Indoislamica: art and rare books relating to India, Central Asia and the Islamic world

Dancer green.

Husain, Maqbool Fida (1915-).

Lithograph on paper. 405 x 520mm. (16 x 20.5 ins).

Latest additions

The History of The Late Revolution of The Empire of the Great Mogol; together with the most considerable Passages, for 5 years following in that Empire.

Bernier, François. Read more.

Study of Sikh and Pathan heads.

Millière, Maurice. (1871-1946). Read more.

Sir Mortimer Durand: A biography.

Sykes, Sir Percy. Read more.

Essay: 'What news have you of the Great Mogul?'

The first of a series of occasional essays on our newly launched website. It relates to The History of The Late Revolution of The Empire of the Great Mogol... by François Bernier, one of the most important travel accounts of the seventeenth century. We have a very good copy – the first edition in English published in 1671. Catalogue description is at foot of the essay, as well as contributors’ biographies. Essay. PDF format. 281Kb.

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