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Lot Essay
The twenty views comprise: 'Craigton', 'Flamstead Sept 12th 1861.', 'Killamashanky Gap from Newcastle Jany 1st 1862.', 'Officers Quarters & Hospital Stony Hill Jamaica May 1st 1860', 'View of our Quarters & St Catherine's Peak Newcastle Jamaica Decr 7th 1860', 'View from Newcastle Jamaica Oct. 1st 1860', 'Stony Hill Jamaica from Magn... Shop May 19th 1860', 'View of Strawberry Hill, Newcastle, & St Catherine's Peak, from Royalty(?) July 9th 1861', 'Stony Hill Penn. June 9th 1860', 'Stony Hill Jamaica from Mrs King's June 1st 1860', 'View from our Quarters of St Catherine's Peak B[lue] M[ountains] Newcastle Jamaica Oct 22nd 1860', 'Craigton Church St Andrew's Jamaica.', 'Stony Hill Jamaica Officers Quarters & Hospital May 4th 1860', 'Captain Boothby's House Up. Park Camp Jamaica May 1861', 'View from the Bridge on the road to the Fern Walk Newcastle Jamaica March 30th 1861', 'View from our Garden Newcastle Jamaica March 27th 1861', 'View from Newcastle by Moonlight Jany 10th 1862', 'Ropley', 'View from the Officers Quarters Stony Hill looking North June 15th 1860', and one other untitled watercolour.
Inger Maria Burton was married to Henry Augustus Burton (1832-1892), an infantry officer, and accompanied him on his various tours of duty to the Ionian Islands (1858-60), the West Indies (1860-64) and the East Indies (1880-82). These Jamaican views, dating to the Burtons' posting to Jamaica 1860-1864, concentrate on the high country scenery in the Port Royal Mountains where British forces were stationed. Newcastle, in the St Andrew hills, is now maintained as a Jamaica Defence Forces camp.
Inger Maria Burton was married to Henry Augustus Burton (1832-1892), an infantry officer, and accompanied him on his various tours of duty to the Ionian Islands (1858-60), the West Indies (1860-64) and the East Indies (1880-82). These Jamaican views, dating to the Burtons' posting to Jamaica 1860-1864, concentrate on the high country scenery in the Port Royal Mountains where British forces were stationed. Newcastle, in the St Andrew hills, is now maintained as a Jamaica Defence Forces camp.