A picturesque tour along the rivers of Ganges and Yamuna in India

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ramus Forrest, 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, London: R Ackermann, 1824

iv, [2], title page with hand-coloured aquatint vignette on title; folding black and white engraved map of The Valley of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers, 192 pages including 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Thomas Sutherland and G Hunt after Forrest, hand-coloured aquatint vignette at end of the text; original red cloth binding with blind-tooled floral pattern at the front and back boards along with gilt title on the front board, all edges gilt, rebacked; This is an extra-large special copy preserved in modern customised (with toggles) book box of Robert & Maria Travis.
41 x 33 x 3.5 cm
44 x 35 x 4.5 cm (solander box)
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