Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the country of Tippoo sultan, from drawings taken on the spot. To which are annexed, concise descriptions of the places drawn...
s.n., c. 1793. Edition: The scarce first issue with the 1793 date (general, Binding: Contemporary red half morocco; square corners on marbled boards; gilt filleted border; spine with raised bands with gilt lettered title on two. Marbled endpapers., Notes: Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1762? - 21 September 1808) was a British infantry officer in India who conducted early surveys in Bengal and Mysore before becoming Surveyor General of Bengal, a position he held from 1788 to 1794 succeeding Alexander Kyd. Robert Colebrooke's father (1718 - 1784) was the British ambassador to the Swiss confederacy from 1762 to 1764.
Colebrooke joined the Bengal Infantry in 1778. Trained in topographical illustration and surveying he produced "Twelve views of places in the kingdom of Mysore" in 1794 based on his work in Mysore in 1790. He accompanied Archibald Blair to survey the Andaman Islands in 1789. Colebrooke Island and Passage were named after him. A keen astronomer, Colebrooke also corresponded with John Goldingham at the Madras Observatory to establish the latitude of Calcutta. He was succeeded as Surveyor General by John Garstin.
, Size: Folio. (51 x 34 cm), Illustration: Illustrated with fine hand-colored aquatint plates by J. W. Edy., on c. 1793 Whatman paper., References: Abbey Travel 419 (the 1794 issue); Tooley Engl. Col. (1954) : 149; Archer 73; Hardie, Martin: 131; Prideaux 243, 331; , Pages: P. Twelve plates, title, dedication, subscriber list, and twelve text leaves., Category: Book Plate Books Colour; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;. Little rubbed, but quite attractive, hand-coloured aquatints; plates and text clean and crisp; very good. From the estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson. Item #B5921
Edition: The scarce first issue with the 1793 date (general, Binding: Contemporary red half morocco; square corners on marbled boards; gilt filleted border; spine with raised bands with gilt lettered title on two. Marbled endpapers., Notes: Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1762? - 21 September 1808) was a British infantry officer in India who conducted early surveys in Bengal and Mysore before becoming Surveyor General of Bengal, a position he held from 1788 to 1794 succeeding Alexander Kyd. Robert Colebrooke's father (1718 - 1784) was the British ambassador to the Swiss confederacy from 1762 to 1764.
Colebrooke joined the Bengal Infantry in 1778. Trained in topographical illustration and surveying he produced "Twelve views of places in the kingdom of Mysore" in 1794 based on his work in Mysore in 1790. He accompanied Archibald Blair to survey the Andaman Islands in 1789. Colebrooke Island and Passage were named after him. A keen astronomer, Colebrooke also corresponded with John Goldingham at the Madras Observatory to establish the latitude of Calcutta. He was succeeded as Surveyor General by John Garstin.
, Size: Folio. (51 x 34 cm), Illustration: Illustrated with fine hand-colored aquatint plates by J. W. Edy., on c. 1793 Whatman paper., References: Abbey Travel 419 (the 1794 issue); Tooley Engl. Col. (1954) : 149; Archer 73; Hardie, Martin: 131; Prideaux 243, 331; , Pages: P. Twelve plates, title, dedication, subscriber list, and twelve text leaves., Category: Book Plate Books Colour; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;.
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