Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 27 21 Oriental Scenery One Hundred and Fifty Views of the Architecture, Antiquities and Landscape Scenery of Hindoostan Six Parts in Three Volumes Drawn and Engraved by Thomas and William Daniell London: Thomas and William Daniell, 1816 First Edition 15.0 x 11.2 in (38.0 x 28.3 cm) Cover: Marbled paper quarter bound in green leather, gilted pages and title embossed in gold on the spine. Each Vol: 60pp/ 2 engravings and 48 aquatint plates Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good INR 400,000 – 500,000 USD 9,050 – 11,300 (Set of 3) Reduced format edition of the Daniells’ most important work, showing ne views of the scenery and accurate representations of the buildings along the route of the Daniells’ journey in India, and during their stay in Calcutta. During their rst journey the Daniells travelled up into the Srinagar mountains, country never before visited by Europeans. A later journey took them round the coast through Madras, round Cape Cormorin to Bombay with a short detour through Bangalore.