SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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[LAYARD, Frederic Peter]
Line of March of a Bengal Regiment, of Infantry.

It is very possible that Layard was related to Brownlow Layard whose Silver Chest is also illustrated in this catalogue and it is known that the Layards were a relatively well known family in Ceylon. This panorama, like the one by Ludlow illustrated in The Portable Empire, shows all the confusion of a Line of March in India. Its twenty two plates show the march from the Striking of Tents, through the different members of the march including the Grass Cutter, Mess Stores, Hackery with Luggage, Halfway Coffee Club, Irregular Cavalry with Dispatches, Sowart Camel, Band, Native Doctor and Advance Guard etc.

Published
London: Ackermann & Co., Stand, [ca. 1845]
References
Abbey Life 515, Bobins Supplementary list 08/14.
Plates
23
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
London: Ackermann & Co., Stand, [ca. 1845]
Ref
5477

Oblong 8vo. PANORAMA. Hand-coloured lithograph on 22 sheets concertina folded into original crimson cloth portfolio. Cloth blind-stamped, title lettered in gilt to upper board, cloth faded and worn. An unusual item. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title. 2. Striking Tents. 3. Magazine Camels / Physic Bhangy. 4. Hackery with Sick / Hospital Establishment / Native Doctor. 5. Brahmins Praying in a Tank. 6-7. [untitled, but The Army Marching.] 8. Orderly, Commanding Officer. 9. Band / Guide 10. [untitled, but Officers Riding together.] 11. Dak Runners / Halfway Coffee Lub. 12. Breakfast Kit / Sowari Camel / Duffadar of the 4th Irregular Cavalry with Despatches. 13. Advance Guard. 14. Officer in Command of Advance Guard / Palkee / Massalchee. 15. Guard Escorting Prisoners / Moonshi in a Bylee. 16. Grass Cutter / Scindies / Mess Khansaman / Dooly. 17. Saes or Groom / Quarter Master / Faqueer. 18. Mess Stores / Mess Kidmutgar / Cook / Mess Tent. 19. Berri Wallah or Shepherd / Mess Cattle / Bhangi Burdar / Puckauli / Baggage. 20. Hackery with Baggage / Pandit / Dundia with Nirikh Boo / Bunneah & Supplies for Regiment / Dundia Carrying The Bazar Flag. 21. Paraih Dog / Dundia or Weighman / Naik of the Bazar Guard / Grookedar / Dhobie & Wife Bearer / Bheestie / Mentur / Private Tent Pitcher & Master's Monkey. 22. Officer's Baggage / Jemadarof Russud Guard or Foraging Party / Khiomutgar & Cooley with Cooking Kit. 23. Baggage Camel of the Russud Guard / Camp Followers / Quarter Master Sergeant / Thundi Wallahs or Camp Color Men / Clashi or Tent Pitcher.