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A treatise on indigo, containing a succinct account of the proper soil, the culture and preparation of that important article of commerce; together with the theory and practice of the preparation. The different species and qualities of indigo, and of the accidents to which it is liable from the Sowing of the Seeds Until the Crop, and During the Process of the Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Translated from the French by Richard Nowland.

Title
A treatise on indigo, [electronic resource] : containing a succinct account of the proper soil, the culture and preparation of that important article of commerce; together with the theory and practice of the preparation. The different species and qualities of indigo, and of the accidents to which it is liable from the Sowing of the Seeds Until the Crop, and During the Process of the Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Translated from the French by Richard Nowland.
Author
Beauvais-Raseau, de.
Publication
Calcutta : printed by James White, M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]

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Description
vii,[1],93,[3]p.; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Art de l'indigotier. English
Alternative Title
Art de l'indigotier.
Subject
  • Dyes and dyeing > India > West Bengal > Early works to 1800
  • Indigo > India > West Bengal > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Treaties.
Note
  • With an errata leaf and an appendix.
  • 'L'art de l'indigotier' was first published at Paris in 1770, but possibly this Calcutta translation was made from the French abridgement by de Cossigny printed on Mauritius in 1779.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Shaw
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642241158
  • ECCO1-T101071
Author
Beauvais-Raseau, de.
Title
A treatise on indigo, [electronic resource] : containing a succinct account of the proper soil, the culture and preparation of that important article of commerce; together with the theory and practice of the preparation. The different species and qualities of indigo, and of the accidents to which it is liable from the Sowing of the Seeds Until the Crop, and During the Process of the Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Translated from the French by Richard Nowland.
Imprint
Calcutta : printed by James White, M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]
Indexed In:
Shaw, 256
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T101071.
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Place of Publication
India Calcutta.
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