Map of Porto Novo, 1781 (Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India) 11°28'59"N 79°46'00"E

S. Davis (active 1781) (draughtsman) [bottom centre of title cartouche:] Drawn on The Spot by / S. Davis Ens.n & Assist. Eng.r

Subject(s)

Watermark: J WHATMAN

Mark, stamped: 1011

Condition: two fold lines; creased; a strip of strengthening paper pasted to the verso of the left and right edges; surface dirt along right edge. Verso: heavy surface dirt along right and left edges, consistent with the map having been rolled; a few ink spots; small repair to centre of bottom edge

Scale: 1:12,379 approx. Scale bar: A Scale of 1760 yards or One English Mile [130 mm =].

64.8 x 98.9 cm (neatline)

65.5 x 99.9 cm (image)

66.9 x 101.1 cm (sheet)

Manuscript title:

A PLAN of / The ACTION near PORTO NOVO / on the 1.^st July 1781 / in which / The ARMY of HYDER ALLY / was defeated by the Brittish Troops / under the command / of / L,^T GEN,^L SIR EYRE COOTE K.B. [top, left of centre, in rectangular panel containing a vignette of the battle with the coat of arms of the East India Company]

Additional text:

[top left, in rectangular panel, a key and explanation, a-i, k-x, to the military features on the map:] REFERENCES [followed by:] REMARKS [on the 'Enemys Force' and a recapitulation of the 'Strength of the Brittish Army' and 'Return of Killed, Wounded & Miss.^g']

Annotations:

George III heading [black pencil:] XIV/61-1 Military.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, date on inscription uncertain:] Porto Novo 1781 XIV 61-3.

K. Mil. dummy sheet:

Title [ink:] A drawn Plan of the Action near Porto Novo on the 1.^st of July 1781; in which the Army of Hyder / Ally was defeated by the British Troops under the command of Sir Eyre Coote KB. by S. Davis Eng.^r / A Roll ... [black pencil:] 5 Table 2^d / [George III heading, red ink:] Battle of Porto Novo 1 July 1781 / [black pencil, in a modern hand:] Missing. 
Watermark: Budgen & Wilmott 1810. 
Size: 46.9 x 32.1 cm (sheet).

George III catalogue entry:

Porto Novo A drawn Plan of the Action near Porto Novo on the 1.^st of July 1781, in which the Army of Hyder Ally was defeated by the British Troops under the command of Sir Eyre Coote: by S. Davis Eng.^r