£2,250
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair | 683
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Paris: Frick Frères, [c.1855]. Oblong folio, with 8 plates forming 2 panoramas (each measuring 238 x 1240mm), each consisting of 4 lithographed plates, folds strengthened with tape on verso, one section detached; 10 lithographed plates (7 lithographed in colour), original brown cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, very slightly rubbed, hinges slightly weak
Note: This work is different from both Blackmer 1506 and Blackmer 1503. The panoramas are not captioned. The plates comprise:
Scutari, point du Serail, Constantinople et Galata; Cimitière Turc; Barque du Sultan; Hissari d'Europe & d'Asie; Le Marchand de Bonbons à Constantinople; Bachi-Bouzouks; Araba de Constantinople; Deerwisches Tourneurs à Constantinople; Vue Générale de Smyrne; Ecrivain & Femme Turcs.
Provenance: From the Library of the Late William St Clair