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Title(s)
Views in the Ottoman dominions : in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean islands / from the original drawings taken for Sir Robert Ainslie by Luigi Mayer, F.A.S. ; with descriptions historical and illustrative.
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Additional Title(s)
Cover title, on printed label: Mr. Bowyer's new work, of Sir Robert Ainslie's celebrated Views in Turkey, in Europe, and in Asia. &c. &c. &c. &c.
Views in Turkey, in Europe, and in Asia. &c. &c. &c. &c. -
Published/Created
London : Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, for R. Bowyer, 80, Pall Mall, 1810.
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Physical Description
[4], 32 pages, [71] leaves, [71] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : colored illustrations ; 52 cm
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2014 51 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2014 51 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Signatures: [A]² B-I².
Although the aquatints are unsigned, Abbey attributes them to William Watts.
Each plate accompanied by a page of descriptive letterpress in English and French.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 371
BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary crimson morocco. Leather bookplate: Wanstead House.
BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is a large paper copy. Bound in 2 volumes, in gray boards with original printed title label on front cover.original paper covered boards. Plates precede paginated text. Leaf of descriptive letterpress for each plate bound in at end. -
Subject Terms
Mayer, Luigi -- Travel -- Mediterranean Region. | Mayer, Luigi -- Travel -- Turkey. | Mediterranean Region -- Pictorial works. | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288–1918 -- Pictorial works. | Turkey -- Pictorial works. | Wanstead House -- Bookplate.
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