Search Results: INDIA from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

Bangalore, India, 1877. Very good condition. Four large albumen photographs with pen and ink decoration surrounding them, of the famed Victorian light cavalry regiment known as the Hussars, in India. The albumen photographs on the front are: a portrait of three relaxed officers lounging in uniform on the terrace of a colonial building in India, captioned in ink in a period hand, "McBurn, Capt. Malone, and Hon.ble H. G. Gough". The two men at the left wear small round caps; the man at the right sits with one leg flung over the arm of his chair. The second image is a large group portrait of the regiment in civilian dress, including wives and Indian servants, at the colonnaded facade of an imposing building, captioned "XIV Hussars Group, Mess House, Bangalore, 1877". Below this image, an unidentified member of the regiment and his wife are portrayed in a charming pen and ink cartoon of the couple in a row boat, with a clipped photo of their faces pasted in. On the verso, an impressive private… Read More

India, 1922. Ephemera. Fine. A two page typewritten letter from Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Jones, missionaries in India, to Mrs. Tripner. The letter describes how a flood had ruined grain, medicine, books, furniture, buildings. School continues in any available dry spot, and the benefit that street children gain from reading and writing, general education, cleanliness etc. Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Methodist Christian missionary, theologian, and author. He is remembered chiefly for his inter religious lectures to the educated classes in India, thousands of which were held across the Indian subcontinent during the first decades of the 20th century. He is sometimes considered the "Billy Graham of India." His seminal work, The Christ of the Indian Road, sold more than a million copies worldwide after its publication in 1925. (Wikipedia). The letter is written by his wife and fellow missionary, Mabel Lossing Jones. Mrs. Jones explains that her husband is on an extended trip to China… Read More

1904. Very good condition. An archive of b&w printed photographic postcards of India, postally unused and captioned in English, of some of the loveliest and well known locations in the country. The postcards include views of fine monuments, architecture and scenes of daily life, in Agra, Benares, Delhi, Jaipur (Jeypore), Bombay, and Calcutta. Scenes of daily life include the bazar at Delhi, Nautch, Girl dancing like Peacock, Bhendy Bazar, Malabar Hill fishermen, cotton dealings, Mohammedan Dancing Girl, Tramway junction in Calcutta, shipping on the River Hughly, and the arrival of the Czarevitch at Calcutta. Publishers include Clifton & Co., Bombay; The Phototype Co., Bombay; Raina & Co.; and S. D. M. Some postcards with full backs, some divided backs. Postally unused, bright and clean.

Kamrisch, Stella. The Art of India. Traditions of Indian sculpture, painting, and architecture. Phaidon, NY 1954. Lge. 4to, 230pp, (2)pp. 191 illus. (8 tipped-in color). Orig. cloth, dj, vgc.

Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1954. Stiff Wraps. Good +. 4to, 96 pp, uncut, Bibliographie (i), Table Des Matieres (i), b&w illus. Text in French. Paper wraps with black title on front cover and black title on spine. Spine slightly rubbed, and edges slightly bumped. Back cover slightly sunned.

London: Hondius, 1637. Map. Very good condition. Attractive small copper engraved map centering on Asia. China, Japan, Corea (as an island), Java Major, Borneo, Mundanoa, Gilolo, Luconia, India, Arabia, Russia & Armenia. Copper engraved, 7 1/2 x 6", with margins, printed on laid paper. Text on the verso in English "Asia, and the Provinces and Cities of Trade Thereof". Very slt. browned at edges o/w vgc.

1730. Very good condition. An early copper plate engraved b&w map extending from Egypt and the Middle East to southeast Asia, with Australia at the extreme lower right "New Holland" and below that "Incognita". To the northeast is Nova Guinea, drawn attached to Carpentaria. A rather crude general map of southeast Asia. Heraldic shields with author and title at the lower left. Desing was a Benedictine monk from Ensdorff & member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 5 1/4 x 4 1/2"

Paris: Ancien Maison Basset, 1860. Children's jigsaw puzzle game of Asia. Ca. 1860. 9 .25 x 10.5". Steel engraving, period hand color, mounted on card. From the Middle East to the Pacific Ocean including Arabie, Turquie; Armenie (Armenia) Georgie (Georgia), Perse, Beloutchistan, Tatarie, Kirghiz-Kasak, Russie, Empre. Chinois, Indostan, Thibet, Indochine, Empire du Japon. Top margin states "Atlas B. de B, pl IV." Very good condition. HKD1160.

1920. Ephemera. Very good. The hotel, at the crossroads of the Old Courthouse Street and British India Street, was founded in 1840 by an Englishman; it was named the Great Eastern in 1865 and became the favorite hotel of high society. Rudyard Kipling wrote of it in an 1891 short story "The Great Eastern hums with life through all its hundred rooms. Doors slam merrily, and all the nations of the earth run up and down the staircases..." In 2005 it was renamed 'The Grand Great Eastern Kolkata'. Color baggage label with the name of the hotel in a deco typeface in the oval border surrounding a logo of the hotel, with banner "Labor Omnia Vincit". 6 x 4"

Lucknow, India: Methodist Publishing House, 1888. Paperback. Very good condition. Methodist pamphlet printed in Urdu, in a question and answer format. Owners' signatures at top of front wrapper, "Miss Niles" and Mr. "Wilson", and "Catechism, 2nd Book Urdu" in ink. Brenton Hamline Badley (1849-1891) American missionary, was born in Monmouth, Indiana in 1849. He was first assigned to the North India Annual Conference. He preached his first sermon in the local dialect within a short period, and spent the next four years preaching throughout the countryside. He later returned to Lucknow and served there until the end of his life. Badley helped with the development of the Centennial Boys School into Reid Christian College, now Lucknow Christian College. Mr. Badley authored books and articles on Indian Missions for American publications, and put together the 1876 Indian Missionary Directory. 12mo, 68pp, advertisements 8pp. Printed plum paper wrappers. Wrappers slightly marked; text clean and bright.

1845. Very good overall. Reverse painting on mica of a distinctive brown and yellow bird perched on a bough, a landscape with pond in the background. "Mica is a transparent mineral composed of complex mixtures of potassium silicates and often used in the mid-19th century by Indian artists, typically in standard sets for the colonial tourist market. Mica is formed between strata of granite and the transparency of the material is a result of the heat and pressure created between the layers of rock during formation. Mica consists of many interlocking platelets, resulting in a laminar structure which can be split easily into thin sheets. Mica presents many problems as a support for painting on due to the smooth surface as this provides very little key for the paint to adhere to. Popular subject matter included Hindu gods and goddesses, religious events, trades-people and flora and fauna of the sub-continent." (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). Approx 4 1/2 by 6 1/2. Mica painting inserted at… Read More

London: John Tallis & Co., 1854. Maps. Steel engraved map from the famous Victorian publisher John Tallis, well-known for the attractive vignette views surrounding the maps, which illustrate the peoples & customs of that region. 10 x 13 1/2" plus margins. Attractive decorative border around edge, period outline color, very good condition.

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1927. Hardcover. December 1927 (with) Sir M. Nathan, The Great Barrier Reef, pp 541-552; Sir Aurel Stein, Alexander's Campaign on the Indian NW Frontier, pp 515-541. Issue of RGS, orig. blue wrps, vgc.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the Moluccas (Maluku), from Herij in the north, down to the Equator and I. Bachian. Includes Ternate, Tidor, Pottebackers, Timor ou Mothir, and Machian. An Indonesian archipelago of islands known as the Spice Islands for the nutmeg, clove and mace originally only found here. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4". Strong impression, very clean.

Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1740. Copper engraved map, a beautiful impression in b&w, as issued, very good condition. Handsome cartouche. 56.5 x 45.5 cm. India from the "Royaume de Bengala" in the north to Cap. Comorin, with half of Ceylon. Includes the "Les Laquedives ou Isles de Mamale" and the Isles Maldives.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the island of Sri Lanka or Ceylon, located in South Asia, near the south east coast of India, with "Royaume de Candi" indicated at the center. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Folding, 10 1/2 x 10 1/2". Strong impression, very clean.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the Maldives, southwest of India and Sri Lanka, and extending from Isles Divandorou down to Pora Moluque. The low elevation above sea level makes these islands the Earth's lowest nation, with concerns about rising sea levels causing its government to make a carbon neutral pledge. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. With a compass rose, rhumb lines and decorative cartouche. Strong impression, very clean.

Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1740. Large map focused on Ceylon, inclduing part of South East India. Copper engraved map, a beautiful impression in b&w, as issued. Magnificent cartouche. 57 x 48.5 cm.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of the Persian Gulf and western India, from Perse (Persia), and Grand Mogol in the north, down to the tip of India, including the Maldives. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". With decorative cartouche and compass rose. Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Folding, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2". Strong impression, very clean.

Paris, 1775. Very good condition. Detailed copper engraved map of northern India, from Perse (Persia), Kabul and Tibet in the north, down to the River Ganges and the Golphe du Sindi. From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". With two decorative cartouches. Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. Folding, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2". Strong impression, very clean.