A Sketch of the Birman Empire

infoDalrymple, Alexander; Jättnig, Carl; c.1820

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This map from 1800 is by the Scottish cartographer Alexander Dalrymple, who was the first Hydrographer of the British Admiralty. It documents the river systems of the Birman Empire (Myanmar) and modern Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Details
Date
c.1820
Map Maker
Dalrymple, Alexander; Jättnig, Carl
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Features

River

Regional Border

Mountain/Volcano

Library Catalogue

Title
A Sketch of the Birman Empire
Subtitle
from A Map of India extra Ganjem COLLBN Port 177 N 59
Author/creator
Dalrymple, Alexander (1737-1808)<br>Jaettnig, Karl (1796-1835)
Country
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Date issued
2019 
Language
English
Extent
1 electronic resource
Note
by Dalrymple. Gestochen von Carl Jättnig in Berlin.<br>This map has a trapezoidal shape.
Subject (geographic)
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Bangladesh; Thailand; Cambodia; Viet Nam; China
Published
Place of publication not identified : Publisher not identified, circa 1820
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 177 N 59
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3181779

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