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

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseMargin Scheme

Lot Closed

September 21, 01:16 PM GTNN

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

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

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