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Scott, Mrs W.L.L.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Views in the Himalayas. London: Messrs Henry Graves, 1852
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, large folio (618 x 430mm.), hand-coloured pictorial lithographed title, and 14 hand-coloured views by Thomas Picken, W. Walton and W. Simpson after Anne Eliza Scott, leaf of letterpress printed in blue (comprising dedication, notes and descriptions of the plates), red half calf, watered silk boards, gilt title on upper cover, spotting, scattered repairs or tears to margins
Provenance
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-1860), Governor-General of India (1848-1856); thence by family descent
Literature
Abbey, Travel 500
Condition
Binding rubbed and lightly soiled. Please note that the plates in this copy are tinted and not hand-coloured.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY. The Dalhousie copy: "My thanks are due to my subscribers in general, but more particularly to his Lordship the Marquis of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, to whose example in so kindly acceding to my request, that he would honour my intentions with the patronage of his name, I owe many names which follow" (preface).
The views are mostly of the Simla region of the Himalayas, where Anne Eliza Scott (1810-1892) spent time in 1850 and 1851. Scott was the eldest daughter of Colonel Tobias Kirkwood and married Lieutenant William L.L. Scott of the Bengal Army in 1838. They travelled to India in 1839 and some years later Mrs Scott was informed that the Governor-General Lord Dalhousie and others would like some familiar scenes of the Himalayas to be published.