The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 Costumes de l'Indostan : dessinés dans l'Inde en 1798 et 1799, et représentés en soixante planches enluminées, avec les explications en Anglais et en Français
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The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 = Costumes de l'Indostan : dessinés dans l'Inde en 1798 et 1799, et représentés en soixante planches enluminées, avec les explications en Anglais et en Français
Aryan Books, c2012
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"Limited collectors' edition" --Cover
Originally published by Edward Orme, London in 1804
Text in English and French
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it was the most ambitious publishing venture yet taken in India. For sometime, Solvyns had wandered with his sketchbook, drawing Indians in their occupational pursuits, their festivals and the rich diversity of their cultural lives. He drew their musical instruments, their boats, their carts, and their modes of smoking. With genuine curiosity and a keenly observant and sympathetic eye, Solvyns recorded an India few Europeans really saw. First published in 1804, this fine reprint edition with sixty beautiful colour-printed stripple engraved plates, ably capture the mysterious beauty of India and its natives.
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