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This resulted in a legal wrangle where Pigot tried to reinstate the lands of the Rajah of Tanjore without approval. He refused to sign documents in several highly strung meetings, and was eventually arrested by Brigadier-General James Stuart as ordered of a majority of the council, and died in captivity in 1777. 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This appears to be the only English scientific language work of the expedition, published the same year as the first volume of the massive 16 volume set scientific reports in Italian. Major Henry Wood, senior topographer on the expedition, was largely responsible for much of the geographical and geological findings and discoveries made, chiefly the gravitational values of the Karakoram mountains, their increased crust depth, and the importance of the Rimo Muztagh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 4to (33.5 x 21.5 cm); 6 photographic plates including frontispiece, 10 photographic panoramas in rear pocket, 2 large folding maps in rear pocket; publisher's original printed boards, quarter cloth spine, a little wear with contemporary ink spot to upper board, still a very good untouched copy; [2], iii, 42 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot in Neate or Yakushi.","brand":"WOOD, H.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57444899783031,"sku":"123643","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123643_01.jpg?v=1789060306"}],"url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/collections\/trade-in-india.oembed","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}