Manuscript survey of roads in India between named settlements, giving mileage, river crossings, villages, and describing areas of particular note, for example 'jungully country', etc. The volume also contains certain accounts, possibly of Richard Johnson.
Survey of the Roads in Bengal by Captain Rennell
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- ReferenceGB 133 Eng MS 181
- Dates of Creationn.d. [1764x1780]
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- Physical Description195 x 120 mm. 1 volume (16 folios);
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Administrative / Biographical History
James Rennell (1742-1830) was a surveyor and cartographer for the East India Company from the late 1750s. In 1765 he undertook a general survey of Bengal and in 1767 was appointed surveyor-general. In 1780 Rennell published A Bengal Atlas.
Custodial History
Phillipps manuscript no. 17178.