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Titles
Tārīkh-i Firishtah. Selections. English
The history of Hindostan; : from the earliest account of time, to the death of Akbar; / translated from the Persian of Mahummud Casim Ferishta of Delhi: together with a dissertation concerning the religion and philosophy of the Brahmins; with an appendix, containing the history of the Mogul empire, from its decline in the reign of Mahummud Shaw, to the present times. By Alexander Dow.
Maker(s)
Author.:
Firishtah, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī,
Translator.:
Dow, Alexander,
Donor.:
Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam,
(Viscount,)
Publisher.:
Becket, Thomas,
Publisher.:
De Hondt, P. A.
Description
Translated selections from the Persian work: Tārīkh-i Firishtah.
Continued by an original work by Dow: The history of Hindostan, from the death of Akbar, to the complete settlement of the empire under Aurungzebe. London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1772 (ESTC T91569).
Frontispieces, consisting of portraits of "Shan Allum, the present emperor of Hindostan" and "Mahommed Akbar, emperor of Hindostan, died A.D. 1604", engraved by Isaac Taylor. The plate "A specimen of the measure of the Bedas" and "A general map of Hindostan with the adjacent countries" are unsigned.
Binding: sprinkled calf; spine & board edges g.t., raised bands, g. lettering on red & black spine labels.
Notes
History note: Provenance: Fitzwilliam, 1810.
Measurements and weight
2 v ([3] leaves of plates, [1] folded leaf of plates) : ill, map ; 28cm (4to).
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Note
Firishtah, Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī,author.London: :Printed for T. Becket, and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand.,MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Dow, Alexander, -1779, translator.
Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Viscount, 1745-1816, donor.
Becket, Thomas, publisher.
De Hondt, P. A. (Peter Abraham), publisher.
T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt,
publisher.
Identification numbers
Accession number: PB 147-2020
Primary reference Number: 279341
ALMA control 001: 99210583803606
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Audit data
Created: Thursday 17 December 2020
Updated: Thursday 17 December 2020
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
