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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

LIST OF PLATES

1. View of the Town of Ajmeer from the Shah Ulee Gardetkj near the Ghoogra Pass - Frontispiece
2. Puteils, or Head Men of Jak, with Two Minstrels
3. Bazaar of Nya Nnggur, leading from the Ajmeer Gate towards the Meywar Gate
4. View of the Ajmeer Gate of Nya Nuggur
5. Plan of Nya Nuggur
6. View of Nya Nuggur from the East
7. Plan, Section, and Elevation of Kabra Embankment
8. Survey Map of Kabra Embankment
9. Bough Sketch of a Lime-Kiln
10. Sketch of Two Persian Wheels at work at a Well
11. Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Jowaja Bund
12. Survey Map of Jowaja and Roopana Weir
13. View of Jowaja Lake from the North
14. Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Roopana Weir
15. Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Kalee Kankur Embankment
16. Survey Map of the Kalee Kankur Embankment
17. Survey Map of the Gohana Embankment
18. Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Gohana Embankment
19. Survey map, with Plans, Sections, and Elevations of the Burar Weirs
20. Plans, Sections, and Elevations of small Weirs
21. View of the Loosanee Lake
22. View of Cheela Bura Tulao
23. View of the Dewatan Lake from the South-east
24. Survey Map of the Lohurwara Embankment
25. Plans, Sections, and Elevations of the Lohurwara Embankment and Weir
26. Plan, Section, and Elevation of Durathoo Embankment
27. Survey Map of the Durathoo Embankment
28. Map of the Basin of Drainage from Rajgurh, Rajaosee, and Bulwunta to the Junction of the Nullah below Chat and Lohurwara
29. Suiwey Map of Sreenuggur Embankment
30. Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Sreenuggur Embankment, with Masonry Drains
31. View of the Ajmeer Lake, with Port and Hill of Taragurh, from the North
32. Map of Ajmeer and Mairwara

Reference: J R Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, 475