THOMAS MAURICE

The History Of Hindostan, its arts and its sciences, as connected with the history of the other great empires of Asia, during the most ancient periods of the world, with numerous illustrative engravings, by the author of Indian Antiquities [Thomas Maurice] In 3 volumes bound in 2, complete with 16 plates as listed and called for [Second Edition]. Vol. 1- pp. 522 +7 plates [1 folding] bound at the end Vol. 2- pp. 303 & Vol. 3-pp. xi, 337 with 9 plates [1 folding] London: Printed by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol and sold by F. C. and J. Rivington ,1820
28 x 22 cm

CONDITIONS
Recently bound beautifully in black cloth with titles gilt-embossed on spine. Title-pages and frontispieces of Vol 1 and Vol 2 a little soiled.

Indian Antiquities or Dissertations, relating to the ancient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, and the various and profound literature of Hindustan, compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature; Persia, Egypt and Greece, the whole intended as the History of Hindostan upon a comprehensive scale. Vol. I to VII containing the dissertation on the ancient geographical divisions of Hindostan; London: printed for the author and sold by W. Richardson, under the Royal-Exchange, m.dcc.xciv, 1794, pp. 314, total plates 31, rebound in black rexine with gilded title in spine.
21 x 13.5 cms

(a) THE SEVENTH AVATAR of VEESHNU Incarnate in RAMACHANDRA combating with the ten headed RAVAN, the gigantic Tyrant of CEYLONE
(b) BUDHA OR THE NINTH AVATAR incarnate for the purpose of abolishing sanguinary Sacrifices.
(c) THE SING AVATAR, REPRESENTING the DEITY under the form of a MAN LION, bursting from a PILLAR to destroy a Blafpheming Monarch. Engravings hand colored and mounted.
21cms x 16.5 cms.