The Ganges Breaking its Banks; with Fishing, &c.

Published by London: T. McLean, Oct. 1819.

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Single sheet, (17 ½ x 22 ¼ inches). Fine aquatint engraving showing fishermen in the Ganges River (slightly toned). Second edition, first published in 1807/8. A wonderfully detailed hand-colored aquatint sporting print by Samuel Howitt from the octavo edition of his book "Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the East." This scene was rendered for the book by Howitt based on Captain Thomas Williamson's original on-site sketches. Howitt was a keen sportsman, hunter, rider, and angler. "A self-taught artist, he turned professional when financial difficulties forced him to earn a living. He drew on his enthusiasm and knowledge as a sportsman and produced sporting and natural history paintings, etchings, and illustrations. He sometimes worked in oils but more frequently in watercolours, and he was an accomplished etcher" (Ruth Cohn for DNB).

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Title
The Ganges Breaking its Banks; with Fishing, &c.
Author
HOWITT, Samuel (1756/7-1822) after Thomas Williamson.
Publisher
London: T. McLean, Oct. 1819.
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Arader Galleries - AraderNYC

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Arader Galleries has specialized in the field of color-plate books and early works on paper for over fifty years. Our main specialisms are Americana, Maps/Atlases, Voyages and Natural History (with a special focus on the works of John James Audubon). We would be delighted to answer any questions you may have about any of the books listed on ABE or to welcome you to our gallery in New York.

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Texana, Travel books, Color Plate Books, Natural History, Botanical books and prints, Americana, Atlases and rare maps, Art of the American West

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