| Frederic Schoberl — Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan by way of the Simplon |
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Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan by way of the Simplon |
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Frederic Schoberl (1775-1853) and J. & J. LORY. London: R. Ackermann, 1820., 1820. 4to., (11 x 7 4/8 inches). 8-page publisher's catalogue at end. Engraved frontispiece map by H. Frost (lightly browned and offset onto title-page as usual). 36 EXCEPTIONALLY FINE hand-coloured aquatint views after J. and J. Lory. Original red morocco backed boards (rebacked to style, corners bumped and scuffed). Provenance: with the engraved armorial bookplate of Godfrey Wright on the front paste-down. First edition in English, an early issue with plates dated 1820 and those with discernable watermarks dated 1819 or 1820. These spectacularly beautiful plates are of views along celebrated route from Geneva to Milan, and include images of Geneva, Sion, Brieg, Simplon, Algaby, Lake Maggiore, Gondo, Isola Bella, Crevola, Sesto, Lake Como, and Milan. Lonchamp 1850; Tooley 446. |
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