1753 Coromandel from D’Anville’s Atlas

By: Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville Date: 1788 (Published) London Dimensions: 18 x 13.25 inches (45.7 cm x 33.7 cm) This elegant and attractive hand colored map by d’Anville depicts the Coromandel Coast of India, which is the southeastern coastal region of the Indian Subcontinent. Europe first made its presence known when the Portuguese established settlements here in the early sixteenth century. Following nearly a hundred years of relative peace, rivalries erupted involving European powers (British, Dutch, French and Danish) seeking sovereignty over it. At times in its more recent history (since the appearance of Europeans) Coromandel has provided goods covering a wide variety of trades, including Indian Muslim eunuchs, who were sold to the court of Siam, Chinese lacquer goods such as screens, boxes and chests which shipped to and from the Coromandel ports, and which came to be known as Coromandel. The area also exported textiles, fruit, and vegetables. Diamonds were also a sour