Map of the Chilka Lake, Orissa, showing the route taken by the Company's ship, "Swift", in february 1820.
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Map of the Chilka Lake, Orissa. 1820. 'Sketch of a part of the Great Chilka Lake' with explanatory notes and scale in the lower right corner. Water depth and the location of 'roads' are indicated. Reproduced in J. Howes 'Illustrating India' (OUP Delhi:2010), p.223, map 6.1. 10 by 16 ins. Not...
4 'Harkara' maps of the Guntur Campaign, made by Indian draftsmen, with Telugu inscriptions. August 1788
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A folder containing 4 maps of the Guntur Campaign, prepared by an Indian informant or 'Harkara'. Inscribed in Telugu and English, dated August 1788. WD2673 is reproduced in an article by Jennifer Howes in Trautmann, Tom 'The Madras School of Orientalism.' Delhi: OUP, 2009. Page 76-7, figure 3.1...