London, R. Ackermann (printed by J. Diggens, St. Ann’s Lane, London), 1820, in-4to, frontispice (map) ‘Plan of the road’ + title + 4 leaves: ‘Preface, List of plates’ + 136 p. + 36 handcoloured aquatinta-plates. Untrimmed copy in an original publisher’s light-brown clothbound, spine richly gilt, covers blindstamped. Housed in a clothbox with green morocco-leather spine with gilt title and year 1820.
A perfect copy in bright colouring in which 2 new plates, here published for the first time, were added (compared with the 1811 ed. by Didot or the 1819 new ed. by Guillaume Haas): N° 35 View of Pliniana & N° 36 View of Milan. The plate n° 2 (of the 1811 ed.) has been cancelled.Very fine & rare early English edition in delightful colouring. Engraved map ‘Plan of the road of the Simplon’ bound as frontispice, signed H. Frost sculp. & 36 plates signed ‘Ackermann’ with descriptive texts as follows:1) Lake of Geneva / 2) Banks of the Lake of Geneva near St. Gingoulph / 3) Extremity of the Lake... near Boveret / 4) The Bridge of St. Maurice / 5) Waterfall of Pissevache / 6) West View of Sion / 7) East View of Sion / 8) Brieg / 9) Gallery and Bridge of the Ganther / 10) View on quitting the Gallery of Schalbet / 11) Gallery of Schalbet from the Italian Side / 12) Gallery of the Glaciers / 13) Monastery of the Simplon / 14) Village of Simplon / 15) View of the Gallery of Algaby / 16) View from the Gallery of Algaby / 17) Ponto Alto, or Alto Bridge / 18) New Road near the Grand Gallery / 19) Interior of the Grand Gallery / 20) End of the Grand Gallery towards Italy / 21) View near Gondo / 22) Gallery of Isella or Issel / 23) Entrance of the Valley of Dovedro / 24) Bridge of Cherasca / 25) Entrance of the Gallery of Crevola / 26) Bridge of Crevola and Vally of Domo d’Ossola / 27) The Bridge of Crevola / 28) Villa / 29) The Bridge of Baveno and Isola Madre / 30) Lago Maggiore and Borromean Islands / 31) Isola Bella or the Beautiful Island / 32) Isola Bella taken from Stresa / 33) Arona / 34) Sesto / 35) Pliniana and Lake of Como / 36) Milan.Blindgeprägter rot-brauner orig. Leineneinband d. Verlages, Rücken mit Titel und vergoldeten Ornamenten.Die sehr schönen Tafeln zeigen die Ansichten der ‘Voyage pittoresque de Genève à Milan par le Simplon’ (Paris, 1811) der beiden Lory. Unsere Ausgabe unterscheidet sich von der ersten französischen - vom anderen Format und Sprache einmal abgesehen, - dadurch, dass die Tafel ‘Les eaux d’Amphion’ (Mandach 173) ersetzt wurde durch die Ansichten von ‘Pliniana’ und ‘Mailand’, die hier neu hinzukamen (Mandach 207 und 208). Gattlen S. 67, Nr. 389; Wäber BSL III/213; Lonchamp 1850; Perret 2694; Mandach ‘Bibliographie Lory’ N° 172 und 174-208; Perret - Regards sur les Alpes, page 117. Notice 34. Image disp.
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