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with 10 hand-coloured aquatints


BROUGHTON, Thomas Duer.

Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809, descriptive of the character, manners, domestic habits and religious ceremonies of the Mahrattas. With ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist.

London, Murray, 1813.

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Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809,

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Broughton was Commander of the Resident's Escort at the Court of Scindia. His march commenced in Agra and took in the Siege of Doonee and ended at Ajmeer. The work includes a detailed description of a Mahratta camp, a wedding ceremony etc.

First edition; 4to (27.5 x 22 cm); 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates, touch of offsetting from plates, bound without half-title; contemporary speckled calf, spine in six flat gilt compartments with gilt red morocco lettering piece, gilt borders and turn-ins to boards, all edges marbled, monogram of 'MD' under coronet to top spine compartment, a fine copy; [xvi], 358 pp.

Abbey (Travel), 433; Bobins 225; Tooley 114.

Stock code 120753

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First edition of Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 by Thomas Broughton, with ten hand-coloured aquatints of domestic indian scenes.

Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809,

Regular price  $3,421.00
Sale price  $3,421.00 Regular price 

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