After Samuel Howitt and Captain Thomas Williamson
Lot 342

After Samuel Howitt and Captain Thomas Williamson

Ten plates from Oriental Field Sports (Abbey Travel 427, pls.2,5,7,8,17,21,30,31,32,34)

Closed21 April 2016

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GBP 1,000–1,500

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After Samuel Howitt and Captain Thomas Williamson
Ten plates from Oriental Field Sports (Abbey Travel 427, pls.2,5,7,8,17,21,30,31,32,34)
the plates comprising: 'Beating sugar canes for a hog'; 'The chase after a hog'; 'Driving elephants into a keddah'; 'Dooreahs or dog keepers leading out dogs'; 'Rhinoceros hunted by elephants'; 'A tiger seizing a Bullock in a pass'; 'Shooting a leopard'; 'A tiger springing upon an elephant'; 'Death of the bear'; and 'Killing game in boats'
handcoloured stipple engravings, with aquatint, published by Edward Orme, London, 1805-07
S.16 ½ x 21 ½in. (42 x 54.5cm.)
(10)