Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints & Photographs II Antiquarian Books, Maps, Prints & Photographs II THE IDOLATRY OF THE EAST-INDIA PAGANS
CONTACT US
Catalogue & Viewing
Lot Closed
Accounts & Shipping
Lot Closed
-
Details Details
Giving a true and full account of the religious worship of the Indosthans, the Inhabitants of Coromandel, the Malabars, and Ceylonese; with a description of their Idols; 60-Page Extract [Pp. 733-793] from a book by Baldaeus, with 11 full-page plates carrying 12 Quaint Illustrations of Hindu Gods. Unbound. No date but c. 1780s, The 11 plates are: The Idol Ixora / The Idol Quenavady, Ixora’s Son [‘Ixora’ And ‘Quenavady’ Are The Garbled Spellings Of ‘Ishwara’ And ‘Ganapati’ ], The Idol Of Vistnum [ I.E. Vishnu; Shows Matsya Avatar], The Removal Of The Mount Meeperwat [I.E. Meru Parvat Or Moutntain; Shows Amrita Manthan], The Idol Of Vistnum In His Third Transformation As Described By Ye Benjans [Third Avatar Of Vishnu; Shows Varaha Avatar], The Idol Of Vistnum Transformed Into Half A Man And Half A Lyon [Shows Narsingha Avatar], The Figure Of Mavaly Giving Away The World To The Disguised Vistnum [I.E. Mahabali And The Vaman Avatar], Camdoge Or The Cow Of Plenty [I.E. Kamdhenu; Shows Parashurama Avatar], The Ten Headed Rawan [Shows Rama, Lakshmana And Hanuman Battling Him], The Deliverance Of Kisna [I.E. Krishna], The Idol Bodhe [I.E. Buddha Avatar], The Idol Of The Winged Horse [Kalki Avatar]