India and its Native Princes: Travels in Central India and in the residencies of Bombay and Bengal

Louis Rousselet, India and its Native Princes: Travels in Central India and in the residencies of Bombay and Bengal, New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1876

pp. 579 with 317 illustrations [many full-page] and 6 maps; original burgundy hardback with ornate binding, bevelled edges, gilt elephant motifs, all edges gilt. Covers a bit worn along edges. Spine secured with original spine glued on it.
13.5 x 10 in (33.7 x 25 cm)

The best edition of this massive work. The author, Louis-Theophile Marie Rousselet, was a French writer, photographer and traveller, known for pioneering darkroom photography. Rousselet was in India from 1864 to 1870 and was only 18 when he arrived in India as a traveller, mainly travelling, hunting and spending time with Indian princes in their courts, but most of his time was spent in central India. In this account, he narrates his views on the different aspects of life in India. The book was originally published in French in 1875, with most, if not all, engraved illustrations from his own photographs. He learnt photography while in Baroda and many of the plates are based on his photographs.

The travelogue narrates the life and time of Indian Princely States in the last quarter of the 19 century. It includes 59 chapters on Bombay, Salsette, Konkan & Ghats, Deccan, Baroda, Gujarat, Country of Bheels, Udaipur, Mewar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Ambar, Sambher, Alwar, Agra, Bharatpur, Fatehpur, Dholpur, Gwalior, Datia, Jhansi, Orchha, Chhaterpur, Panna, Rewa, Baghelkhand, Govindgarh, Gondwana, Bhilsa, Sanchi, Bhopal, Malwa, Delhi, Kotur, Punjab, Himalayas, Awadh, Kanpur, Banaras, Bihar, Bengal and Calcutta.

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