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India - Lot 462
India [BOLTS (William)] État civil, politique et commerçant, du Bengale ou histoire des conquêtes & de l'administration de la Compagnie Angloise de ce pays. La Haye, Gosse fils, 1775.x 2 volumes in-8; illustrated with 2 frontispieces and a folding map. Contemporary fawn shagreened basane, ornate smooth spines, rubbed blond title-pieces and black end-pieces, traces of scorching at the foot of the spine, a cracked jaw at the foot, epidermis on the boards, cold roulette on the edges, yellow edges. Sought-after work, translated from English by Demeunier. William Bolts, Dutch merchant and administrator of the English East India Company in Calcutta, denounces the abuses of English colonists. He warns the company of the inconvenience and losses that would result from a revolt by the population. He recounts the history of Bengal, describing its natural resources and colonial organization.
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