Embracing a Visit to the Sacred Mounts of the Jains, and the Most Celebrated Shrines of Hindu Faith between Rajpootana and the Indus; with an Account of the Ancient City of Nehrwalla.

By Tod, James, Lieut. Col.

London: William H. Allen, 1839. First Edition. Large 4to – 31.5 cm. half-title, [LX], 518pp. including Appendix, Errata, 9 elegantly executed engraved or lithographed views, illustrations in the text. Period style ¾ green leather with marbled boards, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, titles in gilt, four compartments with gilt filled de-bossed elephants. Pages clean with no foxing, some informative margin notes. A Near Fine and complete copy of a Rare and important narrative.

The account of Lt. Col. William Tod’s journey from Udaipur to Mumbai via Mt Abu, with an early detailed description of the religious customs of the hill tribes of Southern Rajasthan. The highly detailed engraved plates primarily show views of the region’s principal sacred buildings in their landscape. The village Todgarh was so named by the Maharana of Udaipur to commemorate Tod’s work in the region.

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