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HEGER, J.St
Naturens og Kunstens Tempel, indeholdende et Udvalg af de mærkværdigste og mest underholdende Fremstillinger saavel af Naturens som Kunstens Frembringelser, Beskrivelse over navnkundige Stæder
FIRST (and only) EDITION of this magnificent work depicting and describing the world's wonders.
- Published
- Kbhvn. [Copenhagen], C. Steens Forlag, 1829.
- Plates
- 36
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Kbhvn. [Copenhagen], C. Steens Forlag, 1829.
- Ref
- 928
[The Temple of Nature and Art, Containing a Selection of the Most Unusual and Entertaining Renderings of the Productions of Nature as well as Art, Description of Famous Places…] 4to. Slightly later, half calf binding. Head of spine repaired. Flat spine in compartments, with key design bands, title lettered in gilt. Some leaves with light foxing. Engraved title page, (2), 132 pp. and 36 engraved plates, of which 28 are hand-coloured, and eight are toned. Extremely RARE. According to the catalogue of Oscar Davidsen’s collection, only one copy is assumed to exist in private hands. [Davidsen’s copy only had 35 plates, there are supposed to be 36, as in this copy.] Bookplate of "H.C. Barenholdt" to front pastedown. Coloured plates in order: 1. Vesu med omliggende Egn.1805. 2. Plan af Bierget Vesu og dets Omegn. 3. Herculanum / Pompeji. 4. Prospect af Vesuvs Crater I Aaret 1751. 5. Peter den Stores Statue Billedstytte i Petersborg. 6. Gibraltar. 7. (1) Pyramiderne / (2) Mausoleum. 8. Schiras i Pesien. 9. Prospect af den store Plads i Mexico. 10. Den agyptiske Sphinx. 11. Vulcanen Gunongs. Api og Oen Neira med Kastellet Nassau. 12. Memnons Billedstytter. 13. Stadt Sagunt i Spanien / Ruiner af Sagunt. 14. Hinduiske Moerkvoerdigheder. 15. Slottet Cremlin i Moskov. 16. Obelisker. 17. Agyptiske Mumier. 18. Koempe Doemningen i Irland. 19. St. Poulskirken i London. 20. Colossen paa Rhodus. 21. Prospect af Solfatara. 22. Prospect af Stromboli. 23. Hulen i Mastricht. (2 views) 24. Colosseum i Rom. 25. Keiser Constantins Triumphbue i Rom. 26. Keiser Septimius Severus's Triumphbue. 27. Vandhoser. 28. Fuglefangsten paa Orkney Oernie. 29. Oen Staffa / Fingals Hulen. 30. Hyder Alis Grav. 31. Trajan's Colonne. 32. Top-Hane. 33. Maanen og dens Bierge. 34. Herschels Telescop. 35. Batavia. 36. Montserrat.
