John Dunlop
Mooltan during and after the Siege
Publisher : William S. ORR and Co.
London, 1849
A copy from the personal library of Robert & Maria Travis with their custom-made book case. Being twenty-one drawings, from sketches taken on the spot. First edition of this illustrated account of the five-month siege of Mooltan, present day Multan in the Punjab. It depicts the city at this time as well as the key participants and events in the siege. The siege had come about as a result of the British attempt to impose a new ruler on this city in 1848. This had triggered an armed uprising by Dewan Mulraj which, as the British authorities sought to regain control of the area, led to the five-month siege. This event was one of the principal triggers for the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849). Abbey Travel 474; Bobins IV, 1278; Bruce 4215; Colas 912; Lipperheide Ld 36.
Mooltan during and after the seige
First Edition. Contemporary hand-finished tinted lithographic pictorial half-title and 21 coloured lithograph plates.
Binding: Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the front side and a rebacked leather spine, sides with decorative gilt and blind borders, light cream endpapers.
Condition: Minor spotting in places, a little heavier on the title. An excellent tight copy.
Exportable: No
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