Author: Heber, Reginald (1783-1826; Eusèbe Prieur-Delacomble (Translator)
Title: Voyage de Calcutta, à Bombay, Et Dans Les Provinces Supérieures de L'Inde Britannique, Pendant Les Années 1824 Et 1825 : Suivi D'Une Notice Sur Ceylan Et D'Un Voyage à Madras Et Dans Les Provinces Méridionales, En 1826. [Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay,] First Edition
Description: Paris: Dondey-Dupré père et fils, 1830. 2 vols. 8vo. 13 x 21.5 cm. Half black morocco with gilt spine. I: xvi, 383pp. II: iv, 391pp. These first 2 volumes cover Calcutta à Bombay and do not include "notice sur Ceylan et d'un voyage à Madras et dans les provinces méridionales, en 1826. "..Reginald Heber (1783-1826) was appointed as the second Anglican Bishop of Calcutta in 1823, having previously been connected with both the Church Missionary Society and the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. At the time, the diocese of Calcutta covered all of India, and also southern Africa and Australia, and his short episcopate involved much travelling around his scattered flock. Heber's account of his travels in India and Sri Lanka was published by his widow Amelia in 1828, and expanded to three volumes in this third edition of 1828-1829, which provides a valuable description of the culture of India in the 1820s....Heber wrote positively about the moral character of Hindus, and identified faults as well as strengths in British rule in India. Volume 1 describes his voyage to India, his first impressions of Calcutta, and his journey from there to Allahabad... OCLC Number 368544243...in 8. 2 vol. seulement, nous n'avons pas la notice sur Ceylan et le voyage à Madras et dans les provinces méridionales en 1826. Rel. demi chag. noir à coins, dos à 5 nerfs ornés de fleurons, Aut. titre et tom. dor. têtes dor. .

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