Lot no. 136
ALBANIS-Beaumont (Jean Francois). Travels from France to Italy, through the Lepontine Alps; or an itinerary of the road from Lyons to Turin. London, G.G. and J. Robinson and W. Baines, 1800, folio, bound in half morocco, spine decorated with cold-stamped decoration, title gilt on spine (recent binding). First edition, illustrated with a title vignette, a large folding map in colour, a hors-texte plan and 25 hors-texte views engraved in aquatint after Albanis Beaumont and printed in sepia, numbered from 2 to 27 (plate 1 is the map, plate 4 is the plan). A handsome illustrated book describing the route from Lyon to Turin via the Pays de Vaud, the Valais, the Great St Bernard, the Simplon and the St Gotthard. Some foxing.
Perret, 0333 - Regards sur les Alpes 25C - Waeber 212 - Abbey 53
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