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South East Asia.- Burma.- Montrion (Lieut. C., Bombay marine, active 1820s) Five drawings of Burma, [circa 1825-1828].

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South East Asia.- Burma.- Montrion (Lieut. C., Bombay marine, active 1820s) Five drawings of Burma, including 'A sketch taken from near the mess room in Mergui', 'Prome and the Shoe Shando Prah from the fortified heights ... copied from an original sketch', '[?]Bobadons Bridge Avracan at Low water', 'A Sketch of the Burmese Positions at Avracan', and another of 'Napoleon's Tomb, from a sketch taken on the spot', pencil on wove paper without watermarks, each initialled or signed 'C. Montrion' and inscribed with location and date in brown pen and ink, various sizes between 170 x 295 mm. (6 3/4 x 11 1/2 in) and 250 x 330 mm. (9 7/8 x 13 in), neatly tipped onto scrap album leaves, some surface dirt and browning, handling creases, large 4to, [circa 1825-1828].

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South East Asia.- Burma.- Montrion (Lieut. C., Bombay marine, active 1820s) Five drawings of Burma, including 'A sketch taken from near the mess room in Mergui', 'Prome and the Shoe Shando Prah from the fortified heights ... copied from an original sketch', '[?]Bobadons Bridge Avracan at Low water', 'A Sketch of the Burmese Positions at Avracan', and another of 'Napoleon's Tomb, from a sketch taken on the spot', pencil on wove paper without watermarks, each initialled or signed 'C. Montrion' and inscribed with location and date in brown pen and ink, various sizes between 170 x 295 mm. (6 3/4 x 11 1/2 in) and 250 x 330 mm. (9 7/8 x 13 in), neatly tipped onto scrap album leaves, some surface dirt and browning, handling creases, large 4to, [circa 1825-1828].

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