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F W BLAGDON AND CAPTAIN THOMAS WILLIAMSON; RESPECTIVELY. ARTIST: CHARLES DOYLEY, Europeans in India: From a Collection of Drawings, by Charles D'Oyly, London: Edward Orme, 1813

xviii; 188 pages including 20 fine colour aquatint plates, each accompanied by descriptive letterpress (mostly on two leaves)
Contemporary blue straight-grained Morocco binding with gilt decoration on the front and blackboards along with gilt edges and spine of raised bands
29 x 23.6 x 2.5 cm

Plates are identical to those in Sir Charles D'Oyly, Costume and Customs of Modern India, London: E. Orme, circa 1824, differing only in that the frames are washed in grey and pink instead of yellow.

LIST OF PLATES

1. A European gentleman with his Moonshee, or native professor of languages
2. A gentleman in his private office, attended by his Duftoree, or native office keeper
3. A gentleman in a public office, attended by his crannies, or native clerks
4. A gentleman dressing, attended by his head bearer, and other servants
5. A gentleman attended by his Hajaum, or native barber
6. A gentleman delivering a letter to a Soontah Burdar, or Silver Batonbearer
7. A gentleman's Kedmutgars, or table servants, bringing in dinner
8. An English family at table, under a Punkah, or fan, kept in motion by a Khelassy
9. A gentleman with his Sircar, or money servant
10. A gentleman with his Hookah Burdar, orpipe bearer
11. A Saumpareeah, or snake catcher, exhibiting snakes before Europeans
12. Marquis Wellesley's dandy, or boatman, in his livery
13. An European lady giving instructions to her Durzee, or native tailor
14. A dancing woman of Bengal, exhibiting before an European family.br.15. A dancing woman, of Lueknow, exhibiting before an European family
16. An European lady attended by a servant, using a hand punkah, or fan
17. An European lady and her family, attended by an Ayah, or nurse
18. Kaut Pootlies, or puppets, exhibited by native jugglers, for the amusement of European children
19. A native gentleman, smoking a Goorgoory, or hookah, in his private apartments, attended by his dancing girls
20. Marquis Wellesley & his suite, at the Nabob of Oude's breakfast table, viewing an elephant fight.

Reference: J R Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, 435; Colas 887