Add MS 57696

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXI (1-15). Agra - Hameerpore.

1. 'A sketch of ground in the vicinity of the fort and Taj at Agra', by A. M. Stewart; circa 1857. Scale given on map as 1:6000, with scale bars of 400 paces and 500 yards (= 3 inches), but scale statement ('Scale of 200 paces to 1 inch') indicates 1:9000. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.45.

350 x 505mm.

2. Plan of the fort at Agra; 1873. 1:1584. 'Scale 132 feet to 1 inch' but scale bar of 700 feet (= 5.15 inches) indicates a scale of 1:1630 approx. Map oriented with West at top. Copy, by Sheikh Secunder; signed by J. W. Alexander 'Ex. Engr. Agra Provincial Division'. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.46.

Ink on dressed linen. 605 x 710mm.

3. 'Battle of Assye . . . Sept. 23d 1803' signed 'W. M.'. 1:63360. Scale bar of 2 miles (= 2 inches). R.U.S.I. no. HJ 615.

320 x 225mm.

4. 'Plan of the River Indus at Attok'; 19th cent. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.42.

470 x 570mm.

5. 'Plan of the fortified ground and citadel of Bhurtpoor with the attack in December 1823 by Genl Lord Combermere', by John Madge, jun., and signed (illegibly) by Col. –, Ch. Eng. Office; 1825. 1:9600. Scale of 2000 yards (= 7.5 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 11.11.

470 x 320mm.

6. 'Plan of Major General Wheeler's entrenchments and surrounding buildings Cawnpore June 1857', by Pte. W. Hall, KOSB. 1:4032. 'Scale of 336 feet - 1 inch'. The map had belonged to Herbert Fanshawe, Commissioner of Delhi in the early 1900's, and was presented to the Institution by his nephew, Brigadier L. A. Fanshawe. R.U.S.I. no. V 8.4A.

710 x 1015mm.

7. 'Town of Chunderee'; 19th cent. 1:9000. 'Scale 1 inch (= 250 yards)'. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.40.

370 x 340mm.

8. 'Cantonment and city of Delhi showing the British camp & positions as on the 1st Augt 1857, reduced from the official map and filled in by Capt. F. C. Massey, D.J.A.Gl.'. 1:22800 approx. Scale bar of '11/2 miles or 2640 yards' (= 4.2 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 8.37.

420 x 320mm.

9. 'Assault of Delhi 14th September 1857', by A. M. Stewart; aft. 1857. 'Scale of 1/38016' but scale bar of 4 furlongs (= 1.75 inches) indicates a scale of 1:18100 approx. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.56.

430 x 260mm.

10. Map of Ferozpoor and environs; circa 1848. No overall scale given. Includes eight drawings of sections of the enemy's works. 1:240. 'Scale 20 feet = 1 inch'. Scale bar of 100 feet (= 5 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 8.26

500 x 665mm.

11. 'Plan of Fort St David'; bef. 1818. 1:720. 'Scale of 60 feet to an inch'. Initialled and dated 'R. A. D. 1818' in ink on recto. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.8.

420 x 535mm.

12. 'Plan of the white town of Fort St George'; bef. 1818. 1:1728. 'Scale of 108 feet to 3/4 of an inch'. Initialled and dated 'R. A. D. 1818' in ink on recto. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.9.

480 x 565mm.

13. 'Sketch of the battle of the 21st February 1849'. 1:36200 approx. Scale bar of 2 miles (= 3.5 inches). Map shows Battle of Gujrat, in the Punjab, during the Second Sikh War. R.U.S.I. no. V 8.22.

420 x 270mm.

14. Plan of Gwalior Fort; 19th cent. 1:5280. 'Scale 1 inch = 440 feet'. R.U.S.I. no. B 471.

760 x 505mm.

15. Map of Hameerpore; mid 19th cent. 1:6000. 'Scale of 100 paces to an inch'. Scale bar of 500 paces (= 5 inches). Map oriented with North-East at top. R.U.S.I. no. A 23.22.

505 x 635mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: A. M. Stewart, military draughtsman: Agra, India: Sketch of ground near fort and Taj Mahal at Agra, by A. M. Stewart: circa 1857.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Agra, India: Sheikh Secunder, military draughtsman: J. W. Alexander, military engineer in Agra division: Plan of fort at Agra,: 1873: Copy, by Sheikh Secunder, signed by J. W. Alexander.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Assaye, India: W. M: Plan of Battle of Assaye signed 'W.M.': 1803.
• f. 4 Attock, the Punjab: Maps and Plans: River Indus: Plan of R. Indus at Attock,: 19th cent.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Field-Marshal Sir Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere afterwards Stapleton-Cotton: John Madge, military draughtsman: Bhurtpoor, alias Bhurtpur, India: Plan of Lord Combermere's attack on Bhurtpoor, by John Madge: 1825.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Private W. Hall, KOSB: Cawnpore, India: Major-General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler, KCB: Plan of Maj.-Gen. Wheeler's entrenchments, etc., at Cawnpore by Pte. W. Hall: 1857.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Chunderee, India: Map of Chunderee: 19th cent.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Captain F. C. Massey: Delhi, India: Plan of British encampment at Delhi, reduced and completed by Capt. F. C. Massey: 1857.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: A. M. Stewart, military draughtsman: Delhi, India: Plan of assault on Delhi, by A. M. Stewart: aft. 1857.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Ferozepore, the Punjab: Plan of encampments at Ferozepore: circa 1848.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Fort St. David, Madras: Plan of Fort St David, Madras: bef. 1818.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Madras, India: Plan of town at Fort St George: bef. 1818.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Gujrat, the Punjab: Sketch-map of Battle of Gujrat: 1849.
• f. 14 Maps and Plans: Gwalior, India: Plan of fort at Gwalior: 19th cent.
• f. 15 Maps and Plans: Hameerpore, India: Map of Hameerpore: mid 19th cent.