Vienne. Les Capitales De L'Europe. Promenades Pittoresques.Vienne. Vue du Belveder sur le Bassin.
Par M. Charles Malo.
Paris, Marcilly Fils Ainé, Rue S.-Jacques, No.21. Imprimerie de A. Firmin Didot, Rue Jacob, No.24. No.53 R. de la Paroisse, Boullenger, Md. Papetier a Versailles.[n.d. c.1829.]
Small 12mo book, 36 pages, grey board cover embossed and with title printed in black; with hand-coloured aquatint. 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾". Some foxing.
Charles Malo (1790-1871) produced a series of books on the capital cities of Europe, in French, and recorded details of daily life in the cities, historical information and architectural details of churches and significant public buildings. The frontispiece is a view of of the Upper Belvedere Palace and Fountain, Vienna, Austria. The Baroque palace complex of Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables, were built as a summer residence for the Prince Eugene of Savoy.
[Ref: 17659] £260.00
Paris, Marcilly Fils Ainé, Rue S.-Jacques, No.21. Imprimerie de A. Firmin Didot, Rue Jacob, No.24. No.53 R. de la Paroisse, Boullenger, Md. Papetier a Versailles.[n.d. c.1829.]
Small 12mo book, 36 pages, grey board cover embossed and with title printed in black; with hand-coloured aquatint. 146 x 95mm. 5¾ x 3¾". Some foxing.
Charles Malo (1790-1871) produced a series of books on the capital cities of Europe, in French, and recorded details of daily life in the cities, historical information and architectural details of churches and significant public buildings. The frontispiece is a view of of the Upper Belvedere Palace and Fountain, Vienna, Austria. The Baroque palace complex of Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables, were built as a summer residence for the Prince Eugene of Savoy.
[Ref: 17659] £260.00