South African Sketches A Series of Ten of the Most Interesting Views at the Cape of Good Hope
London & Cape Town: Day & Son, A.S. Robertson, 31st October 1854. A scarce portfolio of prints rarely found complete. This is Bowler's second collection on Cape Town. It includes a vignette + 9 prints (double-tinted lithographs from the original watercolours); Vignette - Boors Waggon 1) Table Bay, from Blou Berg 2) Royal Observatory, Looking Westward 3) Table Bay, From Robben island 4) From Wynberg Hill, False Bay in the Distance 5) Great Constantia 6) Admirality House - Entrance to Simon's Town 7) Castle, Cape Town, From the S.E. angle of the Parade 8) Botanical Gardens, Cape Town 9) Kalk Bay, Evening Original wrappers bound into a contemporary clamshell, Vignette + 9 prints with tissue guards. Some edgewear along edges of prints, most notably on the vignette, without affecting the prints. Minor toning, but prints all quite presentable. An attractive set seldom on the market 365 by 275mm (14¼ by 10¾ inches). Item #32933
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