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India--Asiatic Lithographic Company
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Illustrations of the Rivers Hoogly & Ganges from the mouth of the Hoogly to Cawnpore. To which is added Tables of routes and distances from Calcutta throughout all the principal inland navigation. Calcutta: Asiatic Lithographic Company's Press, 1825
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (312 x 240mm.), lithographed throughout: title-page, 'Tables of routes and distances from Calcutta,' 9 double-page hand-coloured maps, and 44pp. of tables, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, some staining to upper edge of plate VI (not affecting image), a few dates added in pencil to some maps (appears to chart a journey), a few old ink marks to verso of one map, a few wormholes, faint waterstains and offsetting to maps, some text leaves slightly shaved by the binder at head and foot with loss of a few words, expert repairs to spine, slightly rubbed
Literature
Not in Abbey
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
SCARCE. No copies are recorded at auction in over 30 years and COPAC and Worldcat combined record only 4 copies in institutional libraries (University of Cambridge; Institute of Civil Engineers, London; University of Minnesota; and the Royal Library, Denmark).
The Asiatic Lithographic Press appears to be the first lithographic press in India (see Abbey, Travel 446). A publisher's advertisement for this title in The Quarterly Oriental Magazine of 1826 describes the work as "most useful... for all those who proceed by water to the Upper Provinces... the Tables are also particularly useful, as they... inform the Traveller on which side of the River the various Cities, Town and Villages are situated..."
The Asiatic Lithographic Press appears to be the first lithographic press in India (see Abbey, Travel 446). A publisher's advertisement for this title in The Quarterly Oriental Magazine of 1826 describes the work as "most useful... for all those who proceed by water to the Upper Provinces... the Tables are also particularly useful, as they... inform the Traveller on which side of the River the various Cities, Town and Villages are situated..."