Moore, Eighteen views taken near Rangoon
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Myanmar. - Moore, J. Eighteen views taken at and near Rangoon. London, Th. Clay, (1825-1826). Gr.-fol. (42,5:40,5 cm). Mit gest. Titel, 4 Bll. "Subscribers" (1 gest. mit Vign., 3 lith.) u. 18 kol. Aquatintatafeln nach Joseph Moore sowie einem lith. Plan. 40 S. Hldr. d. Zt. (sign. "Sotheran. Sackville St. London") mit goldgepr. Deckeltitel; bestoßen, etwas berieben, angestaubt.
Abbey, Travel 404; Tooley 334. - Erste Ausgabe der ersten Serie dieser prachtvollen Ansichtenfolge. Eine herausragende illustrierte Aufzeichnung des Ersten Anglo-Birmanischen Krieges (1824–1826). Eine zweite Folge "Views in the Birman Empire" war 1826 erschienen. Die Textblätter im 8vo-Format zwischengebunden. Tafeln teilw. mit Wasserzeichen J Whatman / J Whatman Turkey Mill, datiert 1825 und 1826 (Tafeln Nr. 2). Tafel 7 u. 14 mit "proof" bezeichnet. - Tafeln in den Rändern vereinzelt minimal fingerfleckig u. etwas gebräunt. Gest. Titel u. gest. Bl. Subscribers stockfleckig.
First edition of this first series. With engr. allegorical title, one leaf with engraved list of subscribers with vignette, 3 lith. leaves with list of subscribers, 18 fine hand-coloured aquatint views after Moore and lith. plan. - Minor marginal spotting and browning to plates, foxing to engr. title and engr. list of subscribers. Contemporary half-leather with gilt title to front-cover, bumped, somewhat rubbed and dust-stained.
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