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MAURITIUS – TEMPLE, Richard. Eight Views of the Mauritius Comprising the Positions of the British Army. Bombay: 1811 [London: Published by W. Haines, 1813].
MAURITIUS – TEMPLE, Richard. Eight Views of the Mauritius Comprising the Positions of the British Army. Bombay: 1811 [London: Published by W. Haines, 1813].
A richly colored suite recording the British invasion of Mauritius in 1810 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. With 10,000 men and 60 ships, Major General John Abercrombie invaded the island on November 29th and forced the capitulation of the French forces in a matter of days. The views show both troops during the assault and serene views of the city of Port Louis in the aftermath. Abbey Travel 293; Tooley 481.
Oblong folio (330 x 510mm). Lithographed title and 8 hand-colored aquatints (c. 270 x 400mm) by J. Clark after R. Temple (final plate creased and strengthened on verso). Watermarked "Whatman 1811," plates dated 1813. Modern cloth portfolio, gilt leather titling piece on front board.
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MAURITIUS – TEMPLE, Richard. Eight Views of the Mauritius Comprising the Positions of the British Army. Bombay: 1811 [London: Published by W. Haines, 1813].
A richly colored suite recording the British invasion of Mauritius in 1810 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. With 10,000 men and 60 ships, Major General John Abercrombie invaded the island on November 29th and forced the capitulation of the French forces in a matter of days. The views show both troops during the assault and serene views of the city of Port Louis in the aftermath. Abbey Travel 293; Tooley 481.
Oblong folio (330 x 510mm). Lithographed title and 8 hand-colored aquatints (c. 270 x 400mm) by J. Clark after R. Temple (final plate creased and strengthened on verso). Watermarked "Whatman 1811," plates dated 1813. Modern cloth portfolio, gilt leather titling piece on front board.
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