PRINCE ALEXIS SOLTYKOFF (1806 - 1859)

These exquisite, impressing lithographs appear here in print for the very first time, depicting people and scenes in such places as New Delhi, Madras, Ceylon, Calcutta, Lahore, the Himalayas and other places. Soltykoff visited Punjab during the reign of Maharajah Sher Singh, and his lithos includes Akalis entering Lahore; Voyage on the plains of the Punjab; and Maharajah Sher riding on a elephant with his troops. Full contemporary gilt decorative binding, with trimmed bottom end of title page.