Plan de Madras et du Fort St Georges Pris par les Francoias le 21 September 1746.

Fully hand coloured example of this scarce c.18th plan of the city of Madras (present-day Chennai) with Fort Georges.

The English East India Company purchased land at Madras in 1635 and was granted permission to build a factory and warehouse for their trading enterprises in 1639. Later that year, Fort St George was built to protect the Company’s maritime interests. A table top right is an extensive key of prominent buildings. The area of Black Town, also known as George Town, was the first settlement of the city of Madras.

From Prevost, Abbe. Histoire gnrale des voyages : ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par
terre qui ont t publies jusqu’ prsent dans les diffrentes langues de toutes les.. Paris

References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967: 65403.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974: p.241.
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973: 5991.

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