Charles Ramus Forrest
A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India
Publisher : R. Ackermann
London, 1824
This is a cornerstone work on the Indian sub-continent. Forrest’s views are thought to exceed those of all other amateur artists, two especially fine plates along the Yamuna being those of the Taj Mahal and the Palace of the King of Delhi. “The drawings are all attentively copied from nature, and in many instances colored on the spot, and always the magic effects of the scenes represented were still impressed on [Forrest’s]… mental vision. The reader will recollect with indulgence, that the colouring of these views, which so far exceeds that of the scenery of Europe, is but a just portrait of the enchanting features of India, eternally glowing in the brilliant glory of the resplendent Asiatic sun” (Preface). Abbey Travel 441; Martin Hardie p. 109-10, 313; Prideaux pp. 248,336,376; Tooley 227.
A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India
First Edition extra large copy. (41.5 x 33cm). Title and final text leaf with hand-colored aquatint vignettes, engraved folding map, 24 fine hand-colored aquatint views by G. Hunt and T. Sutherland after Forrest.
Binding: Original cloth binding in red, with title gilted in between floral pattern, gilting on the edges, rebacked. Comes with the original customized (with toggles) book box of Robert & Maria Travis.
Condition: Major rubbing and chipping from the corners not affecting the pages. Some light Offsetting to texts and plates. Rebacked spine. A good copy.
Exportable: No
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