Clark, John Heaviside
[Views in Scotland, drawn on the spot by I. Clark]
£2,394
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1824. 27 [of 35] hand-coloured aquatints, not bound, comprising Inverary, Ayr, Peebles, Rothesay, Forfar, Hamilton, Jedburgh, Lanark, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Peterhead, Port Glasgow, Dundee, Paisley, Aberdeen, Dunkeld, Gretna Green, Greenock, Linlithgow, Stirling, Falkirk, Saint Andrews, Cupar, Cromarty, Inverness, Glasgow, Perth, all trimmed to neatline and mounted [at an early date, probably in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century (i.e. 1825-50)] on thick card with single black pen rule border and each one captioned neatly in capitals in ink, [Abbey, Scenery, 489, noting that the book appeared in several parts and that publication probably ceased before a general title was issued], engravings c. 348 x 556mm; boards 480 x 680mm
Footnote
Note: A very large collection of Clark's hand-coloured magnificent and large aquatint views of Scotland showing Scotland in the early years of the Industrial Revolution, some cities largely unchanged for centuries and others, such as Port Glasgow, in the throes of gigantic industrial change and population movement. A few of the prints were framed at some point and have therefore become a little discoloured but the majority are in a fresh condition with vibrant colour.