The Ganges and The Ghaghra, 1784

A map of the courses of the Ganges and the Ghaghra, based on a Persian map prepared in India for P. Tiefenthaler, and published by Anquetil du Perron, Paris, 1784 Here is the detailed and excellent description of the map provided by Geographicus: A rare and remarkable discovery this is Joseph Tiefenthaler and Anquetil du Perron's important 1784 map of the Ganges and Ghaghra (Karnali) river system. As a whole this map is a significant advancement over earlier mappings of this region as evidenced in the works of De L’Isle and others. Presented here are actually six maps on a single sheet. The central map (Fig. 1), showing the entire course of the Ganges and the Ghaghara rivers, is a European style map produced by Tiefenthaler based upon his own travels and quadrant surveys as well as on the indigenous cartography he collected along the way. Four of the five smaller maps presented are in fact Tiefenthaler’s copies of Indian maps given to or provided for him. The stylistic difference between these and the central European style map are clear, especially as regarding the rendering of direction, bodies of water, and topography. Tiefenthaler’s copies of indian cartographic material includ

Date

1784

Mapmaker / publisher

Joseph Tiefenthaler and Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil Du Perron

Place

Tripura

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

4,000 × 3,299 pixels

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