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C1763-1778
Fort St. David with the French Attack May 1758
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Rare c.18th map of Fort St David. This is the early edition of this map and not the later reprint by Athenaeum Press, 1861/1862. Fort St David is a historic fort located in Cuddalore, a coastal town in the southern … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Fort St. David with the French Attack May 1758
Date:
C1763-1778
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
244mm
x 358mm
Paper Size:
268mm
x 417mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1763-1778
Description:
Rare c.18th map of Fort St David.
This is the early edition of this map and not the later reprint by Athenaeum Press, 1861/1862.
Fort St David is a historic fort located in Cuddalore, a coastal town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. The fort was built by the British East India Company in the c.17th and played an important role in the colonial history of the region. It was constructed in 1690 by Governor Elihu Yale, who named it after Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. The fort was strategically located on the Coromandel Coast, which was an important trade route for the British. It served as a major trading post for the British East India Company, and was also used as a military base to defend British interests in the region.
Fort St David was attacked several times by the French during the c.18th, and was eventually captured by them in 1758. However, the fort was returned to the British under the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1763, and remained under British control until Indian independence in 1947.
From: Orme, Robert [1728-1801]. A History Of The Military Transactions Of The British Nation In Indostan, From The Year MDCCXLV. To Which Is Prefixed A Dissertation On The Establishments Made By Mahomedan Conquerors In Indostan.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4729085
Manchester Library: MLSC ; R226582
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvQOXjqLpb
State Library Victoria: RARES 954M OR5
State Library South Australia: 355.033054 b (Symon Library)
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4729085
Manchester Library: MLSC ; R226582
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvQOXjqLpb
State Library Victoria: RARES 954M OR5
State Library South Australia: 355.033054 b (Symon Library)
Sir John Call (1732 - 1801)
Call was first baronet, of Whiteford, Cornwall and an military engineer in India. When about seventeen he was recommended to the notice of Benjamin Robins, the celebrated mathematician, who at that time received the appointment of chief-engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements. Robins left England in 1749, and arrived at Fort William in July 1750, bringing with him eight young writers, one of whom was Call, who acted as his secretary. Robins having died in July 1751, and war having commenced with the powers on the coast of Coromandel, Call, who was appointed a writer on the Madras establishment that year, was employed in the capacity of engineer to carry on the erection of the defensive works at Fort St. David. In the beginning of 1752 he accompanied Captain (afterwards Lord) Clive on an expedition against the French, who had possessed themselves of the province of Arcot, and were plundering up to the very gates of Madras. After the great successes achieved by Clive, the army marched back to Fort St. David, where Call received the appointment of engineer-in-chief before he had attained his twentieth year. He retained that situation until 1757, when he was appointed chief-engineer at Madras, and soon after of all the Coromandel coast. During the greater part of the war against Hyder Ali in 1767–8 Call was with the army in the Mysore. In 1768 he was appointed a member of the governor's council, and soon after was advanced by the East India Company, in recognition of his general services, from the fourth to the third seat in council. He was strongly recommended by Clive to succeed to the government of Madras on the first opportunity, but having received news of his father's death, he determined to return home, although strongly urged by Clive to remain.
