Lot 340

Thames Tunnel Peepshow






Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£688
Description
A view of the tunnel under the Thames: as it will appear completed. London: S.F. Gouyn, 1828. 8 hand-coloured engraved sheets between two original stiffer boards, joined by a continuous concertina sheet, peephole with views of the tunnel and the river above, held in publisher's wallet with hand-coloured label mounted, 117 x 145mm, cover very slightly dust-soiled, corners of wrapper weakening
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire





