A very rare ‘Restricted’ map of Agra made during World War II, when the city was feared to be a target of Japanese bombing, such that the dome of the Taj Majal was covered in camouflage, published in Dehra Dun by the Survey of India. Colour print (Good, some wear along old folds, some conspicuous toning to lower…
An extremely rare, large format map of Calcutta, depicting the revolutionary fire prevention and control infrastructure devised by its new Fire Chief, Bernard Westbrook, giving the city one of the most advanced fire systems in Asia, saving untold lives and properties. Zincograph in colours by the Vandyke Process, mounted upon original linen and folding into original black cloth…
THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY / CALCUTTA IMPRINT Rare – the first scientific treatise on mining in the Himalayas, in this case a sophisticated analysis on how to best exploit the iron, copper and gold deposits of the Kumaon and Garhwal Districts of India (today’s Uttarakhand State) in preparation for the arrival of the Industrial Revolution and the Railway Boom on the…
Rare - a highly engaging travel guide and overview of the Indian Subcontinent written by George Aberigh-Mackay, one of India’s most talented popular authors, illustrated with a map and a view of the Times of India publishing house, written in honor of the upcoming visit to India of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King-Emperor Edward VII), and…
Lahore, British India (Pakistan) / Mughal and British Colonial History / Fine Art & Architecture The first and only contemporary edition of the first comprehensive history and guidebook of Lahore, by the eminent Indian historian Syad Muhammed Latif, the engaging text is lavishly illustrated with 105 plates of illustrations of the city’s great Mughal and British masterpieces, plus an…
8°, viii, [1] illustration (Berlin Mosque), 315 pp., original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the back, red edges (publisher’s stamp on the title page, old hand-written price on the inner side of the rear cover, minor staining, binding lightly scuffed on the corners).
A rare edition of Samkhya Darsana, a text related to the Yoga school of Hinduism, was published by the Sanskrit College of Calcutta. 8°. 246 pp., original wrappers with lettering (slightly age-toned and stained, tiny chips and tears in margins, but overall inside in a good clean condition, later stripe on the spine).
[Including the Maps:] Sketch of the positions taken up before the Fort of Nowah 1819 and Plan & Sketch of the Fort of Nowah 1819. An important issue of ‘The Calcutta Journal’, one of the highest quality, most influential and controversial newspapers in India of the first third of the 19th century, notably featuring an authoritative and detailed eyewitness…
[Seyahat Jurnali. İstanbul'dan Bağdat'a ve Hindistan'a. Sene 1300 ila 1304 / Travelogue. From Istanbul to Baghdad and Istanbul. From 1883-1887]. 8°, 119 pp. with 12 interleaved black and white plates and one double-page plate, original yellow cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and decoration, later calf spine with gilt lettering, later marbled endpapers (minor foxing, endpapers slightly…
