Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886
Title:
Picturesque illustrations of ancient architecture in Hindostan / By James Fergusson.
Alternate Title(s):
Fergusson's Picturesque architecture of Hindostan
Published / Created:
London : Published by J. Hogarth, 5, Haymarket, 1852.

London : Printed by George Barclay, Castle Street, Leicester Square
Physical Description:
iv, [2], 68 pages, [1], 23, [1] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 55 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2022 59
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Manufacture statement from letterpress title page verso.

Letterpress title page dated 1848, with additional lithographed title page dated 1852.

On plates: "Printed by M&N Hanhart" and "Drawn & Lithd. by T.C. Dibdin, from a sketch by J. Fergusson, Esqr."

Certain wood engravings on letterpress pages bear name "Geo. Childs."

Page [2] is blank.

BAC Folio A 2022 59: The Abbey copy. Plates are hand-colored. Bound in publisher's quarter leather and blue cloth with title stamped in gold inside ornate border on front cover. Binder's ticket: Leighton, Son & Hodge, Shoe Lane, London. Booksellers' label: Upham and Beet, 46, New Bond Street.

Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 480
Subject Terms:
Architecture -- India -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Binders' tickets (Binding) | Booksellers' label | Lithographs. | Wood engravings. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Dibdin, T. C. (Thomas Colman), 1810–1893, lithographer. | Hogarth, J. (Joseph), publisher. | Barclay, George, printer. | Childs, George, engraver. | M. & N. Hanhart (Printers), printer.