Indian antiquities: . or, dissertations, relative to the ancient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, and the various and profound literature, of Hindostan. Compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to the history of Hindostan, Vol. I. Part I. Containing the dissertations on the geographical divisions, and the theology, of Hindostan.
Thomas Maurice (1754-1824)
Category
Books
Date
c. 1793
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3097551.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1. [14], cxxii, [2], 160 p., engr. frontis., fold. plates . illus., engr., map (col.). 22 cm. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of 'H. P. Sperling [Henry Piper Sperling, Esq. of Epping' in the list of subscribers]. In pencil on front pastedown: '5/= / 5 vols'. Binding: Eighteenth-century half calf, marbled-paper boards, gold-ruled spine. Black spine labels with gilt lettering, mostly worn.
Makers and roles
Thomas Maurice (1754-1824)