"Tipu Sultan (left) gallops (right to left) past Cornwallis who is seated in an ornate chair on the back of an ill-drawn elephant. Tipu, rising in his stirrups, excretes a blast which displaces a boy-mahout on the elephant's neck and strikes Cornwalli...
Alternative Title:
How to gain a complete victory and say you got safe out of the enemys reach
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 15, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
India and India.
Subject (Name):
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805., Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805, and Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
Subject (Topic):
History, Daggers & swords, Defecation, Elephants, Horses, Military retreats, British, and Urination
Manuscript letterbook containing copies of Davy family correspondence, primarily letters from and to the Reverend Charles Davy's youngest son Frederick during his journey to India and China. Frederick's letters describe is long voyage to India, includ...
Description:
"Morning Prayer" and "Evening Prayer" on p. 350-353.
Subject (Geographic):
India., China, Great Britain., Vietnam, Southern, Great Britain, China., India, Madeira (Madeira Islands), Malabar Coast (India), and United States
Subject (Name):
Crofts, Charles., Davy, C. 1755?-1836. (Charles),, Davy, Charles, 1722-1797., Davey family., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
British, Seafaring life, Slavery, Travelers' writings, English, Commerce, Description and travel, History, Social life and customs, and Foreign public opinion, British
Ten hand-colored engravings, depicting scenes from the Battle of Seringapatnam, form the border of a writing sheet, one each along the upper and lower edges and four on either side. Illustrations include, at the top, a battle scene; portraits of the B...
Alternative Title:
Conquest of Seringapatnam
Description:
Title from head of sheet.
Publisher:
Published 18th Novr. 1799 by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
India, India., Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa., and Indian
Subject (Name):
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799, and Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
BEIN 2024 405: Manuscript note by Austin Strong on half-title page. Manuscript markings in pencil by Robert Louis Stevenson. From the E. J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson.
