AFTER JAMES HAKEWILL

A Picturesque Tour of The Island of Jamaica from Drawings Made in the Years 1820-1821: Twenty Plates (Abbey Travel 683)

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AFTER JAMES HAKEWILL
A Picturesque Tour of The Island of Jamaica from Drawings Made in the Years 1820-1821: Twenty Plates (Abbey Travel 683)
twenty engravings with aquatint and hand-coloring, 1824-5, on wove paper (some watermarked 1832), with margins (some trimmed), varying degrees of pale soiling and attenuation, fox marks or light-staining, laid down on soft board, otherwise in good condition, two examined out of the frames, including the text bound in contemporary half calf, moir/ae boards (cracking, minor wear and time staining)
all P. approx. 8¼ x 11½ in. (209 x 292 mm.)
all S. approx. 8¾ x 12 7/8 in. (222 x 326 mm.) (21)

Lot Essay

Including: Holland Estate; Port Maria; Bridge over the Rio Cobrel; Monument of the Late Thomas Hibbert, Esq.; Cardiff Hall; Montego Bay; Bryan Castle, Great House, Trelawny; Williamsfield Estate; The Bog Walk; Trinity Estate; Kingston, & Port Royale; Spring Garden Estate, St. George's; Golden Vale, Portland; Harbour Street, Kingston; King's Square; Rose Hall; Bridge Over the White River; Whitney Estate, Clarendon; Montpelier Estate, St. James'; and St. Thomas in the Vale

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