Base of a Colossal Column Near Syracuse
London: T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1810. Hand-colored aquatint on cream wove paper, 9 x 12 3/8 inches (227 x 318 mm), full margins. Scattered light toning and a spray of light spots of discoloration in the lower left corner. One plate from Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean Islands, from Original Drawings Taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, by Luigi Mayer.
In its entirety, Views in the Ottoman Dominions, in Europe, in Asia, and some of the Mediterranean Islands, from Original Drawings Taken for Sir Robert Ainslie, by Luigi Mayer contained 71 colored aquatints engraved by William Watts, after drawings by Mayer, each accompanied by leaf of text in English and French.
Item number: 726
Price: $1,200.00
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