Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic

To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures, etc.

By:

James Prinsep

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society

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A key figure in the history of Benares (Varanasi), James Prinsep (1799–1840) was instrumental in expanding Western knowledge of Indian civilisation. After briefly studying under Pugin, he became an assay master in Calcutta in 1819, and soon moved to Benares. His talents were many, and within a few years he had completed a detailed map of the city, designed a new mint, engineered a system to improve sanitation and begun studying the inscriptions and coins that helped him to decipher two ancient scripts and to establish the dates of Indian dynasties. Collected in 1858 and edited by the numismatist Edward Thomas (1813–86), these essays are generously illustrated, often in Prinsep's hand, and display the enormous breadth of his knowledge. Volume 1 includes a short biography by his brother, along with articles on coins, relics and archaeological discoveries.

Release date NZ

February 28th, 2013

Author

James Prinsep

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Edited by Edward Thomas

Illustrations

35 Plates, black and white; 17 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

542

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society

Dimensions

140x216x31

ISBN-13

9781108055932

Product ID

20902355

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