Accession number
PML 146689
Creator
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.
Published
London : Printed for the author, and sold by J. Edwards ..., [1786-1788]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Imprint date 1786 from dedication leaf and 1788 from date of final plate.
Library's copy lacks dedication leaf.
Originally issued in 12 parts.
Parallel texts in French and English.
Plates 5 to 28 bear the imprint of J. Wells; plates 29 to 48 have imprint of J. Grives.
The plates are 48 hand-colored aquatints, dated 1785 to 1788, and one engraved map (section of the Ganges River).
Library's copy lacks dedication leaf.
Originally issued in 12 parts.
Parallel texts in French and English.
Plates 5 to 28 bear the imprint of J. Wells; plates 29 to 48 have imprint of J. Grives.
The plates are 48 hand-colored aquatints, dated 1785 to 1788, and one engraved map (section of the Ganges River).
Description
[43] leaves, [49] leaves of plates : col. ill. (aquatint), map ; 44 x 59 cm
Provenance
Unidentified cypher monogram stamp "AD" surmounted by a crown; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary red morocco, gold-tooled in neoclassical motifs of Greek-key pattern, fleuron medallions, and floral arabesques, by Staggemeir and Welcher.
Classification
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