Birdseye view of a lake with a ship, inscribed: 'Noah’s Captn'. Three seated figures in foreground. Artist(s): Haines, Stafford Bettesworth (1802-1860)
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Birdseye view of a lake with a ship, inscribed: ‘Noah’s Captn’. Three seated figures in foreground. Water-colour and pencil; 18.5 by 22.4 cm.
Sketch book with laid down drawings of views and portraits made between 1843 and 1854 in Bombay and Sind, and during furlough in Europe. Also three later drawings made in Kathiawar and Savantvadi. Artist(s): Lester, John Frederick (1825-1915)
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Sketch book (ff.1-40) with laid down drawings of views and portraits made between 1843 and 1854 in Bombay and Sind, and during furlough in Europe. Also three later drawings made in Kathiawar and Savantvadi. Cover lettered in gold: ‘Notes and Sketches 1844 to 1855’. Flyleaf inscribed with verses. ...
Sketch book of 33 views, mainly Mauritius and Ceylon, with captions on reverse. Artist(s): Ainslie, Henry Francis (c.1805-1879)
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ff.1,1v,2 Mountain range, Mauritius. ‘View of the range of mountains immediately behind Port Louis Isle of France from the Powder Mills taken November 1824’. f.3 Trincomalee, Ceylon. ‘View of the point leading into Inner harbour. Trinkamaly from the commandants house. January 182...