Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt / from drawings by Henry Salt, Esq.
Alternate Title(s):
Dedication leaf in the volume of plates: To Richard Marquis Wellesley K. St. P. & K.C. late governor general of the British possessions and captain general of the British forces serving in the East Indies these twenty four views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt are by permission most humbly dedicated by his grateful & most devoted humble servant Henry Salt.
Published / Created:
London : Published by William Miller, Albemarle-Street, 1809.London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., Cleveland-Row, St. James's
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 36-79 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3555253
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Primarily engraved by Daniel Havell. Some plates engraved by John Bluck.
Contents:
Plates: [Dedication leaf] -- I. Sandy Bay Valley in the Island of St. Helena -- III [i.e. II]. A view near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape of Good Hope -- III. Calcutta -- IV. A view within the Fort of Monghyr -- VI [i.e. V]. A view at Lucknow -- VI. Mosque at Lucknow -- VII. Ruins of the fort at Juanpore on the River Goomtee -- VIII. View near the Point de Galle, Ceylon -- IX. Pagoda at Ramisseram -- X. Pagoda at Tanjore -- XII [i.e. XI]. Riacotta in the Baramahal -- XII. Pagodas at Trinchicunum -- XIII. Poonah -- XIV. Ancient excavations at Carli -- XVII [i.e. XV]. View near the village of Asceriah, in Abyssinia -- XVII [i.e. XVI]. The town of Dixan in Abyssinia -- XVIII [i.e. XVII]. The town of Abha in Abyssinia -- XIX. The pass of Atbara in Abyssinia -- XX. The obelisk at Axum -- XXI. The mountains at Samayut -- XXII. The Vale of Calaat -- XXIII. View of Grand Cairo -- XIV. The pyramids at Cairo.
Exhibition History:
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
Subject Terms:
Voyages and travels -- Pictorial works. | Egypt -- Pictorial works. | India -- Pictorial works. | Saint Helena -- Pictorial works. | Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Pictorial works. | Sri Lanka -- Pictorial works. | Ethiopia -- Pictorial works. | Meux, Valerie Susie, Lady, 1852-1910 -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Havell, Daniel, -1826?, engraver. | Bluck, John (Printmaker), engraver. | Havell, Robert, 1769-1832. | W. Bulmer and Co., printer.