Album of six watercolor views in Kamchatka and Siberia in the late 18th century

by Kamchatka and Siberia

$30,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Six watercolors on individual sheets, measuring approx. 10-1/2 x 16-1/4 inches. Five of the six watercolors titled in manuscript below the image, and with extensive Dutch-language notes on the verso of each sheet. Oblong folio. Bound into modern half morocco and marbled boards oblong quarto in size , gilt morocco label on front board reading: KAMTSCHATKA ET SIBERIE ALBUM DE DESSINS. Very minor wear or soiling in the edges of the margins, else fine. Item #365162

• Binding: Leather

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