Small folio
1859 · Glasgow, Edinburgh & London
by MAPEI, Camillo
Glasgow, Edinburgh & London: Blackie & Son, 1859. Small folio. (13 3/4 x 10 inches). Half-title. Engraved additional title and 60 engraved views by J. Cousen, J. T. Willmore and others after W. Brockedon (39), David Roberts (2), W.L. Leitch (9), S. Prout (2) and others. (Occasional light marginal spotting to plates, as usual). Three quaters brown morocco, spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second, marbled endpaper, all edges gilt.
Provenance: The Collection of Litsa Tsitsera
A valuable written and pictorial survey of Italy: from Nice and Ventimiglia in the north west to Naples in the south.
"A large proportion of the engravings in this collection are from drawings by W[illiam]. Brockedon ... In addition to the subjects furnished by Mr. Brockedon, and to contributions from many distinguished amateurs ... this work is enriched from the sketch-books and portfolios of the following eminent artists, - Eastlake, Chantrey, Stanfield, Roberts, Harding, Prout, Leitch, and Barnard; and among the Engravers will be found the names of many whose works are generally recognized as being of the highest excellence" (preface). (Inventory #: 40211)
Provenance: The Collection of Litsa Tsitsera
A valuable written and pictorial survey of Italy: from Nice and Ventimiglia in the north west to Naples in the south.
"A large proportion of the engravings in this collection are from drawings by W[illiam]. Brockedon ... In addition to the subjects furnished by Mr. Brockedon, and to contributions from many distinguished amateurs ... this work is enriched from the sketch-books and portfolios of the following eminent artists, - Eastlake, Chantrey, Stanfield, Roberts, Harding, Prout, Leitch, and Barnard; and among the Engravers will be found the names of many whose works are generally recognized as being of the highest excellence" (preface). (Inventory #: 40211)