Buckingham in seiner Reisetracht

Hand-colored aquatint plate by and after Döbler, from Sommers Taschenbuch, 1831; mounted figure in Indian military costume, with lance, sword and musket, riding toward left, small figures of horse- and camel-train in distance. Hand-colored aquatint plate by and after Döbler, from Sommers Taschenbuch, 1831; mounted figure in Indian military costume, with lance, sword and musket, riding toward left, small figures of horse- and camel-train in distance. Upright square, matted; plate mark, margins trimmed close; yellowed. James Silk Buckingham was a Cornish-born author, journalist and traveller, known for his contributions to Indian journalism. He was a pioneer among the Europeans who fought for a liberal press in India - Wikipedia.