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1000 - Vues pittoresques de l'Inde, de la Chine, et des bords de la…

Estimation 200 € - 300 €

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Vues pittoresques de l'Inde, de la Chine, et des bords de la mer Rouge [...], sur les esquisses originales du commodore Robert Elliot [...]. Traduit par J. F. Gérard, M.A. 2 vol., 4to; front., 2 engr. titles, 61 pl. (text n.c., occ. spotting). - First French translation of "Views in India, China, and on the Shores of the Red Sea" (1835). Ill. with a hand-coloured frontispiece, 2 engr. titles (one with portrait of Kashiprasad Ghosh, Bengali poet) and 61 steel-engravings after original sketches by R. Elliott. They depict mainly views of India: i.e. Shuhur Fortress at Jaipur, Aurungzebe's Mosque at Benares, the Taj Mahal and the Water Palace at Mandu; but also Macao, Tiger Island (Canton River), a Chinese pagoda between Canton and Whampoa, Thubare, etc. Elliott (1801-1875) travelled in India, Canton and the Red Sea, from 1822 to 1824. Descriptive text by the English poet and travel writer Emma Roberts (c. 1794-1840) who lived for many years in India.

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Date 26/06/2026 à 13h00

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