ROYLE, John Forbes (1799-1858 ). Illustrations of the Botany and other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere. London: William H. Allen and Co., 1839.
ROYLE, John Forbes (1799-1858 ). Illustrations of the Botany and other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere. London: William H. Allen and Co., 1839. 2 volumes, 2° (362 x 263 mm). Two hand-colored lithographic frontispieces, 100 lithographic plates by M. Caucci after Vishnuperaud, J. de Carle Sowerby and others, all but three hand-colored. (Lacks half-titles, trimmed closely, some occasional light browning.) Contemporary green roan, spines gilt (some light rubbing and minor wear to joints and edges). FIRST EDITION . An accomplished work on the botany of India. Surgeon, naturalist and botanist, and the son of a Captain in the service of the East India Company, Royle joined the medical staff of the Bengal Army in Calcutta in 1819. Combining his botanical interest with his medical and military duties, he became the superintendent of the garden at Saharunpore in 1823, employing others to produce a valuable collection of economic plants ( DNB ). Returning to England in 1831, he published the results of his researches in the present work, in which he encourages the introduction of cinchona plants into India. Royle's care and accuracy as a writer is complemented by the fine plates. Following the decline of Mughal patronage, skilled Indian artists, such as Vishnupersaud, were in the 19th century commissioned by British writers to illustrate their books. In the Natural History field, both Royle and Roxburgh made use of such artists. BM(NH) IV, 1758; Great Flower Books , p. 134; Nissen BBI 1690.
ROYLE, John Forbes (1799-1858 ). Illustrations of the Botany and other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere. London: William H. Allen and Co., 1839.
ROYLE, John Forbes (1799-1858 ). Illustrations of the Botany and other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere. London: William H. Allen and Co., 1839. 2 volumes, 2° (362 x 263 mm). Two hand-colored lithographic frontispieces, 100 lithographic plates by M. Caucci after Vishnuperaud, J. de Carle Sowerby and others, all but three hand-colored. (Lacks half-titles, trimmed closely, some occasional light browning.) Contemporary green roan, spines gilt (some light rubbing and minor wear to joints and edges). FIRST EDITION . An accomplished work on the botany of India. Surgeon, naturalist and botanist, and the son of a Captain in the service of the East India Company, Royle joined the medical staff of the Bengal Army in Calcutta in 1819. Combining his botanical interest with his medical and military duties, he became the superintendent of the garden at Saharunpore in 1823, employing others to produce a valuable collection of economic plants ( DNB ). Returning to England in 1831, he published the results of his researches in the present work, in which he encourages the introduction of cinchona plants into India. Royle's care and accuracy as a writer is complemented by the fine plates. Following the decline of Mughal patronage, skilled Indian artists, such as Vishnupersaud, were in the 19th century commissioned by British writers to illustrate their books. In the Natural History field, both Royle and Roxburgh made use of such artists. BM(NH) IV, 1758; Great Flower Books , p. 134; Nissen BBI 1690.
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