Travels in India during the years 1780, 1781, 1782, & 1783 / by William Hodges, R.A.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, and sold by J. Edwards, Pall-Mall, 1793.
Physical Description:
vi, 156, [2] p., [14] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill. map ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engravings by William Angus, William Byrne, James Fittler, Thomas Medland, Benjamin Thomas Pouncy, William Skelton, Peltro William Tomkins, and John Walker; after William Hodges.
Contents:
Contents of the plates: A map of part of Bengal and Bahar -- A view of the Great Pagoda at Tanjore -- The pass of Sicri Gully -- A view of the inside of A. Zavanah -- Banyan tree -- Mahommedan women attending the tombs of their parents, relatives or friends art nig -- A peasant woman of Hindostan. A Sepor of Matchlock man -- A column taken from the Temple of Vis Visha at Beneres -- Procession of a Hindoo woman to the funeral pile of her husband -- A view of the palace of Nabob Asoph of Dowlah at Lucknow -- A view of Agra taken from the Southwest -- A woman of Hindostan. Mullah or Musselman Priest -- A view of the fort of Gwalior.
Subject Terms:
India -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | India -- History -- Early works to 1800. | India -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800. | Hodges, William, 1744–1797, publisher. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1793. | Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1793.