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18. Map of Asia for J M Richardson

18. Title: A Map intended to illustrate the relative situation of the British Empire in the East.
Date: 1808.
Size: 680 x 355 mm.
Imprint(s): London. Published Decr 12th 1808 by J M Richardson No. 23, Cornhill opposite the Royal Exchange.
Signature(s): Engraved by John Cooke below title.
Location(s): BL, Bod, NLS, CUL, QB and MUL.[1]



Comments: The map, which actually covers an area from Italy (in left border) across to Cambodia and Cochin China (touching right border), appears in: Historical Review of the Commercial, Political and Moral State of Hindoostan by Robert Chatfield.
Despite its main title emphasising the commercial and political aspects, the work concentrated very much on the theme of its extended title, namely the Rise and Progress of Christianity in the East, Its Present Condition, and the Means and Probability of Its Future Advancement. The first part covered history and other themes but finished with three significant chapters: XI Victories of the English; XII Review of the state of India; and XIII Of the advantages to the Natives of the British Government. Part Two was concerned with the different religions with a significant amount of the work taken up with the rise of Islam.
 
In:
Historical Review of the Commercial, Political and Moral State of Hindoostan ... by Robert Chatfield.
London: J M Richardson: 1808.


[1] The BL copy (loose) is rather worn (582.h.7) but a complete work is available (V 2814), Bod ((OC) 226 l.195), NLS (E.141.a), QB (DS436) and MUL (307.5.52). The text of this work has been digitalised from a copy in the Library of California and is on-line under Google Books. Another copy on-line is available at the University of Hong Kong library site. 

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