Nine panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro: 1. Da Ilha das Cobras 2. Catette e entrada da Barra 3. Da Ilha das Cobras 4. De Lado da Terra Morro de Senado 5. A Entrada da Barra - (da Babilonia) 6. La Ville de Catette, Botofogo, St. Clemento - (Da Babilonia) 7. As Prais St. Luzia a Gloria 8. Tomado de Boa Vista da Fijuca [sic] 9. A Prainha (da Saude)

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Eugène Cicéri (1812-1890) and Philippe Benoist (1813-after 1905) (lithographers)
Nine panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro:
1. Da Ilha das Cobras
2. Catette e entrada da Barra
3. Da Ilha das Cobras
4. De Lado da Terra Morro de Senado
5. A Entrada da Barra - (da Babilonia)
6. La Ville de Catette, Botofogo, St. Clemento - (Da Babilonia)
7. As Prais St. Luzia a Gloria
8. Tomado de Boa Vista da Fijuca [sic]
9. A Prainha (da Saude)
the set of nine lithographs from daguerrotypes (1-4, 7-9) by V. Frond and others, and after paintings by F. Hagedorn (5,6), by E. Cicéri and P. Benoist, printed by Lemercier, Paris and published by George Leuzinger, 1862
L. 17¾ x 28in. (45 x 71cm.) (9)

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Lot Essay

For this rare set of large lithographs of Rio de Janeiro, the majority from daguerrotypes taken around 1852, see Iconografia e Paisagem Coleção Cultura Inglesa, (Ediçes Pinakotheke), Rio de Janeiro, 1994, pp. 82-5, 105-7.
This lot may be viewed, by appointment, at Christie's Sao Paulo office.

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