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LARGE PLATE BOOK ON SOUTH INDIA [41 PLATES]

Lot No. 9: HUNTER, JAMES

PICTURESQUE SCENERY IN THE KINGDOM OF MYSORE

  • Medium: Printed Book
  • Year: 1805
  • Size: 20.8 x 16 inches
  • Place: London

Winning Bid : ₹ 14,25,600

(Inclusive Buyer's Premium)

Estimate

 12,00,000 -  20,00,000


Estimate US$

14000-24000

Ends at Feb 27, 2025 07:08 PM IST

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HUNTER, JAMES

PICTURESQUE SCENERY IN THE KINGDOM OF MYSORE

FROM FORTY DRAWINGS TAKEN ON THE SPOT

Year: 1805

Size: 53 x 40.7 cm (20.8 x 16 inches)

No. of Illustrations: 40 Hand-colored Aquatint Plates
Early Issue with Plates Watermarked ‘J Whatman 1802’
Hand-coloured aquatint portrait frontispiece of Tippoo Sultan and 40 plates by H. Merke, I. C. Stadler and Harraden after James Hunter.

Printed by Bulmer & Co. Large Oblong Folio (410 x 530 mm). Later full Yellowish-Brown Morocco, covers with Extensive Gilt Decoration with Greek key pattern panel, spine gilt.

James Hunter was a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery under Cornwallis during the Third Anglo-Mysore War where British and Company troops defeated the Tipu Sultan. The views include of Seringapatam, Bangalore, Mysore and the surrounding countryside.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

About Artist

James Hunter (1755 - 1792)

James Hunter served as a solider with the Royal Artillery of the British military in India. As an artist he often depicted aspects of military matters as well as snippets of everyday affairs around him. He took part in actively defeating Tippu Sultan’s…...Read More

Excellent Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0142 1188000.00 Regular 27-02-2025 01:02:10 PM IST
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