The first accurate map of the Irrawaday River
Draught of the River Irrawaddy or Irabatty, From Rangoon to Ummerapoora, the present Capital of the Birman Dominions, Made between the Months of May and December 1795. Presented to the Hon: Sir John Shore Bar.t Gov.r General etc.
London: Michael Symes, 1800. 955 x 405mm.
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A detailed map of the Irawaddy River, made by Wood, an ensign during the British embassy to Amarapura under Irish diplomat Michael Symes (1761-1809). An inset map shows the layout of the city.
Engraved by John Walker for Symes' ''An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, Sent by the Governor-General of India, in the Year 1795'', one of the first detailed accounts of Myanmar written in English.
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