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India, maps
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Description
- A collection of 8 folding maps of the tea-growing regions of India. Calcutta: Surveyor General's Office, 1857-1862, all lithographed, linen-backed and folding into original 8vo cloth bindings, the first 6 listed below in uniform blue cloth bindings, numbered 1 and 3-7 respectively, comprising:
i. Sketch map of the tea locations in Sylhet and Cachar, 850 x 750mm., 1857, hand-coloured
ii. Skeleton map shewing the positions of tea factories and defining the tract in which tea is indigenous in the district of Luckimpoor Assam, 620 x 935mm., 1861, plain
iii. The tea localities in the Punjab and north west provinces, 815 x 1045mm., 1862, some hand-colouring, somewhat damp-stained
iv. Sketch map of Abor frontier to the west of Dihong river, upper Assam, 690 x 820mm., 1860, plain
v. Map shewing the roads in the province of Assam, 690 x 1400mm., 1859, hand-coloured
vi. Cachar and Jynteah with portions of Sylhet and the Cossyah Hills, 830 x 930mm., 1862, hand-coloured
vii. District Nowgong central Assam, 655 x 965mm., 1857, hand-coloured
viii. District Kamroop, lower Assam, 650 x 860mm., 1860, hand-coloured, cover lacks part of spine
ii. Skeleton map shewing the positions of tea factories and defining the tract in which tea is indigenous in the district of Luckimpoor Assam, 620 x 935mm., 1861, plain
iii. The tea localities in the Punjab and north west provinces, 815 x 1045mm., 1862, some hand-colouring, somewhat damp-stained
iv. Sketch map of Abor frontier to the west of Dihong river, upper Assam, 690 x 820mm., 1860, plain
v. Map shewing the roads in the province of Assam, 690 x 1400mm., 1859, hand-coloured
vi. Cachar and Jynteah with portions of Sylhet and the Cossyah Hills, 830 x 930mm., 1862, hand-coloured
vii. District Nowgong central Assam, 655 x 965mm., 1857, hand-coloured
viii. District Kamroop, lower Assam, 650 x 860mm., 1860, hand-coloured, cover lacks part of spine
Condition
The condition of these maps is as described in the catalogue description
"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. The European discovery of the Assam tea bush is attributed to Robert Bruce, a Scottish adventurer, in 1823. By the late 1830s the market for Assam tea was being assessed in London, and the annexation of upper Assam is attributed to the successful manufacture of tea in 1837, and the beginning of the Assam Company in 1839.