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Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Title(s):
A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.
Published/Created:
London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row; and William Daniell, No. 9, Cleveland-Street, Fitzroy-Square. By Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, 1810.
Physical Description:
[2], ii p., [50] leaves, [50] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 x 31 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DS408 .D36 1810+ Copy 2 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
DS408 .D36 1810+ Copy 1 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Classification:
Books
Notes:
All text and plates are set and printed in landscape orientation on the page.
Each plate accompanied by a leaf of text.
Illustrations by and after Thomas & William Daniell.
The Daniells' original watercolors for the scenes depicted herein are now at the Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, bound with a printed copy of the work (DS408. D36 1810+ Copy 2).
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 173
Colas, R. Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode, 797
Kunstbibliothek (Berlin, Germany). Katalog der Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek (2. Aufl.), Le22
Sutton, Thomas. The Daniells : artists and travellers, p. 161-162
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 516
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Bound in blind- and gold-stamped diced calf. Armorial bookplate of Samuel Ryland.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is extra-illustrated with all 50 original watercolor drawings for the plates. Present also are 7 additional drawings, some variants of the published illustrations, and some unpublished. All are executed in watercolor over graphite. The majority of the drawings appear to be signed WD (i.e. William Daniell). The volume is bound in gilt-tooled brown morocco.
Subject Terms:
China -- History -- 18th century -- Pictorial works.
China -- Pictorial works.
Daniell, William, 1769-1837 -- Publisher.
Davison, Thomas -- Printer.
East Indies -- History -- 18th century -- Pictorial works.
East Indies -- Pictorial works.
India -- History -- 18th century -- Pictorial works.
India -- Pictorial works.
Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme -- Publisher.
Ryland, Samuel -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance)
Ink drawings.
Watercolors.
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1810.
Contributors:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840, ill.
Daniell, William, 1769-1837, ill.
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