The Campaign in India. 1857-58

Captain George Francklin Atkinson, The Campaign in India. 1857-58: From drawings made during the eventful period of the great mutiny, illustrating the military operations before Delhi and its neighbourhood with descriptive letterpress, London: Day & Son. Lithographers to The Queen, 1859

42 pages including 1 tinted lithograph title plate and 25 tinted lithographs, including 6 plates with two scenes, each with descriptive letterpress; original red clothbound with elaborate gilt text and illustration on the front cover
22.6 x 14.9 in (57.5 x 38 cm)

LIST OF PLATES
1. Sepoys at Rifle practice
2. The first Bengal Fusiliers marching down from Dugshal
3. Officers joining the force
4. A scene in camp
5. Troops hastening to Umballa
6. Mutineers surprised by her Majesty's 9th Lancers
7. Storming the batteries at Badle Serai
8. The Outlying Picket
9. Repulse of a sortie
10. Reinforcements proceeding to Delhi
11. Horse artillery in action
12. Incident in the subzee mundee
13. Interior of a tent
14. Hodson's horse at Rhotuck
15. Heavy day in the batteries
16. Fusiliers bringing the captured guns into camp
17. Sappers at work in the batteries
18. Search for the wounded
19. Advance of the siege train
20. Troops of the native allies
21. The storming of Delhi
22. Mutinous sepoys
23. Prize agents extracting treasure
24. Capture and death of the Shahzadahs
25. Wounded officers at Simla
26. Wounded men at Dugsahi

Illustrating the Military Operations before Delhi and its Neighbourhood.

A fine visual record of the Indian Mutiny by George Atkinson, a captain in the Bengal Engineers regiment. The book was available in hand-coloured plate's edition and also with tinted copy plate's edition. This is the tinted copy edition.

Reference: J R Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, 486

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