1824 · London
by Rennell, James
London: Jas Wyld, (Successor to Mr. Faden) geographer to the King, & H.R.H the Duke of York. Charing Cross, 1824. A very good copy, a few marginal stains and tears, some offsetting from facing page.. Handed colored double page map. 52 x 72 cm. (sheet size: 58 x 80 cm). From James Wyld: "A General Atlas of Modern Geography: consisting of a complete collection of the most approved maps..." Map of part of India. Cartouche shows a bearded sea god resting his arm on a bull's head, and an alligator and leopard are beside him. At right, an Indian woman holds a bowl over a kneeling man, as two other men look on. (Inventory #: 41794)