Lot 374
W. Werner, Das Kaiserreich Ostindien und die angrenzenden Gebirgsländer. Jena 1884.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
374
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
W(ilhelm) Werner
Werner, W(ilhelm): Das Kaiserreich Ostindien und die angrenzenden Gebirgsländer. Nach den Reisen der Brüder Schlagintweit und anderer neuerer Forscher dargestellt. Jena: Costenoble 1884. 22 x 14,3 cm. With 12 plates in color lithography and numerous woodcut illustrations. XII, 639 pp. Leather-bound with gold-stamped title on the spine.
(Scuffed and bumped; front inner joint slightly torn. Spine cover torn at the top cap. Inside has some brown spots in places.)
A meticulous compilation of geographical, ethnographic, and cultural findings on India and its border regions. Drawing on the travels of the Schlagintweit brothers (Hermann, Adolf, and Robert) as well as other contemporary researchers, this work provides a detailed picture of the landscape, population, and political conditions.
(Scuffed and bumped; front inner joint slightly torn. Spine cover torn at the top cap. Inside has some brown spots in places.)
A meticulous compilation of geographical, ethnographic, and cultural findings on India and its border regions. Drawing on the travels of the Schlagintweit brothers (Hermann, Adolf, and Robert) as well as other contemporary researchers, this work provides a detailed picture of the landscape, population, and political conditions.