Belleisle.
[Engraved by J. Luffman for Mr Serres, Little Sea Torch. Published June 1801.]
Engraving with fine hand colour. Printed area 130 x 165mm, 5¼ x 6½". Some faint toning.
A chart of Belle Īle in the Bay of Biscay, published while England was at war with Revolutionary France. From 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: 13661] £80.00
Engraving with fine hand colour. Printed area 130 x 165mm, 5¼ x 6½". Some faint toning.
A chart of Belle Īle in the Bay of Biscay, published while England was at war with Revolutionary France. From 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: 13661] £80.00