Map of Tibet in 1821 Carey Map of India - Geographicus - India-carey-1821 (cropped)
Summary
This is an attractive 1821 map of India issued by Matthew Carey. Covers the subcontinent from Tibet Kashmir south to Sri Lanka or Ceylon. Color coded according to territory with British possessions or dependencies in red. Shows the locations and dates of no less than twenty-five battles from 1300 to 1804. Surrounded by text discussing the geography, climate, history and peoples of India. Drawn by J. Aspin. Published by Matthew Carey & Son as plate no. 65 in the 1821 third Philadelphia edition of Lavoisne’s Genealogical, Historical, Chronological and Geographical Atlas.
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Date
1821
Source
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Copyright info
public domain