COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Date:
1822
Short Title:
Covers: Sketch of the Outline and principal Rivers of India
Publisher:
A. Arrowsmith
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
21
Obj Width cm:
14
Note:
This map projects a huge project of mapping India on a large scale (4 miles to 1 inch) with 102 sheets. The project was never completed because Arrowsmith died in 1823. 16 sheets were finished (as stated in the title of this map) and they became Arrowsmith's last map, the Atlas of South India, issued in 1822.
Country:
Ceylon
Country:
India
Full Title:
(Covers to) Sketch of the Outline and principal Rivers of India by A. Arrowsmith Hydrographer to His Majesty 1822. Note: This map is intended to shew how many sheets of this size would be required for a Map of India on a scale of Four English Miles to one Inch, any one of which may be engraved independent of another when materials offer, and may be united to the rest by keeping correctly to the lines as drawn on this Map. The sheets as far as No. 16 are already engraved on the above scale.
List No:
6704.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Pub Date:
1822
Pub Title:
Sketch of the Outline and principal Rivers of India by A. Arrowsmith Hydrographer to His Majesty 1822. Note: This map is intended to shew how many sheets of this size would be required for a Map of India on a scale of Four English Miles to one Inch, any one of which may be engraved independent of another when materials offer, and may be united to the rest by keeping correctly to the lines as drawn on this Map. The sheets as far as No. 16 are already engraved on the above scale.
Pub List No:
6704.000
Pub Type:
Case Map
Pub Height cm:
21
Pub Width cm:
14
Image No:
6704001
Authors:
Arrowsmith, Aaron
Link To Source
Covers: Sketch of the Outline and principal Rivers of India
