Lot no. 173
(PANORAMA). Panorama of the Alps from Neuchâtel. 1813. In-4°, long-grained red morocco, gilt roulette on covers, rubbing, spine rebound (Binding of the period). Large watercolour fold-out panorama (17 x 267 cm, including captions), mounted on canvas, with a fold-out explanatory plate. This view was taken from the Bellevaux house in Neuchâtel, on the lakeside. It represents almost 40 leagues of the Alps, running from north-east to south-east. The heights given are taken from the works of Johann Georg Trallès. Very rare.
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