Neueste Karte von Hindostan, Bengalen...
1788
Copper engraving on paper
Four engraved and hand-coloured sheets 24.5 x 33.5 in (61.2 x 83.7 cm) (each); will form a large joined map approximately 49 x 67 in (124.4 x 170.1 cm) if assembled; unmounted and unjoined, as issued. This work will be shipped unframed, in four separate sheets in a roll form.
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Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 1,20,000 |
$1,379
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Partie de la Nouvelle Grande Carte des...
Circa 1792
Later hand-coloured copper engraving on paper
21 x 24.25 in (53.5 x 61.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 50,000 - 75,000
Winning bid
Rs 57,600 |
$662
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This Improved Map of India Compiled...
2nd January, 1816
Copper-engraved map, printed on paper, with fine original full-wash hand-colouring, dissected into sections and mounted on linen, edged in blue silk
94.5 x 105 in (240 x 266.7 cm) when all of the sheets are joined together
Estimate
Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 31,20,000 |
$35,862
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Map of RAJASTHAN or RAJWARRA, Embracing ...
1829
Copper engraving on paper
27 x 42.25 in (68.5 x 107.5 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 1,20,000 |
$1,379
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Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab, Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs [Presentation Copy]
Baron Charles Hügel (1795–1870), Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab, Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs , London: John Petheram, 71 Chancery Lane, 1845
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Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
Provincia Ecclica di Goa Vicariati...
a) Girolamo PetriProvincia Ecclica di Goa Vicariati Aplici nel Dekkan
Vicariati E Prefetture Apostoliche nell' Indostan
Estimate
Rs 75,000 - 1,00,000
An Atlas of Twelve Maps of India
Trelawney Saunders, An Atlas of Twelve Maps of India: Illustrating the Mountains and River Systems; the Irrigation; Civil Divisions, Population and Languages; Railways, Roads, Telegraphs, Post Offices, Ports, etc. Military commands and posts, famines, meteorology, crops, forests, and one-inch surveys. Accompanied by tables and notes, London: Edward Stanford, 1889
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Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 3,36,000 |
$3,862
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Goojerat
1849
Colour lithograph on paper
Print size: 14.5 x 19.75 in (37 x 50 cm)
Estimate
Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 1,56,000 |
$1,793
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The Imperial Gazetteer of India [Complete with 49 Volumes]
First edition (1881)The Imperial Gazetteer of India , London: Trübner & Co., 1881, 9 volumes; uniformly bound in contemporary or slightly later brown half morocco over matching dark brown boards, spines in five compartments ruled in gilt, lettered and dated in gilt (each)Akbar to Benaras : xxxiv, 544 pp; Vol. II: Bengal to Cutwa , 539 pp; Vol. III: Dabha to Harduaganj , 567 pp; Vol. IV: Hardwar-Jalalpur-Nahvi , 716 pp; Vol. V: Jalandhar to Kywon-Pya-That , 509 pp; Vol. VI: Labanakhya to Mysore , 533 pp; Vol. VII: Naaf to Rangmagiri , 555 pp; Vol. VIII: Rangoon to Tappal , 537 pp; Vol. IX: Tapti-Zut-Thut and Index , 478 pp. Second edition (1885-87)The Imperial Gazetteer of India , London: Trübner & Co., 1885–1887, 14 volumes; bound in contemporary or slightly later dark green half morocco over green textured cloth boards, spines in five compartments with gilt tooling, title, volume number, and year lettered in gilt, library shelf labels to lower spines (each)Abar to Balasinor : xxxviii, 460 pp; Vol. II – Balasor to Biramganta : xxii, 462 pp; Vol. III – Birbhum to Cocanada : 472 pp; Vol. IV – Cochin to Ganguria : 479 pp; Vol. V – Ganjam to Indi : 511 pp; Vol. VI – India : xxix, 747 pp; Vol. VII – Indore to Kardong : 477 pp; Vol. VIII – Karens to Madnagarh : 544 pp; Vol. IX – Madras Presidency to Multai : 539 pp; Vol. X – Mulltan to Palhalli : 544 pp; Vol. XI – Pali to Ratia : 518 pp; Vol. XII – Ratlam to Sirmur : 556 pp; Vol. XIII – Sirohi to Zumkha : 562 pp; Vol. XIV – Index : 350 ppThird edition (1907–1931)The Imperial Gazetteer of India , Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907–1909 (Text Volumes); 1931 (Atlas), 26 volumes comprising 4 volumes on The Indian Empire , 20 volumes of the Alphabetical Gazetteer , 1 index volume, and 1 atlas ; a mixed set in two styles of bindings: Volumes I–IV (The Indian Empire), and the Atlas volume in original publishers dark green cloth, titled and bordered in gilt to spine, Greek key pattern at head and foot; Volumes V–XXV uniformly bound in matching dark green cloth, spines ruled and titled in gilt in compartments, these volumes later restored in matching green half morocco over cloth boards, with gilt fillets and blind ruling.The Indian Empire Descriptive : xxxi, 568 pp; Vol. II – Historical : xxxv, 573 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. III – Economic : xxxvi, 520 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. IV – Administrative : xxx, 552 pp, with 1 folding map.Alphabetical Gazetteer (A–Zira) Abazai–Arcot : xvii, 437 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. VI – Argaon–Bardwan : vi, 432 pp with 1 large folding map; Vol. VII – Bareilly–Berasia : xvi, 423 pp with 2 folding maps; Vol. VIII – Berhampore–Bombay : xvi, 421 pp with 3 folding maps; Vol. IX – Bomjur–Central India : vi, 392 pp with 2 folding maps; Vol. X – Central Provinces–Coompta : vi, 390 pp with 1 folding map; Vol. XI – Coondapoor–Edwardesabad : vi, 403 pp with 2 folding maps; Vol. XII – Einme–Gwalior : vi, 443 pp with 2 folding maps; Vol. XIII – Gyaraspur–Jais : vi, 402 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. XIV – Jaisalmer–Kara : vi, 416 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. XV – Karachi–Kotayam : vi, 426 pp, with 1 large folding map; Vol. XVI – Kotchandpur–Mahavinyaka : vi, 438 pp with 1 folding map; Vol. XVII – Mahbubabad–Moradabad : vi, 430 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. XVIII – Moram–Nayagarh : xxii prelims; 552 pp.; Vol. XIX – Nayakanthatti–Parbhani : vi, 416 pp, with 2 folding maps; Vol. XX – Pardi–Pusad : vi, 423 pp, with 2 folding maps; Vol. XXI – Pushkar–Salween : vi, 423 pp, with 2 folding maps; Vol. XXII – Samadhiala–Singhana : vi, 435 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. XXIII – Singhbhum–Trashi-Chod-Zong : vi, 435 pp, with 1 folding map; Vol. XXIV – Travancore–Zira : vi, 437 pp, with 1 folding mapIndex Volume Index : xxx, 631 pp, with 1 folding mapAtlas Volume Atlas : vii, 45 pp of explanatory text and 64 large colour lithographed maps (many double-page or folding), folio format (approx. 43 x 34 cm).0 x 0 in
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Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 8,40,000 |
$9,655
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
History of the Delhi Coronation Durbar. Held of the first of January 1903 to Celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty Edward VII, Emperor of India. Compiled from Official Papers by Order of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India
Stephen Wheeler, History of the Delhi Coronation Durbar. Held of the first of January 1903 to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty Edward VII, Emperor of India. Compiled from Official Papers by Order of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India , London: John Murray, 1904
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Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 2,16,000 |
$2,483
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors
Max Arthur Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors , Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909, Six volumes bound in threeGuru Nanak, his life and writings. The lives and hymns of the second, third and fourth Gurus. The life of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru, and his hymns, photograph of his shrine. The lives of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Gurus and the hymns of the ninth Guru, Teg Bahadur; photographs of the Akal Bunga and the Baba Atal tower, Amritsar. The life of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru; his compositions; his stance against idolatry; his epistle to the Emperor Aurangzeb; a discussion of the musical measures of his hymns; photographs of the shrine at Fatagarh, Muktsar, the temple at Nander, and an Akali. Supplementary religious texts, including the Bhagats of the Granth Sahib, the life and hymns of Jaidev and of Namdev, Kabir, and Rav Das, a photograph of Namdev's shrine at Ghuman, and of two Sikh holy men, index.
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Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 2,28,000 |
$2,621
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Chiefs and families of note in the Punjab: A Revised edition of "The Punjab Cities"
Sir Lepel Henry Griffin and Colonel C F Massy, Chiefs and families of note in the Punjab: A Revised edition of "The Punjab Cities" , Lahore: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, 1940, 3 volumes
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Rs 3,50,000 - 4,50,000
Untitled [A suite of six engravings of...
a) John Landseer after Charles D'OylyPaugla pool, from the River , 1st June, 1827Remains of a bridge near the Tantee bazar , 4th June, 1814Ruins of Tungy bridge , 26 December 1825
Paugla pool, with part of Dacca in the extreme distance , 4th June 1817Part of the interior of the city of Dacca , 4th June 1814Part of Dacca from the Douillac Nulla , 1st September 1826
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Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 1,56,000 |
$1,793
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Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús
Rám Ráz, Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús , London: John William Parker, for the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1834
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Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 1,92,000 |
$2,207
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Illustrations of Rock-Cut Temples of India
James Fergusson, Illustrations of Rock-Cut Temples of India: Selected from the best examples of the different series of caves at Ellora, Ajunta, Cuttack, Salsette, Karli, and Mahavellipore. Drawn on stone by Mr T C Dibdin, from sketches carefully made on the spot, with the assistance of the Camera-Lucida in the years 1838-39, by James Fergusson, Esq., London: John Weale, 1845
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Rs 5,50,000 - 7,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 5,76,000 |
$6,621
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir. Prepared under the Authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council from Photographs, Plans and Drawings taken by Order of the Government of India
Henry Hardy Cole, Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir. Prepared under the Authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council from Photographs, Plans, and Drawings taken by Order of the Government of India , London: India Museum, W. H. Allen and co., publishers to the India office, 1869
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Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 4,20,000 |
$4,828
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The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Described and Illustrated by Edmund W. Smith, Archaeological Survey of India [4 Volumes]
The Moghul Architecture of Fathpur-Sikri. Described and Illustrated by Edmund W. Smith, Archaeological Survey of India. , Allahabad: Superintendent, Government Press, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Vol. XVIII, Parts I–IV, 1894–18980 x 0 in
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Rs 5,00,000 - 7,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 5,40,000 |
$6,207
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Portfolio of Indian Architectural Drawings: Part I, Issued by the Government North-West Provinces and Oudh
Edmund W Smith, Portfolio of Indian Architectural Drawings: Part I, Issued by the Government North-West Provinces and Oudh, London: W H Allen & Co.; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.; Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co.; Bombay: Thacker & Co., Ltd. and Allahabad: The Supt. Govt. Press, North-West Provinces and Oudh, 1897
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Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 4,20,000 |
$4,828
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Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization: Being an Official Account of Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-Daro Carried Out by the Government of India between the Years 1922 and 1927 [3 Volumes]
John Marshall, Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization: Being an Official Account of Archaeological Excavations at Mohenjo-Daro Carried Out by the Government of India between the Years 1922 and 1927 , London: Arthur Probsthain, 1931, 3 volumes
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Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
Winning bid
Rs 2,16,000 |
$2,483
(Inclusive of Buyers Premium)
Panorama of Calcutta, taken from the...
Circa 1865
Albumen print mounted on linen
9 x 74.5 in (22.8 x 189.2 cm) (when opened)
Estimate
Rs 1,50,000 - 2,50,000
Winning bid
Rs 10,80,000 |
$12,414
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