Lot 62
South America.- Brazil.- Steinmann (Johan Jacob) Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro, Paris, chez Rittner & Goupil, 1837.
Hammer Price: £13,000
Description
South America.- Brazil.- Steinmann (Johan Jacob) Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro, lithograph title with vignette borders on brown paper, 12 exceptionally fine hand-coloured aquatint plates extensively heightened with gum arabic, all mounted on the same brown paper, ruled pen and ink borders with manuscript caption beneath, a couple with minor soiling, loosely inserted mounted hand-coloured lithograph copy of one of the plates with printed caption,contemporary black half morocco, gilt, by Carss & Co., Glasgow, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed, oblong 4to, Paris, chez Rittner & Goupil, 1837.
⁂ A stunning suite of Brazilian views with the most exceptional quality of colouring. Few copies have appeared at auction and the date appears to vary from 1835 to this of 1837.
Provenance: Alexander Rowand (bookplate).
Description
South America.- Brazil.- Steinmann (Johan Jacob) Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro, lithograph title with vignette borders on brown paper, 12 exceptionally fine hand-coloured aquatint plates extensively heightened with gum arabic, all mounted on the same brown paper, ruled pen and ink borders with manuscript caption beneath, a couple with minor soiling, loosely inserted mounted hand-coloured lithograph copy of one of the plates with printed caption,contemporary black half morocco, gilt, by Carss & Co., Glasgow, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed, oblong 4to, Paris, chez Rittner & Goupil, 1837.
⁂ A stunning suite of Brazilian views with the most exceptional quality of colouring. Few copies have appeared at auction and the date appears to vary from 1835 to this of 1837.
Provenance: Alexander Rowand (bookplate).
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