DUNLOP, JOHN AND MACLURE ANDREW (LITHOGRAPHER)
MOOLTAN, A SERIES OF SKETCHES DURING AND AFTER THE SIEGE
BEING TWENTY-ONE DRAWINGS FROM SKETCHES TAKEN ON THE SPOT, WITH A DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE.First Edition
Year: 1849
Size: 37.5 x 27.5 cm (14.7 x 10.7 inches)
Published by: Wm Orr and Co. First edition, Small Folio 375 x 295 mm,
No. of Illustrations: 21 Hand Colored Lightgraphic Plates with Tissue-guards.
Hand-finished (hand colored) tinted lithographic pictorial half-title and 21 similar hand colored plates, original tissue-guards intact. Contemporary half Moroccan leather over cream moire cloth, title labels in gilt on spine and leather title label on front cover, fine marbled paper.
22 lithographs by Andrew Maclure depicting life in Mooltan Sindh in India including people, views, everyday activities, and army movement and scene during the siege. Binding is solid and interior pages are clean.
Rare plate book recording the five month siege of Mooltan, now Multan in Pakistan. The attempt of the British to impose a new ruler on the city led to the defiance of Dewan Mulraj, and to the siege which precipitated the Second Sikh War. The plates include images of the city itself, the participants including "Moolraj" and his brothers, and key moments during the siege, the text offers a reasonably full description of events, partly drawn from Dunlop's own account.
With rare list of subscribers, errata and advertisement slips. Rare.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Excellent Condition
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