RATTRAY, AFTER LIEUTENANT JAMES
SCENERY, INHABITANTS & COSTUMES OF AFGHAUNISTAN
THE COSTUMES OF THE VARIOUS TRIBES, PORTRAITS OF LADIES OF RANK, CELEBRATED PRINCES AND CHIEFS, VIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL FORTRESSES AND CITIES, AND INTERIOR OF THE CITIES AND TEMPLES AFGHAUNISTAUN FROM THE DRAWING MADE ON THE SPOT BY JAMES RATTRAY ESQFirst Edition
Year: 1847
Size: 59 x 46 cm (23.2 x 18 inches)
Published by: Hering & Remington, Publishers to Her Majesty The Queen. Large Folio, First edition.
No. of Illustrations: Hand Colored Lithographic Title and 29 (out of 30) Hand Colored Lithographic Plates on 24 Sheets.
Subject list with Preface at verso, subscribers list, single leaf publisher's catalogue at end, explanatory texts.
Publisher's original maroon half leather over green moire cloth, later re-backed with later matching leather spine and title labels.
Excellent condition
James Rattray, a lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers Bengal Army, served during the First Afghan War of 1839 to 1842. The skilfully coloured illustrations made from Rattray's meticulous and lively studies include portraits of Emir Dost Muhammad Khan, Kandahar Lady of Rank, Ladies of Kabul, Ghiljye Women, Atmaran, Afghan soldiers and tribesmen, views of Kabul, Kandahar, Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Mahmood of Ghuznee, as well as other topography.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
About Artist
James Rattray (1818 - 1854)
James Rattray was a soldier and an artist who served in Hindustan and Afghanistan. Having a good command over the Persian language, he was often part of several political missions as a lieutenant and also travelled throughout the region with local…...Read More
Excellent Condition.
Full condition Report: Some marginal tear restoration on few text pages.
Full condition Report: Some marginal tear restoration on few text pages.
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