Palmer (C.). Report on the Hill of Mahendragiri and the Native Port of Barwah, 1870
Palmer (C., Captain W. G. Murray and V. Ball). Report on the Hill of Mahendragiri and the Native Port of Barwah, in the Ganjam District of the Madras Presidency; with opinions as to their suitability for sanataria for Calcutta, Calcutta: Fred. Lewis, Calcutta Central Press Company, 1870, title page, eight albumen prints mounted to thick leaves, each with printed caption (some fading to margins and light offsetting, some cockling to paper), one folding lithographic plan of Mahendragiri (partly coloured), two folding lithographic maps with contemporary outline hand-colouring, showing the lines of communication between Barwa and Mahendra and between Calcutta and Barwah, tables at rear (including one folding), minimal marginal soiling to a few leaves, author’s presentation inscription to front endpaper (‘The honourable sir Richard Temple with the author’s compts’), original green cloth with gilt title to upper board, spine ends refurbished, lightly soiled and rubbed at extremities, small folio (33 x 21 cm) (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet (1826-1902), Governor of Bombay from 1877 to 1880. A very rare report, compiled by Dr C. Palmer, Surgeon-General of the Bengal Presidency, advocating the establishment of a hill-station and sanatorium at Mahendragiri, one of the highest mountain peaks in Orissa (Odisha), to be served by the port at Barwah (Baruva). The Mahendragiri hill-station was proposed to serve the European inhabitants of Calcutta unable to afford long stays at the Himalayan hill-stations. Presented by the author to the Governor of Bombay, Sir Richard Temple. Rare, no copies recorded on COPAC or WorldCat.
[ translate ]Palmer (C., Captain W. G. Murray and V. Ball). Report on the Hill of Mahendragiri and the Native Port of Barwah, in the Ganjam District of the Madras Presidency; with opinions as to their suitability for sanataria for Calcutta, Calcutta: Fred. Lewis, Calcutta Central Press Company, 1870, title page, eight albumen prints mounted to thick leaves, each with printed caption (some fading to margins and light offsetting, some cockling to paper), one folding lithographic plan of Mahendragiri (partly coloured), two folding lithographic maps with contemporary outline hand-colouring, showing the lines of communication between Barwa and Mahendra and between Calcutta and Barwah, tables at rear (including one folding), minimal marginal soiling to a few leaves, author’s presentation inscription to front endpaper (‘The honourable sir Richard Temple with the author’s compts’), original green cloth with gilt title to upper board, spine ends refurbished, lightly soiled and rubbed at extremities, small folio (33 x 21 cm) (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet (1826-1902), Governor of Bombay from 1877 to 1880. A very rare report, compiled by Dr C. Palmer, Surgeon-General of the Bengal Presidency, advocating the establishment of a hill-station and sanatorium at Mahendragiri, one of the highest mountain peaks in Orissa (Odisha), to be served by the port at Barwah (Baruva). The Mahendragiri hill-station was proposed to serve the European inhabitants of Calcutta unable to afford long stays at the Himalayan hill-stations. Presented by the author to the Governor of Bombay, Sir Richard Temple. Rare, no copies recorded on COPAC or WorldCat.
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