Bilder Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (1697–1763) – Map of the Theater of War on the Coromandel Coast – Engraving (1746–1759)

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This engraving presents a detailed cartographic survey of southeastern India, titled Theatre de la Guerre sur la Coste de Coromandel. The composition illustrates the coastal region from the Golfe de Bengale in the north down toward Madurey and Marawa in the south, focusing on the territories of the Carnatic and Tanjore. The map depicts numerous river systems, mountain ranges, and fortified settlements, including the prominent European trade centers of Madras and Pondichery. A comprehensive legend in the lower right identifies various significant sites such as considerable places, temples or pagodas, and the residences of local Nabobs or governors. This illustration was featured in a volume of the monumental Histoire Generale des Voyages and served as a technical reference for eighteenth-century readers to follow the territorial conflicts and colonial expansion occurring in the East Indies.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles, commonly known as Abbé Prévost, was a prolific French author and journalist who made significant contributions to the Enlightenment-era dissemination of geographical knowledge. While famous for his literary work Manon Lescaut, he spent decades editing and translating the Histoire Generale des Voyages, a massive multi-volume encyclopedia of global exploration. This series synthesized centuries of travel accounts and cartographic data into a structured format, becoming an essential resource for the study of ethnography and colonial geography. Prévost's work allowed the French public to explore the world's diverse regions through detailed text and high-quality engravings, often based on the work of royal hydrographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, helping to bridge the gap between academic scholarship and popular curiosity during the eighteenth century.

Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles .

Dimensions: Approximately 37 cm x 26 cm .

Medium: Engraving .

Date: 1746–1759

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