4to, 28 watercolours, some heightened in gold leaf, rebound with red calf, with gilt borders, and blind tooling, spine with raised bands on blind comprising of six compartments, lettered in the second compartment and a repeated gilt motif in all others. Worn around extremities, marbled endpapers. Dimensions: each leaf is 200 x 160 mm. (8 x 6.25 inches). A rare item! Watercolours are titled in the manuscript. Coloured plates in order: 1. The Paramaswarah & Elylasuram (?) (Gods). 2. Paramasewah & Parvaty (Hindoo God & Goddess). 3. Churruck Poojah - or anniversary worship of the Goddess... 4. Religious dance before the Goddess Bhowannces (?) 5. The Hindoo Gods Krisnah & Arjoonah. 6. Rajah Gropalaswamy with goddesses (Hindoo Gods). 7. The God Vurdarajah Permal with goddesses. 8. Mylapoor God...Pitchandy. 9. Palkee... 10. A Sugar Mill. 11. Procession of a Hindoo Priest... 12. Separating Rice from the husk & sifting it...Spinning Cotton. 13. Hindoo Schoolmaster. 14. (Untitled plate - an Indian couple). 15. Rangoonese or Malay. 16. Parsee Servants. 17. Paddyman - Milkwoman. 18. Washerwoman & Washerman. 19. A Hindoo Gardner / Hindoo Woman. 20. A Mysorean (A Mahommedan Soldier). 21. A Parsee (Fireworshipper). 22. A Mahommedan Faqeer or Monk. 23. A Hindoo Woman going for water. 24. A Vegetable Seller. 25. (Untitled plate). 26. Hindoo Woman. 27. Hindoo Pundit or Learned Man. 28. A Portuguese Ayah (or Nursery Maid) & child