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The first great ethnographic survey of life in Bengal - in beautiful lithographs View picture(s) 41 SOLVYNS, Baltazar. Les Hindous. Paris, chez l'auteur & H. Nicolle, 1808-1812. 4 vols. Large folio. Contemporary half morocco, spine gilt. With a coloured lithograph view on the title of each volume, and 288 beautifully colour-printed plates, all extra coloured by hand, divided into 12 series of 6 in each volume, depicting costumes, scenes from daily life, and views from the environment of the Bengal people. Full description >> Related Subjects: Asia  Cartography  India  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the Maratha Empire View picture(s) 42 TONE, William Henry. Voyage chez les Mahrattes, par feu M. Tone, colonel d'un régiment d'infanterie Mahratte, traduit de l'anglais par M. M-L., et publié avec des notes sur l'histoire, le gouvernement, les moeurs et usages des Mahrattes, rédigées en forme de glossaire; par L. Langles, conservateur-administrateur des Mss. orientaux de la bibliothèque du roi, membre de l'institut, etc. Paris, Imprimerie d'Éverat, 1820. 12mo. Original printed wrappers with large illustrations on spine and both sides, preserved in a black morocco gilt slipcase. With engraved frontispiece depicting a Mahrat soldier and his wife, beautifully coloured by hand. (4), XXIV, 350 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  India  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extensive Italian handbook for missionaries to India, southeast Asia and China View picture(s) 43 TOSI, Clemente (TONSUS, Clemens). L'India Orientale. Descrittione geografica, & historica. (vol. 1:) Dove si tratta della parte intra Gangem contenente li regni soggetti all' Impero del Gran Mogol ... Con la confutatione dell'idolatie, superstitioni, & altri loro errori. (vol.2:) Dove si tratta della parte extra Gangem ... Rome, Felice Cesaretti, 1676. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum, with title in ink on spines, sprinkled edges. With the full-page portrait of 'Clemens Tonsus' by A. Clouet, many woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces. (8), 896, 58; (8), 927, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Asia [Far East]  China  India  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Biography of Gaspar Berse, 'the Dutch Xavier' View picture(s) 44 TRIGAULT, Nicolas. La vie du P. Gaspar Barzee Zelandois, de la compagnie de Jésus. Et compagnon du B.P. Xavier aux Indes. Ou les triomphes de la Croix sur les infidèles Turcqs, Sarrazins, Gentils, Schismatiques, Heretiques, Juifs, Athées, &c. En la conqueste d'un nouveau monde à la foy Chrestienne, soubs les estandarts du bon Jésus, en l'Inde Orientale. Douai, Noel Wardavoir, 1612. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum, with ms. title on spine. Woodcut vignette on title. (24), 444, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  India  Jesuits  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Description of Gujarat (India) by the director of the VOC View picture(s) 45 TWIST, Johan van. Generale Beschrijvinghe van Indien. Ende in 't besonder Van 't Coninckrijck van Guseratten, staende onder de beheersinge van den Groot Machtighen Coninck Chaiahan: anders genaemt den grooten Mogor. Uyt verscheyden Autheuren ende eygen onder-vindinghe vergadert ende by een ghestelt. Batavia, Druckerye vande Gansen Pen, 1638 [= Amsterdam, J. Jansz., 1645]. Oblong 4to. Old wrappers. [2], 112 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  East Indies  India  Trade  VOC  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Medieval view on India View picture(s) 46 [ACHILLINI, Alexander]. Secreta secretorum Aristotelis. (Lyon), L. M(artin), 1528. Sm. 8vo. Contemporary blind-stamped tooled vellum over wooden boards, remnants of clasps. Title-page decorated with woodcut border, some woodcut initials and woodcut printer's device on verso last page. LXXXIII leaves. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Asia  Cartography  Earth Sciences [Mineralogy]  History  India  Medicine  Philosophy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Early and rare primary source on the Portuguese presence in India View picture(s) 47 [FREIRE DE ANDRADE, Jancinto]. Primor e honra da vida soldadesca no estado da India. Lisbon, Jorge Rodrigues, 1630. 4to. Contemporary brown mottled calf, gold-tooled spine. Woodcut vignette on title with 'S. Thome padroeiro da India Oriental', woodcut tailpieces and woodcut initials. [8], 133 [=132]; 58; [4] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Discovery & Exploration  India  Portugal  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of an extensive history of the Roman Catholic church in Malabar, India View picture(s) 48 [GOUVEA, Antonio de]. Historia Ecclesiae Malabaricae cum Diamperitana Synodo Apud Indos Nestorianos, S. Thomae Christianos nuncupatos coacta ab Alexio de Menezes Augustinensi An. MDXCIX. Nunc primum e Lusitano in Latinum versa (curia) JO.FACUNDI RAULIN, cui Accedunt, cum Liturgia Malabarica, tum Dissertationes variae: omnia perpetuis animadversionibus illustrata. Roma, Hieronymus Mainardi, 1745. Large 4to. Contemporary vellum, red mottled edges. With title printed in red and black, engraved papal coat-of-arms on title, fine engraved headpiece by Hieronymus Rossi, and 3 large engraved initials. (36), 529, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cartography  India  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Collection of interesting Jesuit letters from Brazil, India, China and Japan (1549-1557) View picture(s) 49 [JESUITS - BRAZIL - INDIA]. Diversi avisi particolari dall'Indie di Portogallo ricevuti, dall' anno 1551. sino al 1558 dalli reverendi padri della compagnia di Giesu. Dove s'intende delli paesi, delle genti, & costumi loro, & la grande conversione di molti populi, che hanno ricevuto il lume della sante fede, & religione Christiana. Tradotti novamente dalla lingua Spagnola nella Italiana. Venice, Michele Tramezzino, (1565). 8vo. Contemporary vellum, remnants of ties. Woodcut printer's device of a 'Sibylla' on title, and finely decorated woodcut initials in text. (8), 286 (= 294), (2, blanks) lvs. (Collation: *8, A-Z, AA-OO8). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Asia [Far East]  India  Japan  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very early and unique reports on the Jesuit missions in India, south-east Asia, China and Japan View picture(s) 50 [JESUITS - INDIA - CHINA - JAPAN]. Nuovi avisi dell' Indie di Portogallo, ricevuti dalli reverendi padri della compagnia di Giesu, tradotti dalla lingua Spagnuola nell' Italiana. Venice, Michele Tramezzino, 1559. 8vo. Nineteenth-century light brown polished calf, gilt double fillets along the edges of both sides with four corner-pieces, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Woodcut printer's device of a 'Sibylla' on title, woodcut initials. (4), 59 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Asia [Far East]  China  India  Japan  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of a very important collection of early Jesuit letters from Japan, India, the Moluccas and Brazil View picture(s) 51 [JESUITS - JAPAN - BRAZIL]. Epistolae Iapanicae, de multorum gentilium in variis insulis ad Christi fidem per Societatis nominis Iesu theologos conversione. In quibus etiam mores, leges, locorumque situs, luculenter descibuntur. Louvain, Rutger Velpius, sub castro Angelico. 1569. 2 vols. in one. 8vo. Contemp. calf, ribbed spine in 5 compartments, both sides ruled in blind with gilt centre piece and four ornaments in the corners. Printer's device on second title and the last lvs of both vols.; first title in typographical border; interesting woodcut initials. (60), 263 (1); 310, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  India  Japan  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The first Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, and his troubles with Sir Philip Francis View picture(s) 52 [MANUSCRIPT- LETTER]. HASTINGS, Warren. [Signed letter letter to Laurence Sullivan]. Fort William (Calcutta), 31 December, 1777. Folio (22.4 x 18 cm). An 18 pp. letter in English (with address and receipt on last page) to Laurence Sullivan, concerning the accustation of corruption by Philip Francis, in brown ink on paper. [17, 2 blank] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Autographs, Letters & Documents  Colonial History  India  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The people of the world updated View picture(s) 53 [MOLHUYSEN, Philipp Christiaan]. Aardrijkskundig leesboek tot uitbreiding der kennis van verschillende volken op den aardbol. Tweede verbeterde druk. Deventer, A.J. van den Sigtenhorst, 1838. Contemp. half calf, spine gilt, marbled edges. With large emblematic vignette on engraved title, and illustrations of the costumes of the main peoples of the world on 28 full-page engraved plates. (8), 412 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America [Central]  America [South]  America, North  China  Costumes  Geography  India  Japan  Middle East  Schoolbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only edition of a Calcutta printed poem View picture(s) 54 [NAVAL HISTORY - JAVA]. The lay of Cornelis, in three Cantos. By an Officer who was present at the storm of the French Camp, at that place, 26th August, 1811. Calcutta, Telegraph press, 1812. Contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt. With original folding manuscript map of the battle. IV, 64 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Asia  Cartography  India  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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India in the 1860's View picture(s) 55 [PHOTOGRAPHS - INDIA]. [India. Photographs 1867-1869. Kanara, Satara, Poona]. [India, 1867-1869]. 4to. Contemporary dark blue half morocco, spine gilt and re-backed with remains of original spine re-laid and new burgundy spine labels, sides gilt and blind-stamped, silk endpapers. Album containing forty-five mounted albumen prints, including two group portraits, plus views in and around Poona, Satara and Canara, 215 x 270 mm and smaller, mounted one to a page and back to back throughout, a few pencil or ink captions. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  India  Photography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Large collection of photographs documenting 19th-century French colonial life View picture(s) 56 [PHOTOGRAPHY - ASIA]. [Album with 242 albumen prints of Japan, China, Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, Singapore, Java Ceylon, and India]. [South East Asia], September 1891-June1892. Oblong folio. Contemporary burgundy morocco, gilt covers, gilt inner fillets, silk endpapers, g.e. With 242 numbered albumen prints, mounted with 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 11 photographs to one cardboard leaf with captions in pencil in French. A hand-written 'Table de photographes' on two leaves loosely inserted. [30] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cambodia  China  Colonial History  France  India  Indochina  Indonesia  Japan  Java  Photography  Singapore  Travel & Voyages  Vietnam  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important account of a fleet sent to India in 1690 to rescue the French interests View picture(s) 57 [POUCHOT DE CHANTASSIN, Claude Michel]. Relation du voyage et retour des Indes Orientales pendant les années 1690. & 1691. Par un garde de la marine  servant sur le bord de Monsieur Duquesne commandant de  l'escadre. Paris, Widow of Jean-Baptiste Coignard; Brussels, George de Backer, 1692. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, title in ink on spine. Title printed in red & black with woodcut printer's device; woodcut head- and tail pieces. (8), 298, (6) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Ceylon  East Indies  France  India  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare missionary reports from the great-nephew of the famous St. Francis Xavier View picture(s) 58 [XAVIER, Girolamo]. Raguagli d'alcune missioni fatte dalli padri della Compagnia di Giesu nell'Indie Orientali, cioè nelle provincie di Goa, e Coccinno, e nell'Africa in Capo Verde. Rome, Bartolomeo Zannetti, 1615. 8vo. Contemporary (or sl. later) vellum. Woodcut 'IHS' vignette on title, woodcut ornaments and initials. 165 (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  India  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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