Author: Hodges, William (1744-1797)
Title: Plate Volume for Voyage Pittoresque de L'Inde Fait Dans Les Années 1780-1783. [or] Travels in India, During the Years 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783. Original Edition
Description: Paris: circa 1793. Plate volume for a 12mo. edition. The 16 plates are from Tome 1er and Tome 2. 15 x 19 cm; oblong; likely original board covers. OCLC Number: 557744610 or 312236952..In 1779 William Hodges travelled to India under the patronage of Warren Hastings (1732–1818). He remained there for six years, and on his return published two series of prints developed from the drawings he made. This engraving is the second plate from his 1793 series, Travels in India. Fort William, situated south of Kolkata on the River Hughli, was one of the chief strongholds of the British East India Company. In 1773 the East India Company had established Kolkata as their headquarters, and appointed Hastings as the first Governor-General of Bengal. .

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