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Nouvelle carte de la Rivierre de Bengale depuis la Pointe des Palmiers iusqu'a Chandernagor

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Title Nouvelle carte de la Rivierre de Bengale depuis la Pointe des Palmiers iusqu'a Chandernagor

Date 1700

Place India--Hugli River, India--West Bengal

Language French

Subjects Manuscript maps, Nautical charts

Description Sheet 28 of 115 (i.e. 117; includes sheets 71A and 106A) numbered leaves in the Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, detailing French colonial interests worldwide, ca. 1640-ca. 1726..
Comprised of two side-by-side panels drawn at the same scale (497 x 496 mm. and 501 x 227 mm.) The larger panel (at left) contains the title cartouche and extends to Mogolgate on the Hugli. The panel at right continues north to Chandannagar, and includes both the scale statement and an added title: Suitte de la Riveirre de Bengale depuis la Pointe de Busra jusqu'a Chandernagor.
Depths shown with soundings.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, brown, yellow, red); mounted on cloth.

Summary Nautical chart of northeastern India detailing the coast from Palmyras Point east through West Bengal as far as the Hugli River, then north along the river past Calcutta to Chandannagar. Villages and European forts shown pictorially.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; on sheet 564 x 814 mm

Format Early works, Manuscript maps, Maps, Nautical charts

Archival Collection Title Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS map 30 sheet 28

BibID 991647498805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 9102px × 7037px 183.29 MB

Filename 991647498805867_ayer_ms_map_30_sheet_28.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KLVQ

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