India.- Arrowsmith (Aaron) To the right honorable John Sullivan [...] whose life has been devoted to the improvement of the British interests in the past, this map of India [...] A. Allan, large map of India, a reduced version of Arrowsmith's Improved Map of India, engraving by Pickett with original hand-colouring, with pen and ink dedication inscription in the upper margin that reads 'With Colonel Allan's Compliments', on J. Whatman wove paper with watermark date '1817', sheet 845 x 672 mm (33 1/4 x 26 1/2 in), central horizontal fold, old repair to splitting at left edge just above Hydrabad, slightly rough edges with small nicks and losses to extreme edges, some surface dirt, spotting and minor browning, unframed, 1818.

Provenance:
Sir Alexander Allan (1764-1820), director of the East India Company, 1814-17 and 1819-20;
Gifted by Colonel Allan to an anonymous recipient;
Private Collection, Australia

⁂ Exceptionally rare map, with contemporary dedication from the office of Sir Alexander Allan, director of the East India Company. We have been able to trace only two other examples of the present map, with one held in the Library of Congress, the other in the British Library. We have been unable to trace any examples that have been offered on the open market.