Rev. Thomas Maurice - Ruins of Babylon - 1816

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Ruins of Babylon, by Rev. Thomas Maurice, is a 1st edition English book from 1816, 164 pages, on astronomy and ancient civilizations.

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First Edition. A compendium examining the intersections of astronomy, religion, and ancient civilizations. Maurice (1754–1824), Assistant-Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum and author of Indian Antiquities (1793–1800), integrates comparative study of the ancient Near East and the Indian subcontinent. The work includes a title with engraved vignette and four engraved plates depicting the supposed ruins of the Tower of Babel, inscriptions on the walls of Persepolis, the Great Pagoda of Tanjore, and a Mexican temple to the Sun and Moon. List of subscribers and advertisement leaf at end; roughly cut pages; small closed tear on ffep, minor repair and inscription to page following title page; foxing and edge discoloration concentrated in one small spot; a few pencil annotations. It reflects early 19th-century antiquarian scholarship, combining travel observation with philological and historical analysis.

[4], viii, 164 pp., [5]

First Edition. A compendium examining the intersections of astronomy, religion, and ancient civilizations. Maurice (1754–1824), Assistant-Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum and author of Indian Antiquities (1793–1800), integrates comparative study of the ancient Near East and the Indian subcontinent. The work includes a title with engraved vignette and four engraved plates depicting the supposed ruins of the Tower of Babel, inscriptions on the walls of Persepolis, the Great Pagoda of Tanjore, and a Mexican temple to the Sun and Moon. List of subscribers and advertisement leaf at end; roughly cut pages; small closed tear on ffep, minor repair and inscription to page following title page; foxing and edge discoloration concentrated in one small spot; a few pencil annotations. It reflects early 19th-century antiquarian scholarship, combining travel observation with philological and historical analysis.

[4], viii, 164 pp., [5]

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Astronomy
Book Title
Ruins of Babylon
Author/ Illustrator
Rev. Thomas Maurice
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1816
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
164
United KingdomVerified
100
Objects sold
93.75%
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