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| Keywords: 1777 Rennell - Dury Wall Map of Delhi and Agra, India - Geographicus - DelhiAgrah-dury-1777.jpg An altogether spectacular wall sized map of those parts of India near Delhi Agra and Varanasi Covers from Delhi in the northwest as far east along the Ganges River as Bihar and as far south as Sohagepour Includes Varanasi Benares Lucknow Gorakhpur and Faizabad among many other important Indian cities Bounded on the north by the Himalaya Mountains and the border with Tibet and Bhutan One of the first accurate maps of the interior of India Laid out from primary surveys done by James Rennell the first modern cartographer to map the interior of India Notes cities markets battlefields fortresses roads rivers offers political commentary and features some geographical references Elaborate title in the lower left quadrant Upper right quadrant features a dedication and letter of thanks written by Andrew Dury the publisher to the board of the East India Company This is the first edition of this rare map “ 1777 “ as published by Dury Later editions were published by Sayer and Bennet and by Laurie and Whittle 1777 dated Size in 43 43 object history credit line accession number DelhiAgrah-dury-1777 <i>The Bengal Atlas</i> Rennell James 1779 first edition Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 James Rennell Andrew Dury Maps in English 1777 maps of India Old maps of Uttar Pradesh Faizabad district Old maps of Delhi Maps of the Ganges River Haridwar ImageNote 1 724 1376 83 83 6000 6198 2 Patparganj ImageNoteEnd 1 | ||||
