A History of the Mahrattas v1.c5.s5.5

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[Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode, New Street Square; Dedication to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor &c. &c. of Bombay. Preface dated London, May 30, 1826, and Contents, pp. vii–xxxii. Frontispiece, ‘Mausoleum of Ibrahim Adil Khan at Beejapoor,’ drawn by Lieutenant W. W. Dowell, Bombay Army, engraved by Edward Finden. On page xxxii are illustrations of Sivājī’s sword and scabbard, and a Vāghnak (tiger’s claw), with the following note beneath them: ‘The above is a representation of Bhowanee, the famous Sword of Sivajee; and of a Wagnuck, the instrument with which he murdered the General of the Beejapoor Army. The Vignette at the top of the index at the end of Vol. III represents the Sikka Kutar, or grand state seal of the Mahratta Empire: both the sword and the seal were taken from the originals at Sātāra.’ Text pp. 1–571. Facing page 1 is ‘A Map of India showing the ancient divisions of the Deccan.’]