1828 – Reginald Heber, Journey Through India | Hindu Superstition!

Reginald Heber was an important 19th-century missionary to India, who would become Lord Bishop of Calcutta. He is responsible for enabling and empowering Christian missionaries in India and helped establish Bishop’s College in Calcutta. His journey throughout northern India was recorded in Narrative, a work which describes his visits to Dacca, Benares, Allahbad, Lucknow, Delhi, Bombay, Ceylon, and Madras.

While in these locations, Heber ventured into Hindu temples, encountered invalid natives, and observed Hindu Astronomy! This work includes 28 fascinating woodcut engravings throughout all three volumes depicting the sites and experiences of Heber’s journey in India.

According to Lowndes, this set is: “a highly valuable, interesting, and most delightful work.”

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Narrative of a journey through the upper provinces of India from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824 – 1825
• Author(s): Reginald Heber
• Publisher: London: John Murray
• Edition: Second Edition. 1828.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: (8vo), three-volume set
• Size:  8.5in x 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
• Collation: Vol. I – lxvii, [1], 450; Vol. II – vi, 564; Vol. III – vi, 527, viii
• Illustrations: 28 woodcut engravings throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Observations on Hindu temples
  • Notices of Indian astronomy
  • Journeys through Calcutta, Benares, Bombay, Madras
  • Missionary work and interactions with native populations
• Reference(s): Lowndes 1030

Condition:

Very Good. Original cloth bindings show some wear typical of the period, with secure hinges and tight text blocks. Pages generally clean with only occasional mild foxing

Why Collect This?

• Includes woodcut engravings specific to Heber’s Indian travels

Item Number: # 29648