CHT307802 Map of Madras at the time of the capture of the town and Fort of St. George in 1746 by the French under the command of Mahe de la Bourdonnais, 1750 9coloured engraving) by Moithey, Maurille Antoine (1732-1810); Bibliotheque Nationale de Cartes et Plans, Paris, France; (add.info.: Mahe de la Bourdonnais (1699-1753), deputy of Dupleix, laid siege to Madras and captured the city; it remained under French rule until 1749, when it was returned to the British by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ending the war of the Austrian Succession; struggle between Great Britain and France for the control of India;); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.