Thomas Pennant
The view of Hindoostan
London, 1798.
₹150,000
This tireless naturalist and antiquary reached out to the ends of the world to gather in knowledge” (Cox).
These are volumes one and two on India and Ceylon of an intended 14-volume series entitled “Outlines of the Globe.” Welshman Pennant died in 1798, the year of publication, and only two more volumes (China and Japan) were published after his death, by his son.
Thomas Pennant
Description
First edition. Set of 2 volumes. ( 33 x 26cm) Folding map, frontispieces, plates.
Binding: Half Bound with Marbled boards. Gilt on Spine.
Condition: Very few sporadic foxing on a handfull of pages. An excellent copy for the age.
Exportable: No
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