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Société des Cochers & Guides de Vernayaz Valais. pour les courses de Chamonix & du G.d S.t Bernard.
[n.d. c.1860.]
Engraving. 115 x 82mm. 4½ x 3¼".
Trade card for the society of mountain guides. On verso is a detailed map of the Chamonix Valley region.
[Ref: 15269] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[n.d. c.1860.]
Engraving. 115 x 82mm. 4½ x 3¼".
Trade card for the society of mountain guides. On verso is a detailed map of the Chamonix Valley region.
[Ref: 15269] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Descending the Cuesta de Concual, in the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827.
Drawn by Lieut. Brand, R.N. C. Rosenberg Sculp.
Pub: by H. Colburn, London, July 1 1827.
Aquatint. 210 x 132mm. 8¼ x 5¼".
Related to a 'Journal of a Voyage to Peru: a Passage across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, performed on Foot in the Snow; and a Journey across the Pampas. By Lieut. Charles Brand, R.N'. Here is team sliding down a steep descent.
[Ref: 20852] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Lieut. Brand, R.N. C. Rosenberg Sculp.
Pub: by H. Colburn, London, July 1 1827.
Aquatint. 210 x 132mm. 8¼ x 5¼".
Related to a 'Journal of a Voyage to Peru: a Passage across the Cordillera of the Andes, in the Winter of 1827, performed on Foot in the Snow; and a Journey across the Pampas. By Lieut. Charles Brand, R.N'. Here is team sliding down a steep descent.
[Ref: 20852] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Le Comte de Lusi.
F. Bartolozzi del: et Sculp:
[n.d. c.1820.]
Stipple, with very large margins. Plate 437 x 305mm (17¼ x 12").
Frederick, Comte de Lusi, statesman, author and linguist. He was resident Minister of the King of Prussia in London, St. Petersburg, Greece and involved in one of the earliest ascents of Mont Blanc in 1816.
Tuer: 1841. De V: 867. From the Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18333] £285.00 (£342.00 incl.VAT)
F. Bartolozzi del: et Sculp:
[n.d. c.1820.]
Stipple, with very large margins. Plate 437 x 305mm (17¼ x 12").
Frederick, Comte de Lusi, statesman, author and linguist. He was resident Minister of the King of Prussia in London, St. Petersburg, Greece and involved in one of the earliest ascents of Mont Blanc in 1816.
Tuer: 1841. De V: 867. From the Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18333] £285.00 (£342.00 incl.VAT)
Dangerous Position near the Finsteraarhorn of John Fellman & Gabriel Schilt, Famous Capricorn and Chamois Hunters. The 14th Oct.r 1822.
W. Gauci Sc [after Hieronymus Hess.]
London, Published by Joanning and Whatmore, Importers of coloured Swiss Views, 126, Regent S.t. [n.d., c.1825.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 285 x 185mm (11¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides.
Two hunters climbing sheer cliffs in the Bernese Alps, with two dead mountain goats. After a watercolour by Hieronymus Hess (1799-1850).
[Ref: 54205] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
W. Gauci Sc [after Hieronymus Hess.]
London, Published by Joanning and Whatmore, Importers of coloured Swiss Views, 126, Regent S.t. [n.d., c.1825.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 285 x 185mm (11¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed into image on three sides.
Two hunters climbing sheer cliffs in the Bernese Alps, with two dead mountain goats. After a watercolour by Hieronymus Hess (1799-1850).
[Ref: 54205] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains and Other Elevations in the World.
Drawn and Engraved for Thomson's New General Atlas by W. & D. Lizars Edinburgh.
Engraving. 540 x 650mm (21¼ x 25½"). Vertical centre fold as normal, small tears in small margins.
A diagrammatic 'view' of the world's mountains, divided into the Western & Eastern Hemispheres, with lists of names & heights down the sides. For comparison there is a tiny vignette of London with the dome of St Paul's in the bottom corner, and a little balloon marking Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac 1804 altitude record of 22,900. At the time Dhaulagiri was the highest known peak: it now ranks seventh, after the 1852 discovery of the Everest range.
[Ref: 36881] £360.00
Drawn and Engraved for Thomson's New General Atlas by W. & D. Lizars Edinburgh.
Engraving. 540 x 650mm (21¼ x 25½"). Vertical centre fold as normal, small tears in small margins.
A diagrammatic 'view' of the world's mountains, divided into the Western & Eastern Hemispheres, with lists of names & heights down the sides. For comparison there is a tiny vignette of London with the dome of St Paul's in the bottom corner, and a little balloon marking Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac 1804 altitude record of 22,900. At the time Dhaulagiri was the highest known peak: it now ranks seventh, after the 1852 discovery of the Everest range.
[Ref: 36881] £360.00
La discesa dal Vesuvio.
Miglioloto Edit. Lit. im Napoli. Nappa sis.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Very rare lithograph with fine hand colour, sheet 250 x 325mm (9¾ x 12¾"). Slightly dirty
A view of people climbing and descending Mount Vesuvius, they use walking sticks and attach themselves to partners to make the treacherous path of loose rubble less dangerous. One woman is carried in a chair by two men.
[Ref: 61128] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Miglioloto Edit. Lit. im Napoli. Nappa sis.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Very rare lithograph with fine hand colour, sheet 250 x 325mm (9¾ x 12¾"). Slightly dirty
A view of people climbing and descending Mount Vesuvius, they use walking sticks and attach themselves to partners to make the treacherous path of loose rubble less dangerous. One woman is carried in a chair by two men.
[Ref: 61128] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
La Salita e la discesa dal Vesuvio.
Miglioloto Edit...[illegible] Nappa sis.
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 250 x 330mm (9¾ x 13") very large margins. Repaired tears in edges.
A view of people climbing Mount Vesuvius, they use walking sticks and attach themselves to partners to make the treacherous path of loose rubble less dangerous.
[Ref: 57079] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Miglioloto Edit...[illegible] Nappa sis.
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 250 x 330mm (9¾ x 13") very large margins. Repaired tears in edges.
A view of people climbing Mount Vesuvius, they use walking sticks and attach themselves to partners to make the treacherous path of loose rubble less dangerous.
[Ref: 57079] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Albert Smith [facsimile signature].
Baugniet 1844. [facsimile signature in plate]. Drawn From Life On Stone By Baugniet. M & N. Hanhart, Lithographic Printers.
Published By Leader & Cock, 63, New Bond St, Corner Of Brook St. London.
Lithograph on india laid paper. Sheet 500 x 350mm. (30¾ x 20") Slight tear in left margin centre.
Albert Richard Smith [1816 - 1860], author and lecturer. On 12 August 1851 he made an ascent of Mont Blanc, and on 15 March 1852 produced at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly an entertainment descriptive of the ascent and of Anglo-continental life, which became the most popular exhibition of the kind ever known. From that time until 6 July 1858 he continued at the Egyptian Hall his career of success as a public entertainer, giving various new sketches of character and illustrations by William Beverley, but always keeping Mont Blanc as the central point of attraction. On 24 Aug. 1854 he gave his performance before the queen and the prince consort at Osborne House. This shows Smith at Chamonix.
[Ref: 61518] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Baugniet 1844. [facsimile signature in plate]. Drawn From Life On Stone By Baugniet. M & N. Hanhart, Lithographic Printers.
Published By Leader & Cock, 63, New Bond St, Corner Of Brook St. London.
Lithograph on india laid paper. Sheet 500 x 350mm. (30¾ x 20") Slight tear in left margin centre.
Albert Richard Smith [1816 - 1860], author and lecturer. On 12 August 1851 he made an ascent of Mont Blanc, and on 15 March 1852 produced at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly an entertainment descriptive of the ascent and of Anglo-continental life, which became the most popular exhibition of the kind ever known. From that time until 6 July 1858 he continued at the Egyptian Hall his career of success as a public entertainer, giving various new sketches of character and illustrations by William Beverley, but always keeping Mont Blanc as the central point of attraction. On 24 Aug. 1854 he gave his performance before the queen and the prince consort at Osborne House. This shows Smith at Chamonix.
[Ref: 61518] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)