HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MOSCOW: ILLUSTRATED BY TWELVE VIEWS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THAT IMPERIAL CITY, THE KREMLIN, &C.
Historical Sketch of Moscow: Illustrated by Twelve Views of Different Parts of That Imperial City, The Kremlin, &c.
Aquatint views, text. 1813
4to. 14 x 11 7/8" (35.5 x 30 cm)
Boards and extremities dampstained, rubbed and worn. Front cover and endpaper detached, plates and text largely detached. Some minor soiling, spotting and age-toning throughout. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 100210
Price: SOLD Publisher : Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand. Title-page and descriptive text bound after plates. 12 fine aquatint with original hand-color on Whatman paper dated 1808. Original brown paper boards, publisher's printed label on upper board. Uncut.
Color plates in order: 1. View of the Entrance to Moscow, from Volodemer. 2. View of the City of Moscow, from the banks of the Mosqua & near the Convent of Spas na Novoi. 3. View of the Great Square, with the shops in Moscow. 4. View of Moscow, taken from the Imperial Palace. 5. View of the Palace of Petrovski. 6. View of Moscow, taken from the Balcony of the Imperial Palace. 7. View of the Imperial Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow. 8. View of the Ice Hills, during the Carnival, in Moscow. 9. Walls of the Kremlin, extending to the Round Tower. 10. View of the Stone Bridge & the Environs of Moscow. 11. View of the Old Wooden Theatre in Moscow. 12. View of the Holy Gate & part of the Environs of Moscow. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Travel book