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HODGES, WILLIAM. Travels in India, during the Years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1782. 14 engraved plates after designs by the author; folding frontispiece map. vii, [1], 154 pages. 4to, 19th-century 1/2 calf, top of spine chipped, surface imperfections on covers; some foxing on text leaves, plates generally clean, dampstains on pastedowns. London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Edwards, 1794
Second edition of a work first published the year before. Hodges (1744-97) was a painter who served as an artist on Cook's second voyage and later travelled to India under the patronage of Warren Hastings. "His narrative . . . concentrates on the architecture of the country, which was Hodges' primary interest, with a few observations on Hindu customs and ceremonies"--Howgego I, H90.
