Add MS 57699

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXIV (1-13). The Far East.

1. 'Reconnoitring sketch of a portion of Arracan by Lieutenants Wroughton and Thomson Feby 28th 1825'. 1:126720. 'Scale of 1/2 an inch to a mile'. Scale bar of 8 miles (= 4 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 8.28.

495 x 355mm.

2. 'A topographical plan of the city and fortifications of Arracan . . . 1825 by Robert Wroughton, Lieut., surveyor'. 1:12000. 'Scale of 1000 feet to an inch'. Map oriented with West at top. R.U.S.I. no. V 8.29.

330 x 475mm.

3. Map of Canton, marked 'the map I used during the operations of the storming of and advance on to Canton in Decr 1857 when AQM Genl of the force' and signed 'W. M. McCrealock'; 1857. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. A 15.27.

Ink and watercolours on dressed linen. 535 x 870mm.

4. 'Chart of the island of Chusan enlarged from Dalrymple's chart of 1702 and corrected in many places by observations made during an expedition under Capt. Sir H. Le Fleming Senhouse . . . [on] HMS Blenheim between 30th August and 4th September 1840 and completed by John Pascoe second master of Blenheim . . .', signed 'Jno Pascoe, Sept. 8th 1840'. 1:126720. 'Scale half an inch to a mile'. Scale bar of 9 miles (= 4.5 inches). Map oriented with West at top. '1702' in the title is clearly a mistake for '1802'; Alexander Dalrymple was the first Hydrographer to the Navy 1795-1808. The map was made for use in operations connected with the First Opium War 1839-1842. Capt. Le Fleming Senhouse, who had commissioned the Blenheim in 1839, and taken her directly to the China Seas, died of a fever during operations at Canton in 1841. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.15.

715 x 545mm.

5. 'The river Irrawaddy from Ava to Bamó drawn by Lt. Brown . . . from old maps & plans and from his own observations'; late 19th cent. 1:506880. 'Scale of 8 miles to an inch'. R.U.S.I. no. A 44.3.

625 x 260mm.

6. 'Plan of the Macau-fort, Canton, Tatee & Taishan channels by Commr Edwd Belcher HMS Sulphur 1841'. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.5.

Ink on paper: 675 x 985mm.

7. 'Plan du detroit de Malac'; [early 18th cent.?] No scale given. French. 'No. 358' in pencil on recto. R.U.S.I. no. A 19.56.

Ink on paper; 440 x 555mm.

8. 'Copy of a survey by Major Allen shewing positions Amarapoora, Ava and Tsagain with position of Mandalay added by Lt. Browne'. 1:126720. 'Scale 2 miles to an inch'. R.U.S.I. no. A 44.4.

240 x 150mm.

9. 'Sketch map of the Myaing township, Pakoku district, Upper Burma by Moung San Done, Thungyip of Myaing . . . April 1887'. No scale given. R.U.S.I. no. A 44.2.

340 x 445mm.

10. 'Plan of the position of the British Army at Rangoon 1st July 1824' by Edward Lake, 'Acting Comm. Engr'. 1:31680. Scale bar of 2 miles (= 4 inches). R.U.S.I. no. V 8.30.

270 x 515mm.

11. 'Plan of the river of Saigon . . . drawn by Capt. Viot a Frenchman'. No scale given. Accompanied by a note (f. 11*), signed by James Purefoy, relating to the map. R.U.S.I. no. A 19.59.

440 x 570mm.

12. 'Survey of the Promontory of the Island Sumatra . . . taken in 1770 by Geo. Burghall HEICS Chief Ingineer & Command of Artillery. This copy by Mr Whatfield, Asst. Engineer'. 1:5400. 'A scale of 600 yards' (= 4 inches). The map is unfinished. Presented to the Institution by Commander J. Brewer RN. R.U.S.I. no. A 20.14.

Ink on paper. 725 x 350mm.

13. 'Sketch map of the Tagaya district, Upper Burma by Moung San Done, Thungyip of Myaing'; 1887. No scale given. Names partly in Malay. R.U.S.I. no. A 44.1.

Pencil on paper. 450 x 620mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Robert Wroughton, military surveyor: Lieutenant Thompson: Arracan, Burma: Reconnoitring sketch of part of Arracan, by Lieut. Robert Wroughton and Lieut. — Thompson: 1825.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Robert Wroughton, military surveyor: Arracan, Burma: Plan of Arracan and fortifications, by Lieut. Robert Wroughton: 1825.
• f. 3 Canton; City of: Maps and Plans: W. M. McCrealock, Assistant Quartermaster General: Map of Canton, by W. M. McCrealock: 1857: Signed.
• f. 4 Maps and Plans: John Pascoe, 2nd master, HMS Blenheim: Island of Chu Shan, China: Alexander Dalrymple, Hydrographer to the Admiralty: Captain Sir Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse, RN: Chart of Chu Shan island, by John Pascoe enlarged from 1802 chart by Alexander Dalrymple, with corrections, etc., made on voyage under command of Capt. Sir H. Le Fleming Senhouse: 1840.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Brown: River Irrawaddy, Burma: Map of R. Irrawaddy from Ava to Bamo, drawn by Lieut. — Brown: late 19th cent.
• f. 6 Admiral Sir Edward Belcher, KCB: Maps and Plans: Macau, Canton: Plan of fort, etc., at Macau, by Capt. E. Belcher: 1841.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Straits of Malacca: Plan of Straits of Malacca: early 18th cent.?.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Brown: Major Allen: Amarapura, Burma: Ava, Burma: Tsagan, Burma: Mandalay, Burma: Map of Amarapur, Ava, Tsagan and Mandalay, showing fortifications etc., surveyed by Maj. — Allen with position of Mandalay added by Lieut. — Brown: later 19th cent.: Copy.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Moung San Done, Thungyip of Myaing: Myaing, Upper Burma: Sketch map of Myaing township, by Moung San Done: 1887.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Edward Lake, military engineer: Rangoon, Burma: Plan of British position at Rangoon, by Edward Lake: 1824.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Captain Viot, French military engineer: River Saigon, Vietnam: Map of R. Saigon drawn by Capt. — Viot: 1791.
• f. 11* Maps and Plans: River Saigon, Vietnam: James Purefoy: Note rel. to navigation of R. Saigon signed by James Purefoy: 1791.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: George Burghall, Chief Engineer, East India Company: Whatfield, assistant engineer, East India Company: Island of Sumatra: Unfinished map of Sumatra, surveyed by George Burghall: aft. 1770: Copy, by —— Whatfield.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Moung San Done, Thungyip of Myaing: Tagaya, Upper Burma: Sketch map of Tagaya district, by Moung San Done: 1887: Partly Malay.