Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of South

DANIELL (Samuel).

Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa,

WITH ORIGINAL SKETCH

from drawings made by the late Mr. Samuel Daniell, engraved by William Daniell. First edition. 48 engraved plates, each with a page of text opposite. Large oblong quarto. Original brown boards with gilt label, a little rubbed, some minor waterstaining on the first 9 plates, not affecting images, in a quarter morocco drop-back box, gilt. London, Taylor, 1820.

£5,000.00

A beautiful album. This copy includes a 160 x 185mm pencil sketch (a series of African women) by Daniell on the front pastedown.

Daniell accompanied Dr. Somerville and John Barrow on an expedition into the interior of South Africa. Their expedition reached Lataku, the furthest point reached by Europeans at that time. All of the images in this work were drawn on the expedition. Daniell always insisted on drawing live subjects to better understand, and thus depict, them. He gained tremendous respect from his companions and the accompanying text to the images was written by Somerville and Barrow. Abbey 326; Mendelssohn, p413.

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