Hookaburdar, 1799

Etchings from the major collections by francois balthasar solvyns, showing life in early colonial calcutta: "mounted handcoloured etchings, hand-drawn borders, titles laid on, from solvyns' celebrated work, "a collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings: descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the hindoos"; calcutta,1799. " (and a few attributed by him to other works) source: ebay, sept. -nov. 2004. Date: 1799.