Being a complete, detailed and accurate description of the wild sports of the East; and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall, the wild dog, the civet, and other domesticated animals; as likewise the different species of feathered game, fishes and serpents Published by Edward Orme and B. Crosby and Co., 1808 "Oriental Field Sports is a complete, detailed and accurate visual description of eastern wild sports, showing the natural history of livestock such as elephants, sai and tigers in a novel and interesting way." As suggested, it's a rare book detailing wild games in India. .Finely detailed paintings, sketches, and meticulously documented explanations embodied in photographs show that hunting and capturing pristine wildlife has become synonymous with hobbies and sports among royalty. Later, inspired by the Mughal Empire and other royalty, big-game hunting was a common pastime of British Empire power in the Indian subcontinent.