CONTENTS Dedicationv iii Acknowledgements vii Introduction viii Antiquity and Middle Ages 1-8 Sixteenth Century 9-10 Seventeenth Century 10-36 Augustin de Bordeaux 10-13 Claude Maille 13-14 Jacques Seuillet 14-15 Francois Bernier 15-32 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier 33-36 Eighteenth Century 36-111 Maharaja Jai Singh and the Jantar Mantar 36-39 Volton 40-45 Law de Lauriston 46-48 Ibrahim Khan Gardi at Panipat 48-50 Rene Madec and Modave 50-64 Sombre 64-67 Jean-Baptiste Gentil, Visage, Jarday 68-70 Antoine-Louis Polier 71-74 Deshaies de Montigny 74-76 Observations 76-79 Benoit De Boigne 80-90 Perron 91-109 France, England, India and the United States of America 109-111 Nineteenth Century 111 -144 Skinner and Skinner's Horse 111-112 Begum Sombre 112-117 Indo-French Poetry 117-120 Victor Jacquemont 121-127 The Napoleon Gallery and the Mutiny 128-129 Louis Rousselet 130-143 Conclusion 144-146 Captaine Nemo, Maharaja Dalip Singh & al. Paris, Washington, New Delhi List of Illustrations 147-159 Glossary 160-162 Select Bibliography 163-171 Index 172-177