DANIELL, Thomas and DANIELL, William. Oriental Scenery. London: Free-School Press for Thomas and William Daniell 1812-1816.
DANIELL, Thomas and DANIELL, William. Oriental Scenery. London: Free-School Press for Thomas and William Daniell 1812-1816. 6 volumes in 3, oblong 4 o (254 x 354 mm). 152 engraved plates (scattered spotting, a few short marginal tears to some text leaves). Later half morocco, marbled boards (rubbed). Later edition. "[Thomas] Daniell, assisted by his nephew [William], produced his best-known work Oriental Scenery (issued in six series) of Indian views making a total of 144 hand-coloured aquatint views of India. These represent Mughal and Dravidian monuments, cityscapes and sublime views of mountains and waterfalls and formed the most extensive work of its kind, finding subscribers throughout Britain as well as in Calcutta and Madras" ( DNB ). This work contains plates carefully reduced and copied from the large folio edition, published between 1795 and 1808, under the Daniells' direction. Abbey Travel 432. Not in Tooley. (3)
DANIELL, Thomas and DANIELL, William. Oriental Scenery. London: Free-School Press for Thomas and William Daniell 1812-1816.
DANIELL, Thomas and DANIELL, William. Oriental Scenery. London: Free-School Press for Thomas and William Daniell 1812-1816. 6 volumes in 3, oblong 4 o (254 x 354 mm). 152 engraved plates (scattered spotting, a few short marginal tears to some text leaves). Later half morocco, marbled boards (rubbed). Later edition. "[Thomas] Daniell, assisted by his nephew [William], produced his best-known work Oriental Scenery (issued in six series) of Indian views making a total of 144 hand-coloured aquatint views of India. These represent Mughal and Dravidian monuments, cityscapes and sublime views of mountains and waterfalls and formed the most extensive work of its kind, finding subscribers throughout Britain as well as in Calcutta and Madras" ( DNB ). This work contains plates carefully reduced and copied from the large folio edition, published between 1795 and 1808, under the Daniells' direction. Abbey Travel 432. Not in Tooley. (3)
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