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Captain Philip Meadows Taylor, Sketches in the Deccan, London: Richard and John E. Taylor for Charles Tilt, 1837

Tinted lithographic title and 19 tinted lithographed plates by William Taylor, Edward Morton, and George Childs after P.M. Taylor with descriptive text for each plate; rebound in contemporary leather binding with blind stamped decorative pattern along with gilded leather title ticket pasted on the front board and spine, new end papers
48.5 x 37.5 x 3 cm

LIST OF PLATES
Doorway of an ancient Hindoo Temple, near Kulladgee (title page) / 1. Entrance to Goa Harbour / 2. Cross of Saint Francis Xavier, Goa / 3. Tomb of Aurungzeeb's daughter, Aurangabad / 4. Bridge at Aurangabad / 5. Temple of Bhowanee, Tooljapoor / 6. The Ghat Seele. Temple of the Goddess Bhowanee, Tooljapoor / 7. Tombs and part of the fort of Golcondah / 8. A Street in the Karwan / 9. Principal Room in the Indra Subba Cave, Ellora / 10. Tomb of Mohobut Sahib, or Peer Padshah / 11. Tomb of Zur Zurree Zur Buksh, at Rozah / 12. The Temple of Rameswur, Ellora / 13. Waterfall in the Tandoor Hills / 14. Fort of Purendah / 15. Tomb of Mahomedan Saint / 16. Hindoo Temple at Houndah / 17. Medressa, or College, at Beeder / 18. The Assur Mahal, Beejapoor / 19. Mausoleum of Mahmood Adil Shah, Beehapoor

Fine illustrations of various views of the Deccan, now the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The plates include scenes of places and buildings at Goa, Aurangabad, Tooljapoor, Golconda, Hyderabad, Ellors, Rozah, and the Tandoor hills, among others. A young Taylor arrived in India to work with a merchant from Bombay, but quickly accepted a military commission, during which he served as administrator of Shorapore, among other posts. Taylor was also a Times correspondent, and he wrote several works of fiction.

Reference: Reference: J R Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, p. 460

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