"Clothing of Bisnagar [Vijayanagar]," a Dutch engraving by *Cornelius Hazart*, 1667

Source: ebay, Mar. 2007


"Arbers of the Banians, and particulars of the Idolaters," from 'Giro del Mondo' (Naples, 1699) by Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri (1651-1725), who traveled around the world between 1693-95

Source: ebay, Feb. 2007


A "Banian," and a royal functionary, in a copper engraving by Cornelis de Bruin, 1711; *the Banian*; *the royal functionary*

Source: ebay, Feb. 2004


A language map of Asia, from "Synopsis universae philologiae" (Homann heirs, Nuremberg, c.1741)

Source: ebay, Nov. 2007


*Various shrubs of India, from Thomas Astley's 'Voyages and Travels', London, 1745*

Source: ebay, Feb. 2007


"The Swing on which the principal Persons in India pass away much of their Time," a copper engraving, 1770; *another version, 1778*; also: "The Ordeal Trial practised by the Gentoos," 1770*

Source: ebay, Dec. 2005


"Ceremony of the name-giving of a child, as used by the Banians, India," from 'Geschiedenis van alle wereldgodsdiensten', by *William Hurd* (Amsterdam, Martinus de Bruyn, 1781)

Source: ebay, Feb. 2007


"Alphabet Nagrou [Nagari], ou Hanscret [Sanskrit]," 1784, from the 'Recueil de Planches' of the 'Encyclopedie' by Panckoucke (Paris, Liege); also *Bengali*; also *Telugu*; also *"Tamoul, ou Malabar"*; also *"Arabic, Turkish, Persian"*; also *the ancient Persian script*

Source: ebay, Jan. 2007


*"An inhabitant of Oriental India," by Teodoro Viero, from 'Stampe che rappresentano Figure ed Abiti di varie Nazioni', Venice, 1785*; also: *A man of Malabar*

Source: ebay, Nov. 2007


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