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Charles Richard Francis, Sketches of Native Life in India, with Views in Rajpootana, Simlah, etc., London: Meldola, Cahn & Co., 1848

iv; [1] blank page; 30 pages, including 22 later hand-coloured tinted lithographed plates by J C Anderson after C H Fairland; list of plates; 4 pages of a list of subscribers at the end; errata slip pasted at the end; original publisher’s brown moiré-patterned cloth boards with brown morocco leather spine and corners; upper cover lettered in gilt; spine with gilt ruling; edges untrimmed.
13.75 x 10.5 x 0.4 in (35 x 26.5 x 1.1 cm)

LIST OF PLATES
1. A Hindoo Family on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Lake of Poshkur / 2. Holy Lake and Town of Poshkur / 3. A Bazaar or Market Scene / 4. Ghaut of Landing Place & Temple at the Lake of Poshkur / 5. Dawk Travelling / 6. Snake Charmer / 7. A Moonshee / 8. Two Women grinding at a Mill. Chaff blown away by the Wind & Eagles and Vultures devouring a Carcase / 9. Women drawing water from a Well at Even / 10. Confluence of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad / 11. A Camel Battery / 12. Scene near a Hospital / 13. A View from the Fort at Bhurtpore / 14. A Cantonment / 15. Madras / 16. A Native Magistrate / A Pundit / A Maimed Spy / A Cloth Merchant / A Parsee Merchant / 17. Drum Major / Sepoy / Havildar / Havildar Major / Jemadar / Subahdar Major / 18. A Thug / A Native Lady / A Native of Distinction / Runjeet Singh / Emperor of Delhi / 19. Rajah / Two Landholders / A Native Artist / Akbar Khan / 20. Lord Hardinge's Residence at Simlah / 21. A Locust / A Scorpion / A blue Locust / Head & Forceps of a Centipede / A Centipede / A Serpent's Head / The Indian or Bandana Silk-Moth / a Portuguese Man of War / 22. James Town, St. Helena.

A RARE EARLY LITHOGRAPHIC VIEW BOOK OF NORTH INDIA — FRANCIS’S 1848 STUDY OF NATIVE LIFE AND LANDSCAPE

The objective of this captivating work is to depict the daily life of Indians during the mid-19th century, encompassing the market, mill, temple, and town. The 22 lithographic plates visually depict people, locations, and activities, while a detailed narrative endeavours to elucidate the plates and the rituals and habits of the individuals for whom the illustrations were created.

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