A volume of watercolours depicting topographical scenes in and around the Nassau and the Bahamas, with a further 13 drawings of botanical specimens, plus a fine study of a tarantula.

£15,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A lively and beautiful album. Watercolours of the Bahamas are uncommon from this period. Captain Andrew Scott Jr. (1798-1888) was a native of Portland, Maine. A seafarer and trader he moved in mid-century to Flushing New York, where he is listed in the 1850 census as a ship’s captain with real estate value of $1500. He

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