[INDIA] CUNHA, José Gerson from (1844-1900). Notes on the History and Antiquities of Chaul and Bassein. Bombay, 1876. First edition of the most important work dedicated to the history and archaeological ruins of Chaul and Bassein (now Vasai), two of the main Portuguese settlements on the west coast of India. Doctor, orientalist and archaeologist, José Gerson da Cunha reconstructs the history of the two cities from its origins to Portuguese domination, describing their fortifications, churches, inscriptions, monuments and archaeological finds on the basis of an in-depth documentary research and surveys on the field. The work is still a fundamental source for the study of the Portuguese presence in India and the historical heritage of the Konkan region. 8vo (210 x 150) Anti-porta fotografica, 18 photographic plates, 7 lithographic tables, 7 faciles, of which 6 folded, and a map folded (lightly burnished). Editorial binding in green percallina with gold title on the back. (1)