MAURICE Thomas - Indian antiquities: or, Dissertations, relative to the ancient geographical divisions… of Hindostan... Volume 2: commencing the survey of the theology of Hindostan and considering that theology, principally, in its physical and symbolical allusions
London, Printed for the author, and sold by W. Richardson, 1794.
400pp.illustrated with 2 figures in text + folding frontispiece ( An ancient Persian fire-temple ) + 5 plates out of text of which 3 folding ( Callee or the Black Goddess… , Sculpture on an ancient Mausoleum at Persepolis , An ancient sacrifice to the Sun… , 2 views of a temple at Dindara the ancient Tentara in Upper Egypt, The Matse Avatar ), 1st edition, nice modern half-cloth binding, some foxing but text always very well readable, 22cm., 3 library stamps (at first and last page as well as at verso of the frontispiece), good condition, [This volume contains: Dissertation II: The theology of Hindostan: comprehending the history of the rise, progress, and diffusion, of superstition, during the most early periods, in Asia (pp.1-395), Appendix (p.396), Ode to Mithra sung by the Persian army after engagement (pp.397-400)], X80079
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