[Maps from 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 / by Robert Orme].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orme, Robert, 1728-1801.

Contributor:

Call, John, Sir, 1732-1801.

Rennell, James, 1742-1830.

Cheevers, J. (John), engraver.

Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784, engraver.

Nourse, J. (John), -1780, bookseller.

Standardized Title:

History of the military transactions of the British nation in Indostan from the year MDCCXLV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Military.

History.

India--History--1500-1765--Early works to 1800.

India--History, Military--Early works to 1800.

India--Maps--Early works to 1800.

India.

Genre:

Maps.

Penn Provenance:

Furber, Holden, 1903-1993 (donor) (RBC copy)

Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829 (bookplate) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

35 unnumbered leaves of plates, 4 unnumbered pages : chiefly maps ; 29 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

[London] : [Printed for John Nourse, bookseller ...], [1775-1780]

Summary:

Contains the 35 plates of maps from the second and third editions of Robert Orme's History of the military transactions of the British nation in Indostan from the year MDCCXLV, followed by leaf 3Y4 from v. 1 of the third edition (bound in verso-first), containing "Directions for the binder to place the maps" and errata for the index, and leaf 5C1 from v. 2 of the second edition, containing "Directions for the placing and reference of the maps." The second edition was issued in two volumes, v. 1 with imprint date 1775 and v. 2 (in two sections) with imprint date 1778; the third edition was issued in 1780.

Contents:

A general map of Indostan or the Great Mogol's empire with the adjacent countries

A map of the coast of Coromandel from the river Gadevari, to Cape Comorin / Thos. Kitchin sculpsit

Gingee / Thos. Kitchin sculpsit

Tritchinapoly / Thos. Kitchen sculpsit

A plan of the country near Tritchinapoly for the explanation of the principal operations during the war / Thos. Kitchin sculpsit

Chinglapet / Thos. Kitchin sculpsit

A plan of the attack of the French, Mysore & Morattoe camps by Major Laurence, Septr. 21, 1754 / Thos. Kitchin sculpsit

Plan of the attempt of the French troops to take Tritchinapoly by escalade November 28 1753 / Tho: Kitchin sculpsit

A map of the country extending ten miles to the west, and eighteen to the east of Tritchinapoly

The countries of Indostan east of Delhi / by James Rennell ; J. Cheeversse ; the writing by W. Harrison

Plan for the intelligence of the military operations at Calcutta, when attacked and taken by Seerajah Dowlet 1756 Calcutta in MDCCLVI

Bengal with its divisions and the adjacent countries

Territory of Calcutta MDCCLVII / T. Kitchin sculpsit

The countries of Coromandel from the Coleroon to Cape Comorin : Madura and Tinivelly from maps composed for the East-India Company by John Call / published according to Act of Parliament June 5th, 1778 ; the writing by W. Harrison

Trinomalee / John Call fecit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Thiagur / John Call fecit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Elevation of a Polygars fort in the northern provinces, as it appears toward the field : part of the covering is left off in order to shew the form of the battlements : the curtains are not more than half the length they ought to be in order to comprize the whole front on the paper / drawn and communicated by Edward Cotsford March 1776 ; T. Miller sc.

Vizagapatam in MDCCLVIII / T. Miller sc.

Fort St. David with the French attack May 1758 / T. Miller sculpt.

Tanjore reduced from an exact survey

A view of Tanjore from the west / J. Cheevers sculpsit

The Carnatic from the Pennar to the Coleroon : with the western mountains and part of Mysoor / J. Cheevers sculpt. ; the writing by W. Harrison

Madrass, part of the Black Town, and the adjacent ground to the S. and W. with the French attack from Decr. 12, 1758, to Feby. 17, 1759 / published as the Act directs July 5th 1778 ; T. Millar sculpt.

Plan of the fronts of Fort St. George attacked by Mr. Lally from the 14h of December 1758 to the 16th of February 1759, with part of the Black Town / published as the Act directs July 5th 1778 ; T. Miller sculpsit

Palam-Cotah, near Tinivelly

- Masulipatam : taken by storm on the night of the 7th of April 1759, by the English troops under the command of Lt. Col. Forde

Valdore : Vandiwash / John Cheevers sculpsit

Carangoly / John Call fecit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Chittapet / John Call fecit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Arcot fort : Chillambarum / John Call fecit ; John Cheevers sculpsit

View of the forts on the hills of Veloor, as seen from the Pettah : A. Sazarow, B. Guzarow, C. Mortaz Agur / J. Call delineavit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Permacoil / John Call fecit ; J. Cheevers sculpsit

Karical / John Call fecit ; John Cheevers sculpsit

Pondicherry / published as the Act directs June 5th 1778

Directions for the binder to place the maps ; Errata in the index

Directions for the placing and reference of the maps.

Notes:

Title devised by cataloger from content. Imprint from ESTC T111967 and T111831 (imprint date range corrected by reference to Google Books' digital copies of the former edition, which has 1775 for v. 1 and 1778 for v. 2, sections 1 and 2).

Local Notes:

RBC copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Holden Furber.

RBC copy has armorial bookplate of Sir William Curtis, baronet, on front pastedown.

RBC copy bound in early gold-ruled half calf over marbled boards; 5 raised bands on spine; gold-stamped red ("ORME HIST. OF HINDSTAN") and blue ("MAPS") leather labels on spine; marbled endpapers.

RBC copy: some maps sectioned and mounted on stiff cloth.

RBC copy: left board detached; right board largely detached from spine; occasional tears along folds of maps.

OCLC:

965148106