Accession number
PML 250510
Published
ca. 1800-1850
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Printed on 10 double leaves.
Consists of 19 hand-colored engravings: each depicts a male figure, viewed from back, wearing a cape; under each figure is name of Swiss canton, and cape on corresponding figure is decorated in style of that canton's flag. Cantons include: Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Luzern, Zürich, Glarus, Zug, Bern, Freyburg, Solothurn, Basel, Schaffhausen, Appenzell, St. Gallen, Graubündten, Argau, Thurgaü, Tessin, [final figure is unlabelled, but cloak resembles colors of Vaud]. Engravings are unsigned.
Consists of 19 hand-colored engravings: each depicts a male figure, viewed from back, wearing a cape; under each figure is name of Swiss canton, and cape on corresponding figure is decorated in style of that canton's flag. Cantons include: Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Luzern, Zürich, Glarus, Zug, Bern, Freyburg, Solothurn, Basel, Schaffhausen, Appenzell, St. Gallen, Graubündten, Argau, Thurgaü, Tessin, [final figure is unlabelled, but cloak resembles colors of Vaud]. Engravings are unsigned.
Description
1 v. ([10] leaves) : engravings (all hand colored) ; 40 x 25 mm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Binding
Red oasis.
Classification
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