Map [A Bengal atlas] Map of Bengal and Bahar

Title

• [A Bengal atlas]

Other Title

• Map of Bengal and Bahar

Names

• Rennell, James, 1742-1830, cartographer
• Harrison, William, approximately 1750-1803, engraver

Created / Published

• [London?] : [James Rennell?], [1829?]

Contents

• [1]. Map of the inland navigation -- [2]. View of Oudanulla as it appeared before the attack in 1763. Churnargur from the west as it appeared after the siege in 1764 -- [3]. No. I. The Delta of the Ganges with the adjacent countries on the east : comprehending the southern inland navigation -- [4]. No. II. The Jungleterry District with the adjacent provinces of Birboom, Rajemal, Boglipour &tc. : comprehending the countries situated between Moorshedabad and Bahar -- [5]. No. III. A map of South Bahar, including the course of the Ganges to Chunargur -- [6]. No. IV. A map of North Bahar -- [7]. No. V. The northern provinces of Bengal, with the Bootan, Morung & Assam frontiers -- [8]. No. VI. The low countries beyond the Ganges, from the Maldah River to Silhet : comprehending the midland and eastern inland navigation -- [9]. No. VII. The provinces of Bengal situated on the west of the Hoogly River : with the Maharatta frontier -- [10]. No. VIII. The conquered provinces on the south of Bahar : containing Ramgur, Palamow & Chuta-Nagpour, with their dependencies -- [11]. Bengal and Bahar -- [12]. No. IX. This map of Bengal & Bahar : comprehending a tract more extensive & populous than the British Islands -- [13]. No. X. A map of Oude & Allahabad with part of Agra & Delhi : including the course of the Ganges to Hurdwar and the Maharatta frontier -- [14]. No. XI. Map of the Cossimbuzar Island -- [15]. No. XII. Plan of the environs of the city of Dacca -- [16]. No. XIII. The Doo-Ab from Allahabad to Kalpy -- [17]. No. XIV. The River Ganges from Allahabad to Patna : with plans of Allahabad and Chunargur -- [18]. No. XV. The River Ganges from Patna to Surdah with plans of Patna and Monghir -- [19]. No. XVI. The Ganges from Surdah to the Calligonga : with the passage across the Jeels &c. -- [20]. No. XVII. The Ganges from the Calligonga to its confluence with the Megna or Burrampooter : and the Megna from thence to the head of Luckia River -- [21]. No. XVIII. The Burrampooter from the head of Luckia or Bannar River to Assam -- [22]. No. XIX. The Hoogly River from Nuddeah to the sea : with Halasore Road and plan of the attack of Oudanulla -- [23]. No. XX. A map of the Sunderbund and Baliagot passages with their principal communications.

Headings

• -  South Asia--Maps
• -  South Asia

Genre

• Atlases
• Maps

Notes

• -  Shows western South Asia from the Bhutan border in the north to the Sundarbands in the south, and from Uttaranchal in the west to the eastern coast of Burma.
• -  Relief shown pictorially.
• -  Title from other editions of the atlas.
• -  In lower right of most maps: W. Harrison ft.
• -  Some sheets of the paper on which it was printed watermared with the date 1829.
• -  LC copy bound in modern red cloth.
• -  Lc copy imperfect: lacks title page. Brittle.
• -  List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, 9710

Medium

• 1 atlas ([2] leaves, I-X, [1], XI-XX double leaves) : hand colored maps (some folded) ; 29 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

• G2260 R4 1829

Repository

• Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/gmdatlases.2021587882

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2021587882

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• https://lccn.loc.gov/2021587882

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