£625
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair | 683
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Webster, G. St George d'Elmina, a Dutch Settlement on the Gold Coast, Africa. London: J. Barrow, 1806, hand-coloured aquatint by J. Hill after G. Webster, 465 x 600mm, three marginal tears, one extending into caption and just into image, repaired on verso, slight uniform discolouration, a few tiny spots; Webster, G. Cape Coast Castle, a British Settlement on the Gold Coast, Africa. London: J. Barrow, 1806, hand-coloured aquatint engraved by J. Hill after G. Webster, 465 x 595mm, vertical tear in lower margin just touching image repaired on verso; Webster, G. Dixcove, a British Settlement on the Gold Coast, Africa. London: J. Barrow, 1806, hand-coloured aquatint by J. Hill after G. Webster, 465 x 600mm, tear in upper margin repaired and mounted on card; and an earlier engraving captioned "Casteel del Mina", 226 x 322mm, in mount (4)
Provenance: From the Library of the Late William St Clair