1854 Mitchell Map India (1 results)

Very good. Overall age toning. Minor spotting at places. Size 16 x 13 Inches. This is an attractive example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of India. It covers the Indian subcontinent in considerable detail, with princely states and British possessions color coded. An inset in the lower right hand quadrant details the Delta of the Ganges River. The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. As this map was being drawn, the Indian subcontinent under the hegemony of the British East India Company. The newly appointed Governor General, Lord Dalhousie brought along several progressive changes including education, railways, canals, telegraph etc. At the same time dissatisfaction with the East India Company was rapidly growing. In 1857, the Sepoys of the British East Indian Company would revolt in India's First War of Independence. This would ultimately lead to the dissolution of the East India Company. Subsequently governance of India would be administered directly by the British Crown. The British Raj ruled India until its independence in 1947. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication as plate no. 69 by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 3803.073. Phillips (Atlases) 809.