1755 Antoine Prevost Antique Map of Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India Town Plans Nearly 2000 plates adorn the

1755 Antoine Prevost Antique Map of Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India Town Plans Nearly 2000 plates adorn the Nearly 2000 plates adorn the work This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique print of a Chinese soldier with his Matchlock rifle accompanied by text by William Alexander was published in the 1st 1814 dated edition of Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese was published in the Dutch edition of Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost & other authors between 1746 1790 Masilamani nathar (Shiva) temple was built in 1306