PREFACE. 
The first series of the Oriental Annual is now 
completed. The signal success of the first two volumes 
has encouraged the proprietor to incur a further ex- 
pense in rendering the engravings still more worthy of 
public patronage. 
Upon this head it will be sufficient to say that five 
of the subjects have been engraved by Brandard, and 
two by John Pye ; the remainder by the best en- 
gravers employed on the former numbers. 
Next year will commence an entirely new series, 
connected with the most interesting portion of Indian 
history. 
