Buchanan (Francis). A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar, performed under the Orders of the Marquis of Wellesley, 3 volumes, 1st edition, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807, half-title, 38 engraved plates including frontispiece, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 5 folding tables, spotting, browning and offsetting, folding map partially split along one fold and and worn away at central intersection, corner of volume 2 signature 2T2 excised, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked, vellum tips, 4to (26.4 x 19.5 cm) (Qty: 3) Cox I p. 310. 'In 1800 Lord Wellesley appointed [Buchanan] to survey the newly conquered kingdom of Mysore, a posting which enabled him to collect a vast number of new botanical specimens. At the same time his survey, in both its portrayal of Tipu Sultan as a rapacious tyrant and its inventory of Mysore's natural wealth, vindicated Wellesley's controversial conquest, thereby earning Buchanan the governor-general's continued affection' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Buchanan (Francis). A Journey from Madras through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar, performed under the Orders of the Marquis of Wellesley, 3 volumes, 1st edition, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807, half-title, 38 engraved plates including frontispiece, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 5 folding tables, spotting, browning and offsetting, folding map partially split along one fold and and worn away at central intersection, corner of volume 2 signature 2T2 excised, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked, vellum tips, 4to (26.4 x 19.5 cm) (Qty: 3) Cox I p. 310. 'In 1800 Lord Wellesley appointed [Buchanan] to survey the newly conquered kingdom of Mysore, a posting which enabled him to collect a vast number of new botanical specimens. At the same time his survey, in both its portrayal of Tipu Sultan as a rapacious tyrant and its inventory of Mysore's natural wealth, vindicated Wellesley's controversial conquest, thereby earning Buchanan the governor-general's continued affection' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
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