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The natural history of India

DELESSERT, Adolphe.
Souvenirs d´un voyage dans l´Inde exécuté de 1834 à 1839.

With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey.

With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey.

With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey.

With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey.

With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey.



Paris, Bétrune et Plon for Fortin, Masson et Cie & Langlois et Leclerq, 1843. Two parts in one volume. 4to. Modern half brown morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt, title lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. With 35 lithographed plates: 8 of landscapes and cities in India by V. Dollet in the first part, and 27 plates of mammals, birds and insects in the second part after the designs by J.G. Prêtre, Delahaye and Vaillant, of which 24 are beautifully coloured by hand by the famous 'coloriste' Gérard; one large folding map of Europe, Africa and Asia, indicating in red the traject of Delessert's journey. (6), III, 134; (4), 107 pp.

Only edition of the memories of Adolphe Delessert of his voyage to India. The first part is devoted to the voyage, and the second part, which is the most important, is devoted to the natural history of India, and contains 27 beautiful plates of birds and insects. Delessert was the nephew of the rich industrial Benjamin Delessert to whom he dedicated this book. The Delessert family consisted of many travellers and writers on natural history. This voyage was made on an educational basis, and was, thanks to the richdom of Benjamin Delessert, not deprived of some luxury.
Delessert embarked on the 24th of April 1834 at Nantes, and after stopovers at Madeira and the Canaries, he arrived at Ile de France, where he learned many things about the Indian flora, fauna and customs. He sailed on to the Dutch East Indies, Calcutta, Bengali, Bombay, Goa, and studied during a long time the flora and the extremely variable climate of the Mount Nilgiri. On the 30th of April 1839 he arrived in France again, bringing with him large collections of mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, shells, plants and minerals. 

Fine copy.
Chadenat, 556, 2602, 3723; Nissen, ZBI, 1067; Numa Broc, p. 131-2; Quatre siècles de Colonisation Francaise, 238.

Related Subjects: Colour Platebooks  India  Travel & Voyages  Zoology 

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