INDIA IN MAPS: FOUR CENTURIES OF CARTOGRAPHY - PART I: DECCAN AND WESTERN INDIA (4 MARCH 2026)

Comprising forty-four lots, the present Western Coast of India auction traces four centuries of cartographic change across the Arabian Sea littoral and the Deccan. From early European coastal visions to the authoritative surveys of the modern Indian state, these maps present Western India as a vital zone of trade, empire, and strategic power.

The sale highlights the great ports of Surat, Goa, and Bombay through maritime charts, city plans, and commercial intelligence, before turning inland to the contested landscapes of Mysore and the Marathas, where geography became an instrument of conquest and resistance. The auction concludes with nineteenth- and twentieth-century administrative mapping, charting the transition from Company territory to modern nation-state.

Sales touched a total of Rs 18,86,160(US $20,957)  Read more..

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