Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
John Rocque (1704?-27 January 1762)
Madras, 1746
Madras, 1746
A Plan / of MADRAS and / FORT ST. GEORGE, / Taken by the FRENCH Commanded by / Monsieur Matré de la Bourdonnais. / On September the 21.st 1746. // Plan / de MADRAS et du / FORT ST. GEORGES, / pris par les FRANCOIS, Commandes par... 1751
Etching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:7,350 approx. | RCIN 730073
A map of Fort St George, Madras (India) on the Gulf of Bengal, taken by the French, showing fort, walls and fortifications, plans of nearby houses, camps, and French ships in bay. War of the Austrian Successsion (1740-48). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).
Mahe de la Bourdonnais (Governor of Martinique) and Joseph-François Dupleix (Commandant-General of India, serving the French East India Company) combined forces to attack Madras which surrendered on 26 September 1746 after a short siege.
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John Rocque (1704?-27 January 1762) (publisher) [top left, below each title:] Publish’d by John Rocque Chorographer to the / Late and Present Prince of Wales 1751. // Publié par I. Rocque Chorographe de S.A.R. Monsei.r. / le Prince de Galles 1751.
[bottom, below scale bar:] Publish’d according to Act of Parliament 1751. The Corner of Buckingham Street in the Strand.Richard Benning (active 1743-81) (engraver) [bottom left, below edge of neatline:] R. Benning Sculp:
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Watermark: None
Condition: no fold lines; brown with age; printed on coarse paper
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Scale: 1:7,350 approx. Scale bar: Scale of Feet [83 mm =] 2000.
31.6 x 46.0 cm (neatline)
34.0 x 50.8 cm (image)
34.4 x 52.2 cm (sheet; platemark cropped)
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Printed title:
A Plan / of MADRAS and / FORT ST. GEORGE, / Taken by the FRENCH Commanded by / Monsieur Matré de la Bourdonnais. / On September the 21.st 1746. // Plan / de MADRAS et du / FORT ST. GEORGES, / pris par les FRANCOIS, Commandes par / Mr. Matré de la Bourdonnais. / le 21 Septembre 1746. [top left, two titles in English and French, in two rectangular panels, one above the other]
Annotations:
George III heading: Madras 21 Sept.r 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, ink figures, cropped.]
George III catalogue:
Madras A Plan of Madras and Fort St. George taken by the French commanded by M. Matré de la Bourdonnais the 21st. of Sept.r 1746: published by Rocque, 1751.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Chennai (Tamil Nādu, India) 13°05'16"N 80°16'42"E
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