Rennell, James, 1742-1830
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Name (Latin)
Rennell, James, 1742-1830
Other forms of name
Rennell, J. (James), 1742-1830
Rennell, James
Rennell, Major (James), 1742-1830
Old Englishman, 1742-1830
Rennel, J., 1742-1830
Rennel, major, 1742-1830
Date of birth
1742-12-03
Date of death
1830-03-29
Associated Language
ger fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His A description of the roads in Bengal and Bahar, 1778:t.p. (James Rennell, late Major of Engineers and Surveyor General to the Honourable the East India Company)
- LC in RLIN, 6/21/85(hdg.: Rennell, James, 1742-1830)
- Voyages et découvertes dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, 1798:t.p. (le major Rennel) p. 97 (J. Rennel)
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James Rennell 1799
Drawn by Scott, engraving by A. Cardon., Public domain
File:1776 Rennell - Dury Wall Map of Bihar and Bengal, India - Geographicus - BaharBengal-dury-1776.jpg
James Rennell
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File:1777 Rennell - Dury Wall Map of Delhi and Agra, India - Geographicus - DelhiAgrah-dury-1777.jpg
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File:1793 Faden Wall Map of India - Geographicus - India-faden-1793.jpg
, Public domain
File:1800 Map of Peninsular India-1795.jpg
publisher: William Faden, Charing Cross, London
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File:AncientEgyptJamesRennell01.jpg
Carl Drews scanned the map and enhanced the color contrast., Public domain
File:Britannia detail, Hindoostan (20118721954) (cropped).jpg
James Rennell
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Farawayman, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Hindoostan Rennell 1782.jpg
James Rennell
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File:James Rennell 1799 (cropped).jpg
Drawn by Scott, engraving by A. Cardon., Public domain
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James Rennell
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Wikipedia description:
Major James Rennell (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of India and served as Surveyor General of Bengal. Rennell has been called the Father of Oceanography. In 1830, he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London.
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