Sketches of Indian Scenery by George Ridge - Lieut. 9th Bengal Cavalry 1826.
Sketchbook of 56 watercolours with pen and ink by Lt (later Capt) George Ridge (1804-1831), 1826.
Includes detailed manuscript descriptions, showing Bengal cavalry and infantry; a self-portrait as an officer of Skinner’s Horse; picturesque scenes and topography; plans of the army at Bhurtpore; and the Taj at Agra.

The sketchbook was sent as a memento to Mr and Mrs C Ridge, the uncle and aunt of Lt Ridge. The watercolours on p28 and p30 are copied from ‘An Historical Account of the rise and progress of the Bengal Native Infantry from its first formation in 1757, to 1796...’, published in 1817.