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Battle of Porto Novo, 1781
Plan of the Battle of Porto Novo. 1.st July 1781
c.1781Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:7,000 aprox. | RCIN 734061.2.a
The 'references' to this plan are at RCIN 73461.2.b. The 8,000-strong British force defeated the 40,000-60,000-strong Mysore army.
Condition: one fold line slight surface dirt on left edge. Verso: surface dirt on left edge.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: J WHATMAN
Mark, stamped: 1009
Condition: one fold line slight surface dirt on left edge. Verso: surface dirt on left edge
Scale: not stated. 1:7,000 aprox.
32.3 x 48.6 cm (neatline)
32.6 x 48.9 cm (image)
35.0 x 51.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan of the Battle of Porto Novo. 1.st July 1781. [top centre, outside border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Porto Novo, 1 July 1781.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased:] XIV/[?]. (Verso) [bottom right, ink:] to be kept for Mr Wm [L]i [rest cropped]; [bottom, right of centre, below old heading no., black pencil, in a modern hand:] I.
George III catalogue entry:
Porto Novo A drawn Plan of the Battle of Porto Novo. 1.st July 1781. with references.
Subject(s)
Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India (11°28'59"N 79°46'00"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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