Lot 60
Hunter, Lieut. James
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Kistnaghurry. London: Edward Orme, 1804, hand coloured aquatint, approx 35cm wide by 29cm high, framed and glazed, some small mould patches, mount heavily foxed [not on image]; Ibid A view of Ootra Droog. London: Edward Orme, 1805, hand coloured aquatint, approx 33.5cm wide by 28cm high, framed and glazed, small tear in upper margin, some spotting in lower margin, mount heavily foxed; Ward, Francis Swain A view from the King's barracks, Fort St George. London: Edward Orme, 1804, hand coloured aquatint, approx 42cm wide by 29.5cm high, framed and glazed, mount foxed (3)
Footnote
Note: The first two prints in this lot represent numbered plates 28 and 38, respectively, from Hunter, James Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore. London, 1805 [Tooley 275].
The latter print originates from Orme, William Twenty-Four views in Indostan. London, 1804. Fort St. George was established by the British East India Company in 1644, and to this day, the old fort contains a mixture of seventeenth and eighteenth century structures. The buildings in the foreground of this picture are the barracks. Behind the barracks, just to the right of the Union Jack flag, St. Mary's Church is visible. This church was built between 1678 and 1680, and is the oldest building in India associated with the Anglican Church. [British Library]