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Les Amours du Bon Ton.  No.6.
Les Amours du Bon Ton. No.6. Mon Mari!!!
Ch. Philipon [signed in plate]. Lith. de Villain.
Chez Alexdre. Tessier rue St Jacques No.10 [Paris, n.d., c.1820s].
Lithograph, sheet 275 x 280mm. 10¾ x 11". Repaired holes in the upper title area with some of the original paper missing.
Social satire: a woman is surprised to see her husband burst into a room in which she is taking tea with a fashionable and handsome young man. After Charles Philipon (1800 - 1862), a satirical print for Paris periodical 'Le Charivari', published in that title's first year. Under the regime of Charles X until the Revolution of 1830 the political caricature was prohibited by censorship and therefore Philipon's work focused more on social classes and Parisian types. In November 1830 he started publishing 'La Caricature', devoted to political satire. In 1832 he published the 'Charivari' with his brother-in-law Gabriel Aubert, with whom he founded the famous publishing house Maison Aubert.
See BNF FRBNF41518303.
[Ref: 22411]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Maria Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte.
Maria Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte. Mother of the Emperor Napoleon. The Original of this picture painted in oils by Gerard, is to be found in the Gallery of Versailles.
A. Deveria del. Lith de Villain.
[London published by Bull & Churton, 26 Holles St Cavendish Square.] [n.d., c.1831.]
Lithograph. Sheet 310 x 235mm (12¼ x 9¼"). Trimmed at bottom, losing publisher's inscription, small stain on left.
Maria Letizia Buonaparte née Ramolino (17500836), mother of an emperor, three kings and a queen consort. Despite living to 85 she never learned French.
[Ref: 36016]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Napoléon.
Napoléon.
Cl. Leclerc. J. Lith. de Villain.
A Paris, chez Lemiere, M.d d'Estampes, rue du Remart, S.t H.re No 4 [n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph. Printed area 380 x 240mm (15 x 9½"), with large margins. Repaired tear. Nicks to edges of paper.
A half-length portrait of Napoleon in uniform, with a vignette of an eagle and snake on his tomb on St Helena.
[Ref: 56148]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Bouticoudes.
Bouticoudes. (Bresil.)
N. Maurin del.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 145 x 250mm. 5¾ x 9¾".
Portrait studies of two indigenous Brazilians. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11045]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Duel entre un Pauliste et un Lancier polonais.
Duel entre un Pauliste et un Lancier polonais. (Bresil.)
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 145 x 250mm. 5¾ x 9¾".
Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11020]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Esclaves allant recevoir le bapteme.
Esclaves allant recevoir le bapteme. (Bresil.)
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 155mm. 9¾ x 6".
Two slaves in Brazil, eager converts to Christianity, dressed to receive baptism. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11029]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Bouticoudo.
Bouticoudo. (Bresil.)
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 145 x 250mm. 5¾ x 9¾".
An indigenous Brazillian hunting a cat with bow and arrow. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11017]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Danse des Naturels.
Danse des Naturels. (Iles Caroriles.)
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 160 x 245mm. 6¼ x 9¾".
A ceremonial dance in Indonesia. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11026]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Jacques-Louis] David.
[Jacques-Louis] David.
Hesse. Navez Pixit. Imp. lith. de Villain.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 285 x 245mm (11¼ x 9¾"). Publisher's collector's stamp.
A head-and-shoulders portait of the artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) by his former pupil Henri Joseph Hesse (1781-1844)
[Ref: 48599]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[The English Farrier.]
[The English Farrier.]
[Gericault del. Lith. de Villain.]
[n.d., c.1820.]
Lithograph. 280 x 368mm (11 x 14½"). Cut.
A farrier working on a hoof turning to protect himself from attack by another horse. Published in a series of lithographs by Gericault, 'Etudes de Cheveaux', showing farriers from different countries.
[Ref: 31254]   £320.00  
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L'Appetit elle est bonne, c'est les jambes y va mal.
L'Appetit elle est bonne, c'est les jambes y va mal.
Charlet [signed in plate.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut Frères éditeurs [Paris, n.d., c.1824].
Lithograph on india paper, india 195 x 170mm. 7½ x 6¾". Margins a little spotted.
Two men talking at an outdoor table: on the right a portly old soldier with walking stick eating and complaining of dodgy legs; to left seated opposite the slender and bespectacled figure of a violinist holding his instrument. Lithograph by Parisian illustrator Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845), printed by Villain from a series of humorous military subjects"Cahier de fantasies par Charlet".
[Ref: 22406]   £50.00   (£60.00 incl.VAT)
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Guerrier.
Guerrier. (Iles Sandwich.)
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 155mm (9¾ x 6").
A warrior from Hawaii. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11031]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Études aus Deux Crayons par V. Adam. Les Highlanders à Inkermann.
Études aus Deux Crayons par V. Adam. Les Highlanders à Inkermann.
V. Adam [facsimile signature]. Lith Villain, Rue de Sévres, 19, à Paris.
Paris: Morier, éditeur, rue de Pont de Lodi, 5. London, E. Gambart & Co., 25 Berniers St, Oxf. St.
Rare & fine coloured lithograph on chine collé. Sheet 640 x 500mm (25¼ x 19¾"), with Morier blind stamp. Trimmed, chine collé lifting in places, small tear in edge. Blind stamp of H.T. Cooke & Sons, Warwick.
A Highland infantryman with musket and bayonet, in a melée around a destroyed Russian cannon. The Battle of Inkerman (November 5, 1854, part of the Crimean War), is known as the 'Soldiers' Battle' because foggy conditions meant that co-ordinated tactics were impossible so the soldiers had to use their own initiative. Victor Adam (1801-66), painter and lithographer. H.T. Cooke & Sons were a mid-19th century book publishers and print sellers.
[Ref: 48450]   £420.00  
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Kanguroos a bandes longitudinales
Kanguroos a bandes longitudinales (Nouvelle Hollande.)
A. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 145 x 250mm. 5¾ x 9¾".
Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11016]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Keihe-Koukoui, surnomme Jack pilote royal.
Keihe-Koukoui, surnomme Jack pilote royal. (Iles Sandwich.)
L. Lobin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 160mm. 9¾ x 6¼".
An advisor to King Kamehameha of Hawaii. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11048]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[France] Louvel Assassin de S.A. R.M.gr le Duc de Berri.
[France] Louvel Assassin de S.A. R.M.gr le Duc de Berri. Anecdote inconnue jusqu'ici citée par un témoin oculaire qui a reconnu Louvel d'après ce portrait. Cet horrible assassin était à la dernière chasse au tie de S.A.R. le duc de Berri. Il s'était caché dans des broussailles derrière le poteau de S.A.R.; les gens qui faisaient la battue l'en firent sortir, le Duc de Berri l'appercevant lui cria: que fais-tu là, retiré toi que je ne te voye plus.- Malheureux!!! J'aurais pu tu tueu!!!
Lith de Villain, rue de Sèvres N.11.
chez Salmon M.d d'Estampes, boul.d Montmartre N.1. [n.d. c.1820.]
Lithograph. 306 x 228mm. 12 x 9".
Louis Pierre Louvel (c.1783-1820) assassinated the Duc of Berry, Charles Ferdinand, future King of France. It was 13th February 1820 as he left the opera house in Paris that Louvel stabbed and mortally wounded him. Louvel was tried and sentenced to death and guillotined a day later on 7 June 1820.
See Ref: 16650.
[Ref: 16813]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Guerrier de l'ile Guebe.
Guerrier de l'ile Guebe.
A. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 160mm. 9¾ x 6¼".
A warrior from the island of Guebe, one of the Moluccas islands, Indonesia. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11033]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Caraccore du Roi de Guebe.
Caraccore du Roi de Guebe.
A. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 165 x 245mm. 6½ x 9¾".
The 'royal barge' of the king of the island of Guebe, one of the Moluccas islands, Indonesia. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11035]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Gaspard Monge.
Gaspard Monge.
Imp. Lithog. de F. Villain.
[Paris, c.1825.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 250 x 190mm (10 x 7½"). Crease.
Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (1746 - 1818) was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry, which allows the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, by using a specific set of procedures. He accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte's expeditions to Egypt and Syria.
Wellcome: 2038 Not in.
[Ref: 56873]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Guerriers de l'ile d'Ombai.
Guerriers de l'ile d'Ombai.
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 160 x 245mm. 6¼ x 9¾".
Two warriors of Ombai Island, Papua fighting. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11021]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Sheepdog and sheep in a landscape; shepherd in background. Numbered 'No.5' lower left.]
[Sheepdog and sheep in a landscape; shepherd in background. Numbered 'No.5' lower left.]
J. Parin. [Signed by artist in plate.] Lith. de Villain.
Paris, Bance et Schroth, 5 rue de Mail. [n.d., c.1840.]
Sepia tinted lithograph heightened in white, sheet 340 x 460mm. 13½ x 18".
With publisher's blindstamp. From a series.
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18533]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Duel entre Noirs.
Duel entre Noirs.
N. Maurin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 145 x 240mm. 5¾ x 9½".
Two fighting Africans, possibly slaves on a South American plantation. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11027]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Le camarade met de l'eau dans son Vin?...
Le camarade met de l'eau dans son Vin?...
Charlet [signed in plate.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs [Paris, n.d., c.1830].
Lithograph, sheet 310 x 240mm. 12¼ x 9½".
Two uniformed French officers drinking wine at a table outside. Lithograph by Parisian illustrator Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845), printed by Villain from a series of humorous military subjects"Cahier de fantasies par Charlet".
[Ref: 22404]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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[Turc debout.]
[Turc debout.] Pl.11.
Charlet [signed in the stone.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, boulevard des Italiens, No.5. [n.d. c.1828.]
Lithograph on india, very fine. Sheet 356 x 266mm. 14 x 10½". Foxing mostly off image.
A standing 'Turk' wearing a turban and a long coat, next to a table; two women, probably North African slaves, holding children are silhouetted behind him. According to La Combe [Joseph F L de, Charlet, sa vie, ses lettres, suivi d'une description raisonné de son oeuvre lithographique, Paris, 1856] this lithograph was published as part of a series, in 'Croquis et pochades à l'encre par Charlet, 1828'. Very atmospheric.
[Ref: 19982]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Turc Debout] Pl.18.
[Turc Debout] Pl.18.
Charlet [signed in plate.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, boulevard des Italiens, No.5 [Paris, n.d., c.1828].
Fine lithograph on india paper, india 260 x 190mm. 10¼ x 7½". Margins a little foxed.
Full-length standing Turk wearing a turban and opulent costume; behind him a landscape and numerous figures; a figure on horseback in the mid-ground. Print made by Parisian illustrator Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845), from a series of lithographs 'Croquis et pochades à l'encre par Charlet' (1828), and printed by Villain on behalf of the publisherAntoine François Gihaut from Normandy.

[Ref: 22400]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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[Grec contemplant ses riches] Pl.4.
[Grec contemplant ses riches] Pl.4.
Charlet [signed in plate.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, boulevard des Italiens, No.5 [Paris, n.d., c.1828].
Fine lithograph on india paper, india 215 x 180mm. 8½ x 7". Margins a little foxed.
A "Greek" wearing a turban and cloak is seated at a table with coins and a box of jewels around him; a supernatural figure and a skeleton holding a scythe are represented with white outlines on a dark background. Print made by Parisian illustrator Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845), from a series of lithographs 'Croquis et pochades à l'encre par Charlet' (1828), and printed by Villain on behalf of the publisherAntoine François Gihaut from Normandy.

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[Turk Assis.] Pl. 1.
[Turk Assis.] Pl. 1.
Charlet [signed in plate.] Lith de Villain.
Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, boulevard des Italiens, No.5 [Paris, n.d., c.1828].
Lithograph on india paper, india 235 x 190mm. 9¼ x 7½". Margins a little foxed.
A seated 'Turk' wearing a turban and embroidered coat; a devil wearing a wig and frock-coat and a bearded figure seen from behind are represented with white outlines on a dark background. Print made by Parisian illustrator Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845), from a series of lithographs 'Croquis et pochades à l'encre par Charlet' (1828), and printed by Villain on behalf of the publisherAntoine François Gihaut from Normandy.

[Ref: 22403]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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Croquis par divers Artistes.  No.51.
Croquis par divers Artistes. No.51. Decamps.
DC [artist's monogram, on stone.] Lith. de Villain.
A Paris, chez Rittner boulevard Montmartre, n°12 London 1830 published by Ch. Tilt 86 Fleet Street.
Lithograph, sheet 215 x 295mm. 8½ x 11½".
Four sketches on a single sheet after Decamps illustrating life in the Ottoman Empire. Vignettes include Greek or Turkish figures duelling with swords, an Arab driving a wagon pulled by oxen; and a mud brick building in the Middle East. From a drawing book.
[Ref: 23527]   £85.00   (£102.00 incl.VAT)
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[A water spaniel in a landscape.]
[A water spaniel in a landscape.] No.17.
Lith. De Villain.
[French, c.1820s.]
Lithograph, sheet 270 x 365mm. 10½ x 14¼".
A spaniel in shallow water beside a reed-bed has spied a bird in the foreground. From an unidentified series.
[Ref: 19450]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Young, favori du Roi Tameameha,
Young, favori du Roi Tameameha, (Iles Sandwich.)
L. Lobin del. Lith. de Villain. d'apres le Croquis de J. Arago.
[Paris, c.1839.]
Lithograph, sheet 245 x 160mm. 9¾ x 6¼".
John Young, councellor to King Kamehameha of Hawaii. Young was born in Crosley, England, in 1744. He sailed in the winter of 1789-90 from New York to the Hawaiian Islands on the Eleanora, under Capt. Simon Metcalfe. When the Eleanora arrived at Hawaii, Young went ashore to explore the countryside, armed with a musket and a sword. There, he was taken captive by Kamehameha. He remained in Hawaii and became one of the king's most trusted advisors, living to the age of 91. His descendants all had the blood of chiefs flowing in their veins, for his wives were women of high rank. Plate to 'Souvenirs d'un aveugle (blind man)' by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855). A French writer, artist and explorer, Arago joined Louis de Freycinet on his 1817 voyage around the world aboard the ship Uranie, which inspired his witty 'Voyage autour du monde'. Although he lost his sight in 1837, he went on travelling and writing for the theatre.
[Ref: 11047]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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