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Cheval de [***]
Cheval de [***]
V. Adam.
[***] fr. édit. r. Suger, 3. Imp. J. [***]
Lithograph. Sheet 320 x 355mm (12½ x 14") Trimmed at sides, losing parts of title and inscriptions.
A grey mare.
[Ref: 58097]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Amazones Historiques. Défaite de l'Amazone.
Amazones Historiques. Défaite de l'Amazone.
Dessiné et lith. par V. Adam. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.
Paris, H. Gache, rue de la Victoire 66 [n.d., c.1840].
Fine coloured tinted lithograph. Sheet 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"), with publisher's blindstamp. Some faint spotting. Small margins.
A half-naked woman pulled from her horse by a centaur. Her axe lies broken on the ground. Plate 6 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).
[Ref: 55558]   £320.00  
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Amazones Historiques. Victoire de l'Amazone.
Amazones Historiques. Victoire de l'Amazone.
Dessiné et lith. par V. Adam. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.
Paris, H. Gache, rue de la Victoire 66 [n.d., c.1840].
Fine coloured tinted lithograph. Sheet 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"), with publisher's blindstamp. Some faint spotting. Small margins.
A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe down on a centaur. Her saddle cloth is a tiger's skin. Plate 5 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).
[Ref: 55557]   £320.00  
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Amazones Historiques. Chasse au Tigre.
Amazones Historiques. Chasse au Tigre.
Dessiné et lith. par V. Adam. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.
Paris, H. Gache, rue de la Victoire 66 [n.d., c.1840].
Fine coloured tinted lithograph. Sheet 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"), with publisher's blindstamp. Some faint spotting. Small margins.
A half-naked woman on horseback, swinging an axe down on a tiger biting her horse's haunch. Her saddle cloth is a black panther's skin. Plate 4 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).
[Ref: 55556]   £320.00  
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Amazones Historiques. Combat a l'Arc.
Amazones Historiques. Combat a l'Arc.
Composé et lith. par V. Adam. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.
Paris, H. Gache, rue de la Victoire 66 [n.d., c.1840].
Fine coloured tinted lithograph. Sheet 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"), with publisher's blindstamp. Small margins.
A half-naked woman on horseback, bow drawn, with a lion-skin blanket. Plate 2 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).
[Ref: 55555]   £320.00  
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Amazones Historiques. Camille, Reine des Amazones.
Amazones Historiques. Camille, Reine des Amazones.
Dessiné et lith. par V. Adam. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.
Paris, H. Gache, rue de la Victoire 66 [n.d., c.1840].
Fine coloured tinted lithograph, Sheet 370 x 500mm (14½ x 19¾"), with publisher's blindstamp. Small margins.
A half-naked woman on horseback, with helmet, sword and tiger-skin blanket. Plate 1 of a series of scenes of the mythical female warriors drawn and lithographed by Victor Adam (1801-66).
[Ref: 55554]   £320.00  
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Amboine. Costume d'un Pion ou agent de police. Costume d'un habitant malais.
Amboine. Costume d'un Pion ou agent de police. Costume d'un habitant malais.
de Sainson pinxt. V.Adam lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph. Printed area 260 x 360mm. Publisher's blindstamp under title. Small tear into top lef-hand margin.
The island of Amboine, now Indonesia. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 8157]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Statue de Napoléon I.er.
Statue de Napoléon I.er. Inaugurée à Cherbourg par S,M. Napoléon III, le 8 Août 1858. Le Véel sculp.
V. Adam. V. Adam lith. Imp. Lemercier, Paris.
Publié par Marcel Mouchel Imp.r à Cherbourg [n.d., c.1858].
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 475 x 280mm (18¾ x 11"). Tears taped.
Armand le Véel's equestrian statue of Napoleon Bonaparte in the harbour of Cherbourg-Octeville, where the remains of Napoleon arrived from St Helena in 1840
[Ref: 55860]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[View taken from the Monastery of St Benedict, Rio de Janeiro]
[View taken from the Monastery of St Benedict, Rio de Janeiro] Vue prise devant l'élise de San-Bendo à Rio Janeiro
V. Adam del.t Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du F. Montmartre No.6 [1827-35]
Lithograph, printed area 250 x 320mm (9¾ x 12½").
View showing the Rio de Janeiro coastline, taken from the Mosteiro de São Bento (Monastery of St Benedict). Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff’s scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 45553]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Porto do Estrella.
Porto do Estrella.
Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas V. Adam del.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du F. Montmartre No.6 [n.d., 1827-35]
Lithograph. Sheet 270 x 335mm. Trimmed into image on three sides.
A view on the quay of Porto Estrela, with boats being loaded from a mule train. From 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 63339]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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[Military and slaves on boats, Rio de Janeiro coastline]
[Military and slaves on boats, Rio de Janeiro coastline] Braia dos Mineiros à Rio-Janeiro
V. Adam del.t Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du F. Montmartre No.6 [1827-35]
Lithograph, printed area 260 x 330mm (10¼ x 13").
Stretch of Rio de Janeiro coastline formerly known as the 'Praia dos Mineiros'. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff’s scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 45554]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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San Christovao.
San Christovao.
V. Adam del.t Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du F. Montmartre No.6 [n.d., 1827-35]
Lithograph. Sheet 205 x 295mm (8 x 11½"). Trimmed to image on three sides, losing plate numbers.
A military parade in the district of São Cristóvão in the north of Rio de Janeiro. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 63338]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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San Christovao.
San Christovao.
V. Adam del.t Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du F. Montmartre No.6 [n.d., 1827-35].
Lithograph, printed area 220 x 300mm (8¾ x 11¾").
A military parade in the district of São Cristóvão in the north of Rio de Janeiro. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff's scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 45551]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Mosqu aux Environs de Calcutta (Inde)
Mosqu aux Environs de Calcutta (Inde) Voyage de la Bonité.
Dessiné par Lauvergne / Bichebois lith. Fig. par Adam / Im. Lemercier, Benard et C.e / Arthus-Bertrand éditeur / London Akermann et C.e 96 Strand.
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 220 x 270mm (8½ x 10½"). Slight foxing lower left.
Scene of a mosque in Calcutta, from Vaillant's 'Voyage autour du monde execute pendant les annees 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite' (1841-52).
[Ref: 33197]   £420.00  
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Vue du Presido S.n Francisco.
Vue du Presido S.n Francisco.
Lith de Langlumé r de l'Abbaye N4. Lith par V. Adam.
[n.d., c.1822.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 420 x 260mm (16½ x 10¼"), with large margins.
A view of the military fortress at San Francisco, showing Native Americans with packs on their backs being driven by mounted men. A plate from Louis Choris's 'Voyage Pictoresque Autour du Monde...' 1822, illustrating Choris's travels throughout America, Africa and Europe.
[Ref: 44587]   £380.00  
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La Bibliotheque. [The Library.]
La Bibliotheque. [The Library.]
Jacottet lith. fig. par V. Adam.
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du faub: Montmatre No.6. [Paris, c.1825.]
Lithograph, sheet 205 x 260mm. 8 x 10¼".
Military officers studying books and charts in a well-appointed library; a globe and orrery on the table to foreground. Possibly this is the École Militaire, Paris. The figures by Victor Adam (1801 - 1866). A fine library scene.
[Ref: 17980]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, Rio de Janeiro]
[Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, Rio de Janeiro] Lagoa das Tretas.
V. Adam del.t Dess d'ap nat. par Rugendas Lithog. par Maurin
Lith. de Engelmann, rue du Faub Montmartre No.6 a Paris [1827-35]
Lithograph, printed area 220 x 320mm (8¾ x 12½"). Crease.
The Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, in the Lagoa district of Rio de Janeiro. Plate from 'Voyage pittoresque au Brésil' (1827-35), a volume of lithographs after drawings by Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-58). Rugendas, who came from a family including several notable artists, travelled to Brazil in 1821 as draughtsman with the Russian diplomat Baron de Langsdorff’s scientific expedition. However, Rugendas left the expedition, discovering Brazil for himself and returning to Europe in 1825 with the extraordinary collection of drawings which provided the material for 'Voyage pittoresque'. Encouraged by the German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Rugendas returned to Latin America in 1831, living until 1845 in Mexico and Chile with shorter stays in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay, and drawing and painting prolifically throughout this time. He returned to Bavaria, where nearly 3000 drawings and paintings were acquired by the local government, but he then went back to live in Brazil between 1845 and 1846.
[Ref: 45580]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Ile-de-France. Moulin à faire l'huile de coco.
Ile-de-France. Moulin à faire l'huile de coco. (Voyes. l'explication des planches,)
Dess. par E. Oliver after les croquis de L. de F [Louis de Freycinet]. Gravé par Adam.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Engraving. 325 x 240mm (12¾ x 9½"). Tears in edges of wide margins.
A mill for extracting coco oil, driven by a donkey, seen on Mauritius. From Louis de Freycinet's 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie.
[Ref: 56867]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Mr. Merkus, Gouverneur des Moluques, offrant des Babi-Roussas à l'Expédition de l'Astrolabe.
Mr. Merkus, Gouverneur des Moluques, offrant des Babi-Roussas à l'Expédition de l'Astrolabe. (Célèbes.)
de Sainson pinx. V. Adam Lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph, large publisher's stamp at bottom. Printed area 275 x 355mm (10¾ x 14") very large margins. Some spotting in margins
Henrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (1779-1845), governor of the Malaku Islands, offers babiroussas to the officers of the Astrolabe. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 53483]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Nouvelle-Guinée.
Nouvelle-Guinée. Tombeau d'un Papou, sur l'île Masmapi. Tombeau du chef Kouranou à Dorey.
de Sainson pinx et lith.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Hand-coloured lithograph. 343 x 512mm. 13½ x 20". Paper toning.
The tombs of a Papuan and of Chief Kouranou, with representations of figures places on the tombs. Numbered 'Pl.131' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18855]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue de la Riviere Des Francais au Port du Roi Georges a 4 milles de son embouchure, [Nouvelle-Hollande].
Vue de la Riviere Des Francais au Port du Roi Georges a 4 milles de son embouchure, [Nouvelle-Hollande].
De Sainson pinx.; Deroy lith.
J. Tastu Editeur lith. Langlumé. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph. Printed area 210 x 295mm, 8¼ x 11½".
A river off King George Sound, in the South of Western Australia, site of the city of Albany. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 13491]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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Vue Générale de Rouen.
Vue Générale de Rouen. Prise des Carrières S.te Catherine.
Dessiné d'après nature par Chapuy. Lith. par Bichebois_Fig par V. Adam.
[n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 315 x 460mm (12½ x 18'') large margins.
A view of the French town of Rouen showing a carriage racing into the town.
[Ref: 50905]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Route de Tondano. (Iles Célèbes.)
Route de Tondano. (Iles Célèbes.)
de Sainson pinx.t. V. Adam et J.L. Tirpenne Lith.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Lithograph. 520 x 336mm. 20½ x 13¼". Paper toning around the edges.
A vue of the wooden bridge crossing the Kuala Sumalangka en-route to Tondano, Indonesia; groups of local and French explorers descend to cross the bridge. Numbered 'Pl.208' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
See NLA: 2929338. Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18853]   £210.00   (£252.00 incl.VAT)
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