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LANTERN SLIDES
THIRTY-NINE 7 X 3¾ INCH WOOD-MOUNTED, HAND-PAINTED/COLOURED SLIDES, EACH TITLED, THE MAJORITY STAMPED CARPENTER & WESTLEY, 24 REGENT ST., LONDON, WITH NOTEBOOK WITH MANUSCRIPT LECTURE NOTES, ALL IN A WOOD BOX, THE LID WITH INCOMPLETE PAPER LABEL INDIA. OVER LAND...ROUTE, THE UNDERSIDE WITH MANUSCRIPT INK LEGEND BARNFIELD. WESTON. NR SOUTHAMPTON. [?]H REEL. NOV. 15. 1856. FROM [?], 5 EAST ST., BROAD ST., LONDON
Provenance
WILLIAM PRESTON HULTON (1806-1870), THENCE BY FAMILY DESCENT TO THE VENDOR.

Lot Essay

SLIDES TITLED:
TEMPLE OF JUGGERNAUT
TAJ MAHAL, AGRA
CHAPEL OF ST HELENA (NIGHT)
SNOW BRIDGE
CAWNPORE
THE BRITISH OAK
CAVE OF INDRA SUBBA ELLORA
HAVELOCK FROM GOODALL'S PORTRAIT
MAP OF INDIA
THE INDIAN TRIAD ELLORA
SACRED SOURCE OF THE GANGES
GREAT TOWER OF COOLAB MINAR DELHI
MOSQUE AT BENARES
ESCAPE OF FUGITIVES FROM DELHI
UNDER THE TOPE
DELHI
HEARTS OF OAK
SELF-TORTURE OF HINDUS
WORSHIP OF GAMESA
HARBOUR OF RHODES
BUDDHIST PRIEST
SUEZ
THE BANK DELHI
HAVELOCK'S GRAVE
JESSIE BROWN AT LUCKNOW
DEATH OF COL FINNIS
STORMING OF THE CASHMERE GATE. DELHI
RELIEF OF LUCKNOW
DEATH OF HINDOOS ON THE GANGES
SIR COLIN CAMPBELL
LUCKNOW
SOLDIER'S VISION
SLAUGHTER AT DELHI
CALCUTTA
SOURCE OF THE JAMNA
ADEN
MADRAS
THE RED SEA
GOODNIGHT

AN INSERT TO THE NOTEBOOK GIVES A ROUGH AND INCOMPLETE SLIDE ORDER SUGGESTING THAT HULTON DEVELOPED THE SHOW OVER TIME. THE SHEET CARRIES THE DATES OF WHAT MAY BE TWO SHOWINGS: PEAR TREE. NOV 15TH 1859. BITTERNE DEC 18 1860. THE NOTEBOOK RECORDS THE TEXT TO ACCOMPANY THE SLIDE SHOW.

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