CHORIS, Louis (1795-1828). Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des Paysages, des Vues Maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle; Accompagné de...
CHORIS, Louis (1795-1828). Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des Paysages, des Vues Maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle; Accompagné de Descriptions par M. le Baron Cuvier, et M.A. de Chamisso. Paris: Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1822-[?1823].
Very rare, fully coloured copy of the first edition of Choris' splendid plates to illustrate Kotzebue's world voyage of 1815-1818. Lada Mocarski calls it: 'One of the very valuable and fundamental works on Alaska, California, and the Hawaiian islands', an assertion made on the strength that this work contains more plates relating to these American locations than any other work of the period. In addition, there are wonderful plates detailing Kamchatka, the Philippines, Chile and Easter Island.
It is arranged in 8 sections which were first sold in 22 livraisons, 1820-1822 (although both Brunet and Howes state that publication ended in 1823). Two title-pages were printed, dated 1820 to accompany the first livraison, and 1822 for the successive parts. According to Forbes, there was only one issue of the text and plates.
The text was written and edited by J.B. Eyries and the list of subscribers accounts for 188 copies. Two variant plates are noted by bibliographers, both present here: plate II for the Sandwich Islands shows Kamehameha in a black robe, and plate XVI has been re-worked to include a lush background with the artist seated in the foreground watching dancers. Choris' manuscript text of the voyage was never published but his album is highly prized for its beauty and its historical record. Forbes writes that it contains 'a final and very beautiful pictorial examination of the Hawaiian Islands and of Hawaiian culture as it existed prior to the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, and prior to the abolition of the "kapu" or feudal system following the king's death.' Altogether there are 19 plates relating to Hawaii, and a further 12 on California. Brunet I, 1851 (calling for 110 plates); Forbes 541; Hill 290; Howes C-397; Lada-Mocarski 84; Peters California on Stone pp. 97-98; Sabin 12884; Streeter sale IV, 2461.
Folio (429 x 260mm). 105 lithographic plates comprising a frontispiece portrait of Romanzoff and 104 hand-coloured plates from drawings by the author, folding map with route traced in colour, 2 further maps on one leaf, dedication, list of subscribers and directions to binder. Contemporary French red quarter morocco, spine gilt.
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CHORIS, Louis (1795-1828). Voyage Pittoresque Autour de Monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des Paysages, des Vues Maritimes, et plusieurs objets d'histoire naturelle; Accompagné de Descriptions par M. le Baron Cuvier, et M.A. de Chamisso. Paris: Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1822-[?1823].
Very rare, fully coloured copy of the first edition of Choris' splendid plates to illustrate Kotzebue's world voyage of 1815-1818. Lada Mocarski calls it: 'One of the very valuable and fundamental works on Alaska, California, and the Hawaiian islands', an assertion made on the strength that this work contains more plates relating to these American locations than any other work of the period. In addition, there are wonderful plates detailing Kamchatka, the Philippines, Chile and Easter Island.
It is arranged in 8 sections which were first sold in 22 livraisons, 1820-1822 (although both Brunet and Howes state that publication ended in 1823). Two title-pages were printed, dated 1820 to accompany the first livraison, and 1822 for the successive parts. According to Forbes, there was only one issue of the text and plates.
The text was written and edited by J.B. Eyries and the list of subscribers accounts for 188 copies. Two variant plates are noted by bibliographers, both present here: plate II for the Sandwich Islands shows Kamehameha in a black robe, and plate XVI has been re-worked to include a lush background with the artist seated in the foreground watching dancers. Choris' manuscript text of the voyage was never published but his album is highly prized for its beauty and its historical record. Forbes writes that it contains 'a final and very beautiful pictorial examination of the Hawaiian Islands and of Hawaiian culture as it existed prior to the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, and prior to the abolition of the "kapu" or feudal system following the king's death.' Altogether there are 19 plates relating to Hawaii, and a further 12 on California. Brunet I, 1851 (calling for 110 plates); Forbes 541; Hill 290; Howes C-397; Lada-Mocarski 84; Peters California on Stone pp. 97-98; Sabin 12884; Streeter sale IV, 2461.
Folio (429 x 260mm). 105 lithographic plates comprising a frontispiece portrait of Romanzoff and 104 hand-coloured plates from drawings by the author, folding map with route traced in colour, 2 further maps on one leaf, dedication, list of subscribers and directions to binder. Contemporary French red quarter morocco, spine gilt.
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