Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by way of the Simplon: Illustrated with thirty six couloured views of the most striking scenes and of the principal works belonging to the new road constructed over that mountain, engraved from designs by J. and J. Lory, of Neufchatel; and accompanied with particulars historical and descriptive by Frederic Schoberl. (Title on spine: Tour through the Simplon. 36 plates coloured).
Published by London, R. Ackermann (printed by J. Diggens, St. Ann?s Lane, London), 1820,
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Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, SwitzerlandHarteveld Rare Books Ltd.
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in-4to, frontispice (map) ?Plan of the road? + title + 4 leaves: ?Preface, List of plates? + 136 p. + 36 handcoloured aquatinta-plates. Untrimmed copy in an original publisher?s light-brown clothbound, spine richly gilt, covers blindstamped. Housed in a clothbox with green morocco-leather spine with gilt title and year 1820. A perfect copy in bright colouring in which 2 new plates, here published for the first time, were added (compared with the 1811 ed. by Didot or the 1819 new ed. by Guillaume Haas): N° 35 View of Pliniana & N° 36 View of Milan. The plate n° 2 (of the 1811 ed.) has been cancelled.Very fine & rare early English edition in delightful colouring. Engraved map ?Plan of the road of the Simplon? bound as frontispice, signed H. Frost sculp. & 36 plates signed ?Ackermann? with descriptive texts as follows:1) Lake of Geneva / 2) Banks of the Lake of Geneva near St. Gingoulph / 3) Extremity of the Lake. near Boveret / 4) The Bridge of St. Maurice / 5) Waterfall of Pissevache / 6) West View of Sion / 7) East View of Sion / 8) Brieg / 9) Gallery and Bridge of the Ganther / 10) View on quitting the Gallery of Schalbet / 11) Gallery of Schalbet from the Italian Side / 12) Gallery of the Glaciers / 13) Monastery of the Simplon / 14) Village of Simplon / 15) View of the Gallery of Algaby / 16) View from the Gallery of Algaby / 17) Ponto Alto, or Alto Bridge / 18) New Road near the Grand Gallery / 19) Interior of the Grand Gallery / 20) End of the Grand Gallery towards Italy / 21) View near Gondo / 22) Gallery of Isella or Issel / 23) Entrance of the Valley of Dovedro / 24) Bridge of Cherasca / 25) Entrance of the Gallery of Crevola / 26) Bridge of Crevola and Vally of Domo d?Ossola / 27) The Bridge of Crevola / 28) Villa / 29) The Bridge of Baveno and Isola Madre / 30) Lago Maggiore and Borromean Islands / 31) Isola Bella or the Beautiful Island / 32) Isola Bella taken from Stresa / 33) Arona / 34) Sesto / 35) Pliniana and Lake of Como / 36) Milan.Blindgeprägter rot-brauner orig. Leineneinband d. Verlages, Rücken mit Titel und vergoldeten Ornamenten.Die sehr schönen Tafeln zeigen die Ansichten der ?Voyage pittoresque de Genève à Milan par le Simplon? (Paris, 1811) der beiden Lory. Unsere Ausgabe unterscheidet sich von der andren, französischen - vom Format und Sprache einmal abgesehen, - dadurch, dass die Tafel ?Les eaux d?Amphion? (Mandach 173) ersetzt wurde durch die Ansichten von ?Pliniana? und ?Mailand?, die hier neu hinzukamen (Mandach 207 und 208).Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Gattlen S. 67, Nr. 389; Wäber BSL III/213; Lonchamp 1850; Perret 2694; Mandach ?Bibliographie Lory? N° 172 und 174-208; Perret - Regards sur les Alpes, page 117. Notice 34. …
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- Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by way of the Simplon: Illustrated with thirty six couloured views of the most striking scenes and of the principal works belonging to the new road constructed over that mountain, engraved from designs by J. and J. Lory, of Neufchatel; and accompanied with particulars historical and descriptive by Frederic Schoberl. (Title on spine: Tour through the Simplon. 36 plates coloured).
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- LORY, J. & J. & SCHOBERL, Frederic
- Publisher
- London, R. Ackermann (printed by J. Diggens, St. Ann?s Lane, London), 1820,
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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.
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