Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760-1824
Title:
A catalogue of 250 coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs, character, dress, and religious ceremonies of the Hindoos / By Balt. Solvyns, Calcutta.
Alternate Title(s):
Catalogue of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings
Published / Created:
[Calcutta] : Mirror Press, 1799.
Physical Description:
[6], 28 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:9411200
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Brief descriptions of the separately published etchings in: A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos, by Balt: Solvyns. (Calcutta : [Mirror Press], 1799; ESTC T128068.
Exhibition History:
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
Subject Terms:
Hinduism -- India -- Pictorial works. | Anthropology, Cultural -- India -- Pictorial works. | Clothing and dress -- India -- Pictorial works. | Culture -- India -- Pictorial works. | Occupations -- India -- Pictorial works. | Musical instruments -- India -- Pictorial works. | Festivals -- India -- Pictorial works. | Ships -- India -- Pictorial works. | India -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. | Gordon, Alex -- Autograph. | Calcutta -- Imprints -- Specimens -- 1799.
Contributors:
Jones, William, 1726-1800, associated name.