Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795, Draft prospectus for "Oriental antiquities", 1793?
- Call Number:
- MSS 26
- Creator:
- Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Title(s):
- Draft prospectus for "Oriental antiquities"
- Date:
- 1793?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Material related to publications by James Wales
- Part of Collection:
- Box 1, folder 33
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The collection is open without restriction.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- A draft prospectus or plan for a series of views of Indian scenes produced by James Wales. The selection is introduced as “Oriental Antiquities, Drawn and Engraved by Mr. James Wales of Bombay and his assistants.” The document lists different themes and subjects, such as “the numerous Excavations at Kenny” and “The great Excavation at Amboly,” both listed as “On the Island of Salsette.” The focus, in general, is on “antiquities” and “curiousities” and the text stresses that “some of the abovementioned Works are but little known to Europeans.” The latter two pages of the text discuss prices for the series of views, though several sections are crossed out, and others are possibly incomplete or in progress.
- Physical Description:
- 1 folded sheet (4 pages) ; 31 x 22 cm
- Genre:
- Diaries and Notebooks
- Subject Terms:
- BritishCave templesCavesDescription and travelEllora Caves (India)India
- Associated Places:
- IndiaMumbai (India)Pune (India)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840Gaṅgārāma, active 18th centuryMabon, RobertMalet, Charles Warre, 1752-1815Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Wales archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11766.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410864
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410864?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1