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By Descent: the Property of the Hooker Family

Ross Expedition—Rio de Janeiro | 24 lithographed views by Steinmann and Moreau, together with an original pencil sketch by Joseph Dalton Hooker

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September 21, 01:16 PM GTNN

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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By Descent: the Property of the Hooker Family


Ross Expedition—Rio de Janeiro


24 lithographed views, plus an original pencil sketch by J.D. Hooker, together mounted on ten sheets of card, comprising:


i. Johann Jacob Steinmann. Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro dessins d'apres nature. Paris: Rittner & Goupil [but Basel: J. Steinmann]. Plain lithographed title and 12 lithographed views;


ii. Rio de Janeiro Pitoresco. [Rio de Janeiro: Heaton & Rensburg, 1842]. 12 lithographed views by Moreau (2 tinted, the others plain); 


iii. J.D. Hooker. An original pencil sketch of Rio de Janeiro, signed by Hooker on the lower right, spotting and damp-staining throughout, card mounts worn at extremities