Historical views of Hindoostan (India). The four castes of Hinduism: Brahmin priest, Kshatriya soldier, Vaishya merchant and Shudra menial 49, Bengal tiger attacking a man 50 and fakirs and Sanyasi yogis performing self-mortification 51. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylor’s Scenes in Asia, for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travelers, John Harris, London, 1819.

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