Lot no. 47
BESSON (Alexandre-Charles), BROCKEDON (William), et al. Important lot of engravings on the Aosta Valley. 1780-1889. Various formats, in sheets. - Alexandre-Charles BESSON: Vue du lac au pied de l'hospice du St. Bernard and Hospice du St Bernard du côté du Val d'Aost, two etchings measuring 34.5 x 21.5 cm - dimensions of the images - taken from the tableaux de la Suisse by Laborde and Zurlauben, 1780-1788. Perret [2506]. Peyrot I-70/1 and 70/2.
- A series of 7 etchings of sites in the Aosta Valley from the Corografia Fisica, Storica e Statistica dell'Italia e delle sue Isole corredate di un Atlante di Mappe Geografiche e Topografiche, e di Altre tavole Illustrative...1835-1838, approx. 30 x 20 cm: Veduta del monte San Barnardo (Volume I), Antica Porta di Augusta Pretoria ora detta Aosta (Volume II), Avanzi di un anfiteatro d'Augusta Pretoria (Volume II), Arco trionfale d'Augusto presso la città d'Aosta (Volume III), Ponte romano di S. Martino in Val d'Aosta (Volume III), Porta di Donnas (Volume IV), Aquidottopresso Aimaville (Volume IV). For Valle d'Aosta, only the map published in volume 4 of the atlas is missing. Peyrot 244.
- George BARNARD: watercolour lithograph depicting Etroubles between St. Bernard & Aoste, 19.5 x 27.5 cm. Engraving taken from Continental drawing book: 13 plates by Barnard, Ackermann & Co, 1837. Peyrot II - 143/2 (who erroneously dates it to circa 1860). Yale Center for British art, Paul Mellon collection, call number C735. B37 1837.
- Wiliam Brockedon: vignette depicting Mont Blanc as seen from the Aosta Valley, steel engraving 8 x 7 cm, matted view.
- Supplement No. 8193 of 25 January 1889 to Secolo on Aosta and its valley illustrated with 52 vignettes (4 copies).
Also included:
- 7 various engravings on the Aosta Valley, and the map of the Hotel Marmore in Anthey St André with its envelope.
- GERASCH (August): Set of 9 chromolithographs (of 50) after drawings by Aug. Gerasch, lithographed by Leykam in Graz, size 15 x 9.5 cm, mounted on glossy paper, from Die Österreichische Gebirgswelt. Nach Naturaufnahmen, Leykam, 1887-1894: Monte Cristallo, Die Rothwand (Hohe Gaisl.), Fischleinthal, Toblacher-See, Parthie aus dem Sextenthal, Bad Moos, Bad Innichen m. d. Hannold, Cristallin bei Schluderbach, Drei Zinnen.
- Luswig ROHBOCK: Drei Zinnen im Ampezzaner Thal, engraved by J. Umbach, 1872.
- Conrad GREFE: Die Marmolata in Sudtyrol, engraved by J. Umbach, 1872.
- 2 black engravings, circa 1870: Bridge to Cortina d'Ampezzo and Monte Cristallo.
- A colour plate of Tyrolean costumes, with the Tre Cime in the background.
- a colour panorama of the Pale di San Martino (36 x 14 cm),
- 13 woodcuts in various formats (Dolomites).
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