Buy this book on-line Francklin, Lieutenant-Colonel William: : The History of the Reign of Shah-Aulum, the Present Emperor of Hindostaun. Containing the Transactions of the Court of Delhi, and the Neighbouring States, during a Period of Thirty-six years: interspersed with Geographical and Topographical Observations on Several of the Principal Cities of Hindostan
4to. pp.xx + [4] + 254 + folding map engraved by J. Walker, derived from surveys by (and dedicated to) James Rennell, sometimes described as the ‘father of Indian cartography’. There are also 4 engraved portrait plates: Shah Aulum, Mirza Nujuff Khan Zulficar al Dowlah, Mujud al Dowlah, and Madhajee Sindiah, after miniatures from the collections of William Ousely, Jonathan Scott, and Thomas Daniell. The preliminaries include a 12 page list of subscribers and a dedication to the directors of the East India Company. Marginal water-staining visible on the plates. Contemporary tree-calf, appropriately rebacked, corners renewed. Engraved bookplate of W. Burnett, c. 1800, incorporating the crest of the Burnett family of Leys, Scotland. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Francklin, Lieutenant-Colonel William: : The History of the Reign of Shah-Aulum, the Present Emperor of Hindostaun. Containing the Transactions of the Court of Delhi, and the Neighbouring States, during a Period of Thirty-six years: interspersed with Geographical and Topographical Observations on Several of the Principal Cities of Hindostan. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, collectables, livres d'occasion, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |