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HAVELL, Richard (Jnr)
The Natuorama; or Nature's Endless Transposition or Views on the Thames.
"The Natuorama, or Endless Transposition of Views on the Thames,” could be arranged and rearranged in any order; but the near bank of the river always features cattle or a loaded barge or some other commonplace, while the far side offers a series of gracious homes set on sloping lawns. The “Natuorama” is one of several novelties that propel “The Panoramic River” beyond the realm of art exhibition and into the territory of sociology.
- Published
- London: Published by Havell & Co. 79, Newman Street, Oxford Street: L. Lorant, 24, Hart Htreet, Bloomsbury
- Plates
- 19
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Published by Havell & Co. 79, Newman Street, Oxford Street: L. Lorant, 24, Hart Htreet, Bloomsbury
- Ref
- 708
Eighteen hand-coloured aquatint cards with grey wash borders top and bottom (numbered 1-18 at the bottom, each measuring 13.5 x 20 cm), forming an interchangeable panoramic riverside view, together with the cut-out colored arched viewing frame of ‘Pope in his Grotto.’ Within the original green roan-backed box, hand-coloured aquatint view on upper cover, the remainder in marbled paper, printed label on pink paper to the verso of the lid. Preserved in a repaired red buckram solander box, slightly faded: Provenance Percy Muir. A fine example of this infinitely versatile myiorama game boasting ‘Thousands of Views’ on the Thames. *Ron Norman of Hartlepool carried out rebinding and restoration work on this book. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Coloured plates in order: 1. Pope on hos Grotto. 2. Star and Garter, Richmond Hill. 3. Staines. 4. Clifton. 5. Boulney, near Henley. 6. Clifton Spring. 7. Garrick’s House, Hampton. 8. Windsor Castle. 9. Eton College. 10. Sion House. 11. Mrs. Sullivan’s, Thames Ditton. 12. Pope’s Villa, Twickenham. 13. Fawley Court, near Henley. 14. Hampton Court. 15. Oxford. 16. Hampton Ferry. 17. Goring Church. 18. City Barge, near Kingston. 19. Oatlands.
