Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places. MAYER Luigi 1753-1803 Publisher: R. Bowyer by T. Bensley Publish Year: 1804 Publish Place: London: Historic Gallery, Pall Mall Illustrator: MAYER Luigi Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007668 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £6,500 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information MAYER'S RENOWNED VIEWS IN PALESTINE, WITH 24 SPLENDID HAND-COLOURED FOLIO AQUATINTS. First edition, First issue, in calf spine over blue marbled boards, some blind tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling. Internally, [2], [1], 2-47 pp, [1] pl list, 24 hand coloured plates (dated 1803, with tissue guards), text block in English & French, text block & plates watermarked J Whatman 1801, ink dedication to tp. First issue, with both text & plates watermarked 1801. (467*329 mm). (Abbey Travel 369. Blackmer 1099. Gay 2145. Colas 2020. Lipperheide 1461). First edition of this esteemed collection of 24 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates engraved after Mayer's drawings of Palestinian views, monuments, tombs & costumes. The images include striking scenes of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mount Zion and Gethsemane, among others. This was issued along with Mayer's Views in Egypt (1801) & Views in the Ottoman Empire (1803) as a three volume set under a general title-page in 1804, but all three works were originally issued separately. Originally issued in six parts.
