Economic Products Of India Exhibited At The Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84 (Part I) Gums And Resins - Paperback

Discover a Victorian inventory of India's botanical riches. A study of botanical wealth. George Watt's Economic Products of India Exhibited at the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84 (Part I) concentrates on indian gums and resins, assembling a meticulous natural products compendium that catalogues species, local names and commercial uses in the era of expanding imperial trade. Compiled for the british colonial exhibition, its pages map how botanical resources India fed the factories, pharmacies and markets of the day - a live record of export commodities 19th century and of victorian era Calcutta's role as a trading hub. Watt's method is both botanical and commercial: classification is paired with practical notes that show how material was collected, prepared and valued, so the book functions as a handbook of trade as well as a preserved register of indigenous knowledge. Today it survives as a vital historical trade reference and an essential academic resource for researchers and historians of colonial India economic history and economic botany studies. Its systematic approach - vernacular nomenclature, supplier notes and commercial observations - supports reconstruction of supply chains and enriches india trade collections. The precision of Watt's descriptions and the period context make the volume a touchstone for later economic botany studies and for anyone tracing the movement of raw materials from village to market. Casual readers curious about the material culture of trade will be rewarded by readable, often surprising detail, while classic-literature collectors and institutional libraries will value the book's period authority, provenance and the way it evokes victorian era Calcutta's everyday commerce. Whether consulted as a primary source for scholarship, added to an india trade collections shelf, or kept as a study companion, it bridges practical study and literary interest. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.