MILBERT, Jacques-Gérard (1766-1840). Itinéraire pittoresque du Fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amerique du Nord. Paris: Henri Gaugain, 1828-29.
MILBERT, Jacques-Gérard (1766-1840). Itinéraire pittoresque du Fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amerique du Nord. Paris: Henri Gaugain, 1828-29.
A large, hand-colored, and handsomely bound copy of this fine atlas of views of the Hudson River Valley and Northeastern United States, mainly depicting New York State (New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, etc.) but extending as far as Massachusetts and Virginia. Copies with hand-coloring appear infrequently. Milbert spent the years 1815-23 preparing the sketches for the present work. "As an artist, Milbert loved to paint American landscapes, particularly those which showed the Hudson, 'King of Rivers,' flowing majestically through the mountains … the pictures of what he saw, as of the time he drew them, constitute a unique and valuable record" (Sherman). Howes M592; Sabin 48916; Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island, p. 569. See Constance D. Sherman, “A French Artist portrays the Natural Bridge,” The Virginia Magazine, 68 (1960).
Three volumes, 2 text quarto volumes bound as one (349 x 264mm) and atlas folio (520 x 355mm). Atlas with hand-colored lithographed title-page, map, and 54 plates printed on india paper and mounted (all plates with tissue guards, mounted on stubs; scattered foxing confined to margins; text volume with some foxing and light dampstaining, chiefly at ends). Uniform modern dark blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt.
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MILBERT, Jacques-Gérard (1766-1840). Itinéraire pittoresque du Fleuve Hudson et des parties latérales de l’Amerique du Nord. Paris: Henri Gaugain, 1828-29.
A large, hand-colored, and handsomely bound copy of this fine atlas of views of the Hudson River Valley and Northeastern United States, mainly depicting New York State (New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, etc.) but extending as far as Massachusetts and Virginia. Copies with hand-coloring appear infrequently. Milbert spent the years 1815-23 preparing the sketches for the present work. "As an artist, Milbert loved to paint American landscapes, particularly those which showed the Hudson, 'King of Rivers,' flowing majestically through the mountains … the pictures of what he saw, as of the time he drew them, constitute a unique and valuable record" (Sherman). Howes M592; Sabin 48916; Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island, p. 569. See Constance D. Sherman, “A French Artist portrays the Natural Bridge,” The Virginia Magazine, 68 (1960).
Three volumes, 2 text quarto volumes bound as one (349 x 264mm) and atlas folio (520 x 355mm). Atlas with hand-colored lithographed title-page, map, and 54 plates printed on india paper and mounted (all plates with tissue guards, mounted on stubs; scattered foxing confined to margins; text volume with some foxing and light dampstaining, chiefly at ends). Uniform modern dark blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt.
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