Lot 200: TOD, JAMES. 1782-1835. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Centra

TOD, JAMES. 1782-1835. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India ... Second edition. Calcutta: Harimohan Mookerjee, 1877-9. 2 volumes, 4to. (273 x 222 mm). xxxiii, [1], 639 pp, [1]; [1-4], xxvi, 674 pp. 2 folding letterpress tables. 16 plates by N.C. Bose, S.C. Dass, T.N. Dev and others after Captain Waugh (6), Ghafsi (5) and others. Publisher’s embossed green cloth, gilt titles on spines. RARE CALCUTTA EDITION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY INDIAN ENGRAVERS. An extensive survey of the history, beliefs and topography of Rajasthan, first published in London in 1829-1832. The plates in the present work are adaptations by local engravers of those found in the London edition. A British solider stationed in Rajasthan, Tod’s work drew on local archives, Rajput traditional sources, and monuments such as the Edicts of Asoka found at Junagadh. He returned to England in 1823 with a wealth of material for what became a fundamental study of Rajasthan’s historical development.