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Panorama of the Rhine and the adjacent country, from Cologne to Mayence / drawn from nature by F.W. Delkeskamp ; engraved by John Clark ; to which are now added, maps, showing the routes from Calais, Ostend, and Rotterdam, to Cologne, and from Mayence to the sources of the Rhine ; together with The steam boat companion, describing the places between Rotterdam and Mayence.

Accession number
PML 152630.1
Creator
Delkeskamp, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1794-1872.
Published
[London] : Published by Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand, [ca.1830?].
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Portfolio 25 cm. in case 26 cm.
Title from portfolio, with additional engraved title on first leaves of the colored map, "Delkeskamps Panorama of the Rhine from Cologne to Mayence. Sidy Hall sculp.t"
There is an additional map above the engraved title, "Map showing the various routes from London to Cologne."
Translation of: Panorama des Rheins.
In portfolio.
"Price £1, 1s Coloured, or 10s. 6d, Plain."
With publishers' advertisement pasted on verso of front portfolio cover, "Books, maps &c. for the use of travellers, Published by Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand: ..."
With bookseller's description, and bill of sale, dated 6 Oct. 1955 London, for customs purposes, to Miss Julie Wightman, Yonkers NY.
Date on binder's spine and bookseller's description: ca. 1820.
Description
1 map (folded strip of 15 l.) : ill. (col.) ; 270 x 24 cm; folded to: 24 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Colored panorama, folding concertina fashion into green cloth case, depicting the course of the River Rhine, and showing the various towns, historic castles, famous ruins, etc. along its banks, together with a 24 pp. supplement booklet in original mauve wrappers; in the original green cloth binding with paper label on front cover; in green cloth box with green morocco spine; marbled endpapers.
Classification
Department