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TITLE: Europeans in India
SUB TITLE: From a Collection of Drawings, By Charles Doyley, Esq. Engraved by J H Clark and C Dubourg; With a Preface and Copious Descriptions, By Captain Thomas Williamson ; Accompanied with A Brief History of Ancient and Modern India, From the Earliest Periods of Antiquity to the Termination of the Late Mahratta War, By F W Blagdon, Esq.
AUTHOR: F W Blagdon and Captain Thomas Williamson; respectively. Artist: Charles Doyley
PUBLISHER: Edward Orme
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1813
NO.OF PAGES: pp. xxiii + 1 colour aquatint frontispiece + 114 pages including 20 fine colour aquatint plates, each accompanied by descriptive letterpress (mostly on two leaves), with wide margins.
BINDING: Contemporary blue straight-grained morocco binding, with gilt edges and spine of raised bands
SIZE: 29 x 23.6 x 2.5 cm
Plates are identical to those in Costume and Customs of Modern India / by Charles Doyley. London: E. Orme, [ca. 1824](T 440), differing only in that the frames are washed in grey and pink instead of yellow only.
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.br.9. A gentleman with his Sircar, or money servant -- A gentleman with his Hookah Burdar, orpipe bearer
10. A Saumpareeah, or snake catcher, exhibiting snakes before Europeans
11. Marquis Wellesley's dandy, or boatman, in his livery
12. An European lady giving instructions to her Durzee, or native tailor
13. A dancing woman of Bengal, exhibiting before an European family
14. A dancing woman, of Lueknow, exhibiting before an European family
15. An European lady attended by a servant, using a hand punkah, or fan
16. An European lady and her family, attended by an Ayah, or nurse
17. Kaut Pootlies, or puppets, exhibited by native jugglers, for the amusement of European children
18. A native gentleman, smoking a Goorgoory, or hookah, in his private apartments, attended by his dancing girls
19. Marquis Wellesley & his suite, at the Nabob of Oude's breakfast table, viewing an elephant fight.
An unusual book in which Europeans are shown in juxtaposition withthe people of India.
The book details the personal experience of the Englishman in India, with its people, sights and sounds. Although stereotypes and prejudices abound, the text is told with a light touch, as it was meant to entertain as well as inform, and the plates allow us to see India through the eyes of a Regency gentleman.
Reference: Abbey 435, Colas 887
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