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FRASER, James Baillie.
Views in the Himala Mountains.
The finest illustrated work on the Himalayas, recalling the first recorded journey by Europeans through the region, amongst the most magnificent aquatints of mountain scenery ever produced. It stands as a stunning and eloquent visual record of the pioneering journey made by James Baillie Fraser, the eldest son of a Scottish family who travelled to India and there studied painting under the tutelage of George Chinnery, and his brother William, a political agent in 1815, during the Nepal war. They spent two months journeying through the region, chiefly exploring the river valleys but occasionally venturing to higher altitudes (where the party suffered from altitude sickness). The expedition reached as far as the sources of both the Jumna and the Ganges. The fine coloured plates were engraved by the Havells from Fraser's sketches made on the spot and were intended to accompany Fraser's own written account of the journey
- Published
- London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820.
- References
- Not in Tooley. Abbey Travel II 498; Prideaux p 336; Bobins I 248.
- Plates
- 21
- Binding/Size
- XL=elephant folio
- Value
- 25001-100000
- Published
- London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820.
- Ref
- 1401
Large folio (72.5 x 55 cm), engraved aquatint title, 20 finely hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Havell & Son after Fraser; light marginal soiling, modern dark green half morocco gilt, marbled boards, preserving original large morocco lettering piece to upper cover. FIRST EDITION of the finest illustrated work on the Himalayas. James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) was the eldest son of a landed Scottish family. He travelled to India and became a merchant in Calcutta in 1814. While in India, he studied painting under the tutelage of the eminent artist George Chinnery. He visited the Himalayas in 1815-16, where his brother, William, was the then Political Agent to Major General Martindell. William was appointed to visit local chiefs in those parts of the Himalayas to the northwest of Garhwal, and between the rivers Sutlej and Jumna in Bashahr, James went with him. During this trip, James reputedly became the first European to reach Gangotri, the source of the Ganges. Second issue. Fraser's plates are titled as follows: 1. (Engraved vignette title). 2. Seran Rajas Palace. 3. Country to the Northward from Nowagurh Teeba. 4. View of the Country from Urshalun Teeba. 5. The Ridge and Fort of Jytock. 6. The Town of Rampore. 7. House of Rana of Cote Gooroo. 8. Bheem Ke Udar. 9. The Valley of the Jumna with two grand Peaks of Bunderpooch. 10. Fort of Raeengurh. 11. Crossing the Touse. 12. Fungo tree, the Holy Shrine of Mahadeo. 13. Assemblage of Hillmen. 14. Assemblage of Ghoorkas. 15. Village & Castle of Bumpta. 16. Temple of Mangneee. 17. Village of Shai. 18. The Junction of the Touse and Pabur. 19. The Village of Jushul. 20. Bhyramghattee. 21. Jumnotree the Source of the River Jumna.
