Title page from a mid-17th century travelogue

The English printed section of the library has over 40,000 books including titles from the 17th, 18th and 19th century, all collected by the illustrious Salar Jung family. The books are in English, Persian, Arabic and Urdu languages. The library continuously acquires titles on Art and Culture has developed it's collection to over 60,000 books.

The image depicted here is from the title page of a rare book, “The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman in East India and Arabia Deserta”, published by J. Macock for John Place, London, 1665.