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Plates from the Lot No. 9
presented lot TWENTY FOUR VIEWS TAKEN IN
SAINT HELENA, THE CAPE, INDIA,
CEYLON, ABYSSINIA & EGYPT
by Henry Salt

First Edition, First Issue
Publisher: William Miller, London
Year: 1809
Plates: 24 plates with original colours
Size: 29.5 x 21.5 x 1 in (75 x 54.6 x 2.5 cm)
Bound in marbled calf, along with dark red Morocco
spine labels bearing gilt lettering on the spine and
the front indicating the title and author. Binding
shows light wear commensurate with age and use.
` 50,00,000 - 55,00,000 | $ 61,728 - 67,901
Provenance: Property from a collection
based in New Delhi

LIST OF PLATES IN THE PRESENTED LOT 12. Riacotta in the Baramahal
1. Dedication leaf 13. Pagodas at Trinchicunum
2. Sandy Bay Valley in the Island of St. Helena 14. Poonah
3. A view near the Roode Sand Pass at the Cape 15. Ancient excavations at Carli
of Good Hope 16. View near the village of Asceriah, in Abyssinia
4. Calcutta 17. The town of Dixan in Abyssinia
5. A view within the Fort of Monghyr 18. The town of Abha in Abyssinia
6. A view at Lucknow 19. The pass of Atbara in Abyssinia
7. Mosque at Lucknow 20. The Obelisk at Axum
8. Ruins of the fort at Juanpore on the River Goomtee 21. The mountains at Samayut
9. View near the Point de Galle, Ceylon 22. The Vale of Calaat
10. Pagoda at Ramisseram 23. View of Grand Cairo
11. Pagoda at Tanjore 24. The Pyramids at Cairo