Fraser (James Baillie) Two hand-coloured aquatints from 'Views in the Himala Mountains': ‘Village & Castle of Bumpta’ and ‘The Town of Rampore’, engraved by Robert Havell & Son, on thick wove paper with watermarks ‘J Whatman 1820’ and ‘Turkey Mill 1822’, mount staining, Bumpta trimmed to plate at top and bottom edge and Rampore to top, Rampore with tear to top edge outside image, Bumpta with tear to right edge outside image, plates c. 52 x 67 cm, [Abbey Travel 498], published by Rodwell & Martin, 1820 (2) ***Some of the most famous images of sublime mountain scenery ever produced, James Baillie Fraser’s prints record his pioneering journey through the Himalayas in 1815. From a Scottish family, he worked as a merchant in India and studied painting under George Chinnery. He travelled with his brother William, a Commissioner of the Delhi Territory who was assassinated in 1835.