During the Campaigns of 1790 and 1791; Illustrated and Explained by Reference to a Map, Compiled from Authentic Documents, Transmitted by Earl Cornwallis from India.
London, Printed by W. Bulmer for the author, 1792
Rare with map. One of very few copies of The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India bound with map of the marches.
Published in the same year as the first, this is the second edition of cartographer Major James Rennell's (1742-1830) account of the British campaigns against Tipu Sultan during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-1792), which culminated with the Battle of Arakere in May 1791 where Tipu's forces were routed, but supply issues forced the return of the British army to Bangalore. Often considered the 'father of Indian geography', Rennell served with the East India Company as surveyor and draughtsman, producing a series of maps and atlases in the 1780s which remained influential into the nineteenth century.
Second edition (same year as the first); 8vo (22 x 14.5 cm); bound with the very large folding map 'The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India' dissected on linen In 24 sections as issued (81.5 x 54.5 cm), two further folding maps, three engraved folding plates, and a contemporary newspaper article tipped in towards the end, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, light spotting; contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, light rubbing and upper joint split.
ESTC T111160.
Published in the same year as the first, this is the second edition of cartographer Major James Rennell's (1742-1830) account of the British campaigns against Tipu Sultan during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-1792), which culminated with the Battle of Arakere in May 1791 where Tipu's forces were routed, but supply issues forced the return of the British army to Bangalore. Often considered the 'father of Indian geography', Rennell served with the East India Company as surveyor and draughtsman, producing a series of maps and atlases in the 1780s which remained influential into the nineteenth century.
Second edition (same year as the first); 8vo (22 x 14.5 cm); bound with the very large folding map 'The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India' dissected on linen In 24 sections as issued (81.5 x 54.5 cm), two further folding maps, three engraved folding plates, and a contemporary newspaper article tipped in towards the end, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, light spotting; contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, light rubbing and upper joint split.
ESTC T111160.
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