• First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
  • First edition 1816 Thomas Maurice Observations Connected with Astronomy Ancient History Sacred Profane Ruins of Babylon Tower of Babel Persepolis Great Pagoda Tanjore Mexican Temple John Murray London rare antiquarian travel study comparative religion mythology Indian subcontinent engraved plates early 19th century philology historical analysis antiquarian book collectible
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Rev. Thomas Maurice - Ruins of Babylon - 1816

Rev. Thomas Maurice - Ruins of Babylon - 1816

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Title

Observations connected with Astronomy and Ancient History, Sacred and Profane, on the Ruins of Babylon

Author

Rev. Thomas Maurice

Year

1816

Publisher

John Murray, London

Description

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. It reflects early 19th-century antiquarian scholarship, combining travel observation with philological and historical analysis.

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

Condition

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.
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