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71) Madraz et le Fort St. Georges Pris par les François commandés par Mr. Mahé de la Bourdonnais Le 21 Septembre 1746. By: [ Mahé de la Bourdonnais] Date: 1746 (Published) Dimensions: 14.4 x 19.7 inches (36.5 cm x 50 cm) (55.5 cm with key) This map of a French military fort in Madras that shows three types of vessels at sea, including seven European ships (three named) that took part in the 1746 siege, three European launches, and seven indigenous rowboats. A key, in a column along the entire left side of the map, lists 28 features shown, including details of the fortress’s structure, names of ships that laid siege, buildings and neighborhoods destroyed during the 1746 battle in which the French took the town. A prominent compass rose adorns the upper left corner while an oval baroque framed title cartouche can be found in the lower right. Condition: Very good condition with a small tear and some light foxing in the left margin, which has been trimmed. SOLD 72) The Environs of Madras. By: W. Faden Date: 1816 (Published) London Dimensions: 31.3 x 23.82 (79.5 cm x 60.5 cm) A superb and scarce steel plate engraving (plate no. 13) of Madras and its surrounding area heightened with exceptional blue original color that indicates the seacoast, waterways, and reservoirs. This exceedingly detailed street plan with surrounding fields includes farms, and in the suburbs, several houses identified by names of their owners. The map includes Fort St. George, Black Town, Chindadrapett, Triplicane, St. Tome or Milapoor. Condition: Small tears outside margins mended with tape and light offsetting in Bay of Bengal; previously folded into four. SOLD