FORREST, Charles Ramus (1787-1826). Forrest’s Tour Along the Ganges & Jumna. First Edition.

London: Published by R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, July 1, 1824.

A picturesque tour along the rivers Ganges and Jumna, in India: consisting of twenty-four highly finished and coloured views, a map, and vignettes, from original drawings made on the spot, with illustrations, historical and descriptive, by Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest, late on the staff of His Majesty's service in Bengal.
iv pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 191 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 24 numbered leaves of color plates, 1 folded map.

Aquatint plates, with captions, dated July 1-December 1, 1824; engraved by G. Hunt or T. Sutherland.

Folded, engraved frontispiece map: sketch of the rivers Ganges and Jumna: from their mouth's, to their issue from the mountains. Engraved title page with hand-colored aquatint.

Bound in decorative patterned paper, red leather spine label with gilt title.


H: 14 W: 11 1/4 in.

With bookplate on front pastedown endpapers, John A. Davidson.

Good. Binding with spine and hinges cracked, edges rubbed and corners bumped; interior Very Good, plates bright and fresh.