Daniell, Thomas and William:

$12,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

A PICTURESQUE VOYAGE TO INDIA, BY THE WAY OF CHINA. "Thomas Daniell played an instrumental role in graphically documenting a wide geographical and cultural range of sites across the Indian subcontinent, travelling more extensively than any of his contemporary colonial artists, and earning him the title 'artist-adventurer'" - DNB. Accompanied by his nephew William, Daniell left England on the China-bound Indiaman in 1785, returning to England by way of India in 1794. The journey, financed in part by the sale of oil paintings of their travels, was documented in William's journal and by the publication of Oriental Scenery in 1795-1808 and the present publication in 1810. The album opens with the Indiaman's departure from Gravesend, a stop at Madeira, and a rough turn around the Cape of Good Hope. The majority of the views depict native life in Java (including shark fishing) and nautical scenes along the Chinese coast and Canton River, with some scenes of Chinese dress and manners.

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