Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 1772)

Plan of Madras and Fort St. George, captured by the French. The English East India Company purchased land at Madras in 1635 and was granted permission to build a factory and warehouse for their trading enterprises in 1639. Later that year, Fort St George was built to protect the Company’s maritime interests. A table top right is an extensive key of prominent buildings. The area of Black Town, also known as George Town, was the first settlement of the city of Madras.

Jacques Nicolas Bellin