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A FINE COPY OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATE BOOKS ON INDIA

TITLE: Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India
VOLUME: 1
PART: 1 & 2
AUTHOR: Captain Robert Melville Grindlay.br.PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1826
BINDING:
NO.OF PAGES: 43 including Engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, Intro, 6 coloured plates, half-title to second part, Advertisement, 6 further colour plates, all plates with tissue guards and accompanying text leaves.
SIZE:
Height: 42 cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 1.5 cm

TITLE: Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India
VOLUME: 2
PART: 3 & 4
AUTHOR: Captain Robert Melville Grindlay
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1827
BINDING:
NO.OF PAGES: 48 including 2 half-titles, Advertisement to 4th part and 12 colour plates with tissue guards and text
SIZE:
Height: 42 cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 1.5 cm

TITLE: Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India
VOLUME: 3
PART: 5 & 6
AUTHOR: Captain Robert Melville Grindlay
PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co.
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1830.br.BINDING:
NO.OF PAGES: 51 including with half title to Part 5 and 6 plates with text and tissue guards, and rear paper wrapper
SIZE:
Height: 42cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 1.5 cm

'Next to Daniell, the most attractive colour plate book on India' (Tooley). The fine hand-colored plates are by Reeve, Fielding and others after Grindlay, Westall, Stanfield, Roberts and others; this work is also one of the few books in which the name of the colorist is mentioned: J.B. Hogarth.
.br.A self-taught amateur artist, Grindlay, founder of the ANZ Grindlays Bank went to India in 1803, aged 17. He worked with the East India Company and served with the Seventh Bombay Native Infantry from 1804-1820 and during this period made a large number of sketches and drawings recording the life and landscape of India. The subjects included scenes and views of Bombay, Golconda, Ellora and Guzerat.

This work was first published in six parts of six plates each; with accompanying text (the work was begun in 1826 by Ackermann but was taken over by Smith, Elder & Co. and completed in 1830). On completion of the parts issue, the book was also issued as a whole by Smith, Elder and issued in one or two volumes.

Coloured plates inorder :

Part I

[Title page].
1. Scene in Bombay
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by R.G.Reeve
2. Approach of the Monsoon. Bombay Harbour
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Fielding
3. The Shaking Minarets at Ahmedabad
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by T. Fielding
4. Ancient Temple at Hulwud
- drawn by F. Witherington and engraved by G. Hunt
5. The Rajah of Cutch with his Vassalls
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by R.G.Reeve
6. Mountains of Aboo in Guzerat
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Fielding

Part II

7. Scene in Bombay
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by R. G. Reeve
8. Approach to Bore Ghaut
- drawnby W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Fielding
9. View in the Bore Ghaut
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Fielding
10. View from the Top of the Bore Ghaut
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Fielding
11. Dowlutabad the ancient Deo Gurh
- drawn by W. Daniel, R.A and engraved by R. G. Reeve
12. Great Excavated Temple at Ellora
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by G. Hunt

Part III

13. Preparation for a Suttee, or the Immolation of a Hindoo Widow
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by R. G. Reeve
14. Tombs of the Kings of Golconda
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by G. Hunt
15. Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by R. G. Reeve
16. Fortress of Bowrie in Rajpootana
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by C. Bentley
17. North West View of the Fort of Bombay
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by R. G. Reeve
18. Morning Viewfrom Colliann near Bombay
- drawn by W. Daniel, R.A and engraved by R.G. Reeve

Part IV

19. The British Residency at Hyderabad
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by R. G. Reeve
20. The Roza at Mehmoodabad in Guzerat or Tomb of the Vizier of Sultan Mehmood
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by C. Bentley
21. Fishing Boats in the Monsoon. Northern part of Bombay harbour
- drawn by C. Stanfield and engraved by C. Bentley
22. View of the Bridge near Baroda in Guzerat
- drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by C. Bentley
23. The Town and Pass of Boondi in Rajpootana
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by C. Bentley
24. View near Tonk in Rajpootana
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by R.G.Reeve

Part V

25. Interior of the Cave Temple of Indra Subba at Ellora
- drawn by D. Roberts and engraved by H. Pyall
26. Scene in Kattiawar. Travellers and Escort
- drawn by C. Stanfield and engraved by C. Bentley
27. View in the Island of Ceylon from the Residence of Sir Alexr. Johnston F.R.S. &c. &c
- drawn by Copley Fielding and engraved by R. G. Reeve
28. Aurungabad. From the Ruins of Arunzebe's Palace
- drawn by W. Purser and engraved byC. F. Hunt
29. Entrance of the Great cave Temple of Elephanta near Bombay
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by C.Bentley
30. Interior of the Great Cave Temple of Elephanta near Bombay
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by J. Baily

Part VI

31. View of the Sassor in the Deccan
- drawn by W. Purser and engraved by R. G. Reeve
32. The sacred Town and Temple of Dwarka
- drawn by W. Purser and engraved by R. G. Reeve
33. Exterior of the Great Cave Temple of Elephanta near Bombay
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by S. G. Hughes
34. The great triad in the Cave of Elephanta near Bombay
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by T. Edge
35. View of the City and Fortress of Tonk in Rajpootana
- drawn by W. Westall, A.R.A and engraved by C. F. Hunt
36. Portico of a Hindoo temple with other Hindoo and Mahometan Buildings
- drawn by D. Robert and engraved by R. G. Reeve