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Cantonment at Wallajabad, 1782

PLAN of the GROUND of the NEW CAN = / = TONMENT near CONJUVERAM situated on the Banks of the Palliar River called WALLAJABAD

c.1782

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:9,600. | RCIN 734074

A map of the cantonment at Wallajabad, 1782. Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84). Oriented with north-east to top.

Additional text: [bottom right, below title, a key, A-I, K-L, to the barracks and geographical features of the area.]

Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; ink smudges.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the scrolled letter W below

    Mark, stamped: 1017

    Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; ink smudges

  • Scale: 1:9,600. Scale bar: Scale of 800 Feet to an Inch [125 mm =] 4000 [Feet].

    31.6 x 47.7 cm (neatline)

    32.3 x 48.4 cm (image)

    36.0 x 52.1 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN of the GROUND of the NEW CAN = / = TONMENT near CONJUVERAM situated on the Banks of the Palliar River called WALLAJABAD. [bottom right]

    Additional text:

    [bottom right, below title, a key, A-I, K-L, to the barracks and geographical features of the area.]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Cantonment at Wallajabad 1782.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] XVIII/6; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1782. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] XVIII/6.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Wallajabad A drawn Plan of the Ground of the new Cantonment near Conjuveram situated on the banks of the Palliar River called Wallajabad, 1782. [The same entry appears under the heading Cantonment.]

  • Subject(s)

    Wallajahbad, Tamil Nādu, India (12°46'00"N 79°47'00"E)

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  • 14 March 2024