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Sketch of Mairwara

CHARLES GEORGE DIXON, Sketch of Mairwara: Giving a Brief Account of the Origin and Habits of the Mairs; Their Subjugation by a British force; Their Civilisation, and Conversion into an Industrious Peasantry; with descriptions of various works of irrigation in Mairwara and Ajmeer, constructed to facilitate the operations of agriculture, and guard the districts against drought and famine, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1850

vi; 241 pages including 9 tinted lithographed plates after C Herbert and F J Burgess (of which 8 are of the views); 2 folding maps (one large hand-coloured on thin linen); and 18 plans and maps of irrigation systems (4 double-page, 9 folding); 3 wood-engraved illustrations in the text; advertisement leaf at end
Contemporary leather bound with gilt text at the spine with 4 raised bands
28.5 x 22 x 4 cm

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