India—Francesca H. Wilson | Rambles in Northern India, 1876

Francesca H. Wilson

Rambles in Northern India. With incidents and descriptions of many scenes of the Mutiny, including Agra, Delhi, Lucknow, Cawnpore, Allahabad, etc. London: Sampson Low, 1876

FIRST EDITION, 4to (278 x 210mm.), 12 large carbon photographs mounted within decorative borders, original green cloth gilt, bevelled edges, gilt edges, occasional light spotting, upper hinge broken

RARE. Photographs include the Taj Mahal and monuments in and around Agra, Lahore, and Lucknow.

Little is known of the author. Before her travels in India, she had written a book for children. Her observations include that Amritsar was one of the spots most worth a visit in the Punjab; that Agra was the place in the upper plains where she would most like to live; that Delhi was the most interesting place connected with the Mutiny; etc.

The photographs are of a high standard and, being carbon prints, are unfaded. It is not clear whether she took the photographs herself or selected them from various studios on her travels.