[3 volumes] A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar, performed under the Orders of the Most Noble the Marquis Wellesley, Governor General of India…
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1807. Binding: Half calf over marbled paper boards. Spines, rebacked, with 5 raised bands, dark brown morocco labels in second and fourth compartments. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. , Notes: Francis Buchanan (1762 – 1829), later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India. He did not assume the name of Hamilton until three years after his retirement from India.
, Size: Quarto (280 x 220 mm), Illustration: Very good example of this 3-volume set. Illustrated with 38 plates, map, and 3 folding tables. , Volume: 3 volumes. , Provenance: Ex-Libris; Robert William Chambers, bookplates to front pasted endpapers., Pages: (P, vol I) Blank (3). Frontispiece. Title. Blank. Dedication. Blank. Half-title. Blank. Contents. Errata. Introduction, (vii)-xiii. Blank. Pp. (1)-424. Blank (2). (vol II) Blank (4). Title. Blank. Contents. Errata. Pp. (1)-556. Blank (6). (vol III) Blank (4). Title. Blank. Contents, (iii)-iv. 3 folding tables. Pp. (1)-479. Appendix, (i)-xxxi. Blank. General index (31). Blank (5)., Category: Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;. Some spotting to interior, else clean. Vol I pgs. 121/122, 123/124 with marginal tears; pgs. 279/280 with tear through middle of page. Vol II pgs. 185/186 with tear through middle of page. Item #B7291
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