The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si

The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si
The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si
The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si
The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si
The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si
The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The si

The images on these maps are gorgeous, with a great amount of attention paid to tiny details. The simple but colorful decoration with lively characters and critters is quite endearing. The originals were drawn by Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gentil, photographed here in a book by Susan Gole.Also spotted: another creepy seal.Book: Gole, Susan. Maps of Mughal India : drawn by Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gentil, agent for the French Government to the Court of Shuja-ud-daula at Faizabad, in 1770 / Susan Gole. London ; New York : Kegan Paul International, c1988. -- source link


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