RENNELL James. Historical and geographical description of Indostan. Translated from the English. Paris, Poignée, an VIII-1800; 3 vol. in-8 (195 x 119 mm) and one atlas large in-4 (275 x 207 mm), shagreened calf, smooth spines decorated with gilt latticework and ship's irons (Period bindings). 11 folded maps. History of Hindustan and the Marattes, current state, description of the various provinces (the country watered by the Ganges, Kashmir, the Indus country, etc.). A naval officer and then an engineer working for the Compagnie des Indes in Bengal and Agra, Major Rennell spent thirteen years in India. A fine copy. Spine a little rubbed.