunning period color. A must for any serious collection of India themed maps. Compiled by James Rennell from papers communicated by the late Sir Archibald Campbell, the surveys of Col. Kelly, Capt. Pringle, Capt. Allan, etc.
The map depicts many important marches across India. The Marquess of Cornwallis, whose trip is marked in red, was a key British figure in India during this period. He served as governor general and commander in chief of India from 1786 until 1793. In 1792, he defeated Tipu Sultan of Mysore in combat, compelling the Sultan to accept peace terms.
William Faden (1749-1836) served as geographer to George III and George IV replacing Thomas Jefferys in that role. A gold-medalist of the (Royal) Society of Arts in 1796, he assembled an unrivalled stock of the large-scale maps of the British counties, and became a logical commercial partner for the Ordinance Survey - Faden publishing the first published OS map in 1801. Some of his plates were later acquired by the Admiralty and re- issued as official Admiralty charts. He retired in 1823, the business passing to his former apprentice James Wyld’.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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