[Devon coastal profiles.]
[Engraved by J.C. Stadler after John Thomas Serres.]
Engrav'd for I.T. Serres's Little Sea Torch, & Pub. by him, London, 1801.
Aquatint, printed in blue and hand finished. 240 x 390mm, 9½ x 15¼". Watermark 1796. Occasional spots.
15 finely-coloured coastal profiles of Devon, including Bolt Head and Bolt Tail (either side of Salcombe), Burr Island, Prawle Point and Love Island. Published in Serres's scarce marine pilot, 'The Little Sea Torch', an acknowledged English edition of Bougard's 'Le Petit Flambeau de la Mer', although extensively revised by Serres.
Abbey Life: 344.
[Ref: 13483] £180.00
Engrav'd for I.T. Serres's Little Sea Torch, & Pub. by him, London, 1801.
Aquatint, printed in blue and hand finished. 240 x 390mm, 9½ x 15¼". Watermark 1796. Occasional spots.
15 finely-coloured coastal profiles of Devon, including Bolt Head and Bolt Tail (either side of Salcombe), Burr Island, Prawle Point and Love Island. Published in Serres's scarce marine pilot, 'The Little Sea Torch', an acknowledged English edition of Bougard's 'Le Petit Flambeau de la Mer', although extensively revised by Serres.
Abbey Life: 344.
[Ref: 13483] £180.00