MARTIN, MONTGOMERY
THE HISTORY OF INDIAN EMPIRE
WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE BENGAL ARMY; OF THE INSURRECTION IN WESTERN INDIA; AND AN EXPOSITION OF THE ALLEGED CAUSE.Three Volume Set
Year: 1860
Size: 28 x 19.7 cm (11 x 7.7 inches)
Published by The London Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Large 8vo., 3 Vols.
No. of Engravings: 127 Engravings
Vol. I, PP viii+582, 6 Plates
Vol. II, PP vii+504 20 Plates
Vol. III, PP 192 101 plates
BINDING: Half leather binding, title in gilt on spine.
A well-illustrated mid- 19th century history of India by a noted member of the East India Company, with an important account of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Martin served as a member of the Court of Directors of the East India Company and travelled much of the world, including in India, as a surgeon, botanist, naturalist and historian. His comprehensive history is particularly valuable for its inside account of the commercial aspects of life in India and his account of the 'Indian Mutiny'. The work is admirably illustrated with numerous steel-engraved views of the principal cities and sites in India, including Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Hyderabad, etc., as well as views in the Himalayas and portraits of various Indian princes and notables.
Robert Montgomery Martin (c. 1801 6 September 1868) , commonly referred to as "Montgomery Martin", was an Anglo-Irish author and civil servant. He served as Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1845. He was a founding member of the Statistical Society of London (1834), the Colonial Society (1837), and the East India Association.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
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