$275.00
Short, Edward Morrison de Courcy (b. 1857). Finely Executed Pencil Drawing Titled: Saigon. 1887.
#MC55
1887
Drawing ca. 9 x 20cm (3.5 x 8 inches). Drawing recently matted and in fine condition.
A view of Saigon, capital of the French colony of Cochinchina from 1864-1948 and capital of the independent state of South Vietnam from 1954-75, when it was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City. From an album of "Sketches made on a trip Round the World." By Edward Morrison de Courcy Short, b.1857, who attended Charterhouse School, Surrey (1870-6). He passed the Ceylon Civil Service exam in 1878, and in 1905 became Chairman of the Municipal Council and Mayor of Colombo, retiring in 1910.
Item #MC55
Price: $275.00
