Panoramic view of Canton 1838
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Beskrivning
CANTON. BURFORD, ROBERT. Description of a view of Canton, the river Tigress, and the surrounding country, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square. Painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford. London (printed by T. Brettell) 1838.
8:o (about 207x132 mm.). (3), 4-16 pp. 1 folding panoramic view (280x425 mm.), each feature numbered and keyed to the captions. Pp. 3-6 contain a description of Canton (Guangzhou) and pp. 7-16 "Explanation of the engraving".
New wrappers.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1745.
Robert Burfod became sole proprietor of the Leicester Square panorama (opened in 1794) in 1826 and operated it as a major London attraction until his death in 1861.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6146
Datum:
2017-11-21