Giovanni Flechia, F. C. Marmocchi - Storia delle Indie Orientali - 1858-1862

History of the East Indies. An ornate work with views of the principal cities and the most prominent monuments of India, portraits of famous men, and drawings of the most characteristic customs.
Compiled under the care of Giovanni Flechia.
Preceded by the Geographical Description of India, specially supplied by F. C. Marmocchi
Publisher: Tip. Scolastica of Sebastiano Franco and sons, Turin, 1858-1862
These two volumes of extreme rarity and beauty contain 8 books, and are divided 3 in the first volume and 5 in the second (see photographs showing the books and chapters).
Composed of more than 1300 pages with 47 full-page plates engraved in stippled lithography by Perrin, 8 of which are chromolithographs (some with gold background) depicting monuments, localities, deities of the Indian Pantheon, historical figures, etc.
Complete work, inner paper in excellent conservation state with some browning.
The spines are missing or partially missing.