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Lot No. 42: TOD, JAMES

TRAVELS IN WESTERN INDIA

  • Medium: Printed Books
  • Year: 1839
  • Size: 12.7 x 9.7 inches
  • Place: London

Winning Bid : ₹7,98,600

(Inclusive Buyer's Premium)

Estimate

4,00,000 - 8,00,000


Estimate US$

4800-9600

Ends at Oct 17, 2024 08:05 PM IST

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TOD, JAMES

TRAVELS IN WESTERN INDIA

EMBRACING A VISIT TO THE SACRED MOUNTS OF THE JAINS AND THE MOST CELEBRATED SHRINE OF HINDU FAITH RAJPOOTANA AND THE INDUS WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ANCIENT CITY OF NEHRWALLA

Year: 1839

Size: 32.5 x 25 cm (12.7 x 9.7 inches).

9 Engraved Plates

Published by: William H. Allen and Co. 1839
First edition, Large 4to., lx (60), 518, errata pp.; with 9 engraved plates, Fine full-page, or gate-folded engravings, and lithographs. Half leather, over hand marbled boards.

Lieutenant-Colonel James Todd (1782-1835), a British Colonel and Indian Diplomat, historian of Rajasthan and numismatist came to India as a cadet in the Bengal army of the British East India Company in 1799. He was attached to the escort sent with Graeme Mercer, envoy and resident at Sindhias Court in 1805. He commanded the escort Sindhias from 1812 to 1817. In 1815 he submitted a map to the governor, Lord Hastings, in which for the first time the term Central India was applied to the collection of native states now under the Central India agency. Rajputana was also included in the area of his researches. In the latter year he was in charge of the Intelligence Department, which largely contributed to the break up of the Maratha Confederacy in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and was of great assistance in the campaign in Rajputana. In 1818 he was appointed political agent for the states of western Rajputana, where he conciliated the chieftains and settled their mutual feuds. In 1822 his health began to fail and he was forced to leave India for England. He returned to England in 1823 with a wealth of material collected during his time in India, which was to form his foundational study of Rajasthan's historical development.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0350 665500.00 Regular 17-10-2024 07:10:26 PM IST
2 anon0142 605000.00 Regular 17-10-2024 07:10:26 PM IST
3 anon0350 550000.00 Regular 17-10-2024 07:10:15 PM IST
4 anon0142 500000.00 Regular 17-10-2024 07:10:15 PM IST
5 anon0350 396000.00 Regular 17-10-2024 06:10:09 PM IST
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