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LOUIS-MATHIEU LANGLES, Monuments Anciens et Modernes de l'Hindoustan: Decrits sous le double rapport archaeologique et pittoresque, et precedes d'une notice geographique, d'une notice historique, et d'un discours sur la religion, la legislation et les moeurs des hindou, Paris: P Didot, 1821

(Set of 2 Volumes)
Half-titles in each volume, folding table in Volume I, Atlas, engraved title with a large vignette after Henry Salt, 3 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline in Volume I
4 pages errata and 2 pages list of plates in rear of Volume II
143 engraved plates in all (12 hand-coloured in volume I including 24 plates after Thomas Daniell)
Quarter leather-bound with green cloth boards and gilt text at the spine.br.44 x 31 x 5.5 cm (each)

The present lot is a set of two volumes of illustrations and text by Louis-Mathieu Langles that contain geographical and historical observations of the Indian subcontinent. The numerous plates in the present lot, some of which include 24 plates engraved from Thomas Daniell's illustrations, are comprised of architectural plans and views of Indian culture, miniatures, sculptures, jewellery and similar artefacts. Langles was considered a scholar of Oriental studies in the 19th century, and organised the Ecole des Langues Orientales Vivantes (School of Modern Oriental Languages) that was attached to the National Library in Paris. He also published a six-volume book titled Collection Portative de Voyages in the 1790s.

LIST OF PLATES

VOLUME I

1. Map. Carte de L'Hindoustan, Bharata Khanda...
2. Map. L'Inde avec ses divisions politiques au temps de la mort de L'Empereur Aureng-Zeyb...
3. Map. L'Inde avec ses divisions politiques au temps de la mort de L'Empereur Akbar...
4. Princesse Indienne...
5. Dame Portugaise de L'Inde...
6. Plan de la Grande Pagode de Siringam...
7. Sculptures Coloriees qui Ornent L'Enceinte Sacree de la Pagode de Siringam
8. Dame Indienne a sa Toilette (Sepia)
9. Dame Indienne tenant une Sitarah
10. Indra, Dieu du Firmament, assis au milieu de son Jardin (Nandana) (Sepia)
11. Jeune Indienne jalouse des yeux de sa Gazelle
12. [Not Captioned] Assorted Pendants
13. Aurenz-Zeyb recevant la Tete de son frere Dara-Chekouh (Sepia)
14. Plan de la Pagode de Djembakrichna
15. Dame Indienne
16. Armes Indiennes Offensives et Defensives
17. As above
18. Dynastie de Beydjapour (Visapour) (Sepia)
19. Nabab passant ume Revue (Sepia)
20. Sevadjy, Fondateur de l'Empire Mahratte (Sepia)

[VOLUME II only uncoloured plates]