View of the source of the glaciers and the lake of Kandersteig - Vue de la glaciers et de Lac du Kandersteig.

Seller: Antiquariaat Schierenberg, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Schierenberg

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London, G. & W. Nicoll, 1801. Very large broadside (80.2 x 56.3 cm). Aquatint, finished by hand. = A fine, large plate of the Kandersteig (= Kandersteg) lake (= Oeschinensee) and glaciers, in the Swiss canton of Bern.Drawn "on the spot" by Claude Louis Châtelet (1753-1795), engraved by the French engraver Jaques Mérigot (later James Merigot; d. 1816) and painted by P. Vanlerberghe from Flanders, who was also known as an etcher. Mérigot and Vanlerberghe moved to London sometime in the 1790's. This plate was made several years after the death of Châtelet. "[Châtelet] embraced with ardour the cause of the Revolution, allied himself with Robespierre and the leaders of the Jacobins, and became a member of the Revolutionary Tribunal. He was arrested some months after the 9th Thermidor, tried, condemned, and executed in Paris, May 7, 1795" (Wikipedia). It is tempting to assume that Mérigot, and perhaps Van Lerberghe too, had close ties with Châtelet and therefore fled to London. As far as we know this plate is a piece of art on its own, not meant to be part of book. It is one of the earliest views of the glacier and it may be of importance in establishing the retreat of the glacier in historic times. A very wide-margined copy. Small chips to the lower corners, slight age-toning, but generally in very good condition, with the imprint and colouring strong and bright.

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Title
View of the source of the glaciers and the lake of Kandersteig - Vue de la glaciers et de Lac du Kandersteig.
Author
Châtelet, [C. L.] and P. Vanlerberghe and J. Merigot

Antiquariaat Schierenberg

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Antiquariaat Schierenberg now undertakes all activities previously undertaken by Elsevier Antiquarian Dept., and Dieter Schierenberg BV of which Dieter Schierenberg was General Manager. We specialize in rare, old and illustrated books and periodicals on Natural History, Biology, Earth Sciences, Voyages, Scientific Expeditions, Physical Geography, Anthropology, Travel (mostly outside Europe), Science, the History of Science and beautiful big colour plate books in these fields. We have one of the largest stocks in the world within our field with about 7.000 different periodical titles (about 1.000.000 volumes) and about 25.000 rare books. We have experience of over 40 years, having worked in these science subjects under different names : Junk Antiquariaat (Periodicals Dept.) Dekker & Nordemann Antiquarian Dept., Elsevier Antiquarian Dept and Dieter Schierenberg BV. Please send your special want lists within our field and of course we are also interested in receiving offers for sale or in exchange from single items to entire libraries.

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Faunal Works, Ichtyology, Medicinal Plants, Botany, Hymenoptera, Florae, Diptera, Science, Anthropology and Travel (mostly outside Europe), Rare and old books on Natural History and Sciences, Molluscs, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Herpetology, Arachnology, General Sciences, Encyclopedia, Mycology, General Natural History, Periodicals on Natural History and Sciences, Zoology, Ornithology, Entomology

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Dieter Schierenberg BV

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands 1022 AG