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OUSLEY, Sir William Gore.
Views in South America, from Original Drawings made in Brazil...
Among the rarest lithographed view books concerning South America. "In 1823 Ousley was transferred to Rio as secretary, and in 1838 was promoted to charge d'affaires. He was sent on a mission to Uruguay and Argentina in 1844 and returned to England in 1850 ... After he had returned to England, via the United States, he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. (Borba de Moraes).
- Published
- London: Thos. MacLean, [1852].
- References
- Palau 20735; Sabin 57947; Tooley 356, Bobins supplementary list 08/14.
- Plates
- 26
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 25001-100000
- Published
- London: Thos. MacLean, [1852].
- Ref
- 5346
Folio (21 x 15 inches), 1/4 red calf blind-stamped and with gilt direct to boards, raised bands in gilt to spine, lettered and gilded compartments to spine. Limp red cloth slipcase. Bookplate of 'The Pan American League' to front pastedown. Twenty-six hand-coloured lithographed plates, a lithographed title, and a chart at the rear. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontipiece. Serra de Estrella. 2. Fort Loureiro, near Funchal, Madeira. 3. Hotel, formerly a Convent, Teneriffe. 4. Near Bahia. 5. Victoria Hill and Cemetery, Harbour of Bahia. 6. Harbour of Bahia. 7. Ruined Chapel of St. Consalo (Bahia). 8. Ruined Chapel of San Consalvo, Rio Vermelho, Bahia. 9. Entrance to Harbour of Rio de Janeiro & Sugar Loaf Rock. 10. Chapel & Forteleza of Boa Viagem. 11. Grotto in the Bay of Jurujube, Harbour of Rio de Janeiro. 12. Corcovado Mountain from Praya Grande. Rio de Janeiro. 13. Convent near Rio de Janeiro. 14. Aqueduct & Convent of St. Teresa, Rio de Janeiro. 15. Church of Nossa Senora da Gloria, & Aquaduct, Rio de Janeiro. 16. Mangueiras, Suburbs of Rio. 17. Entrance of Harbour from Larangeiras, Rio de Janeiro. 18. The Sugar Loaf Rock. 19. Bota Fogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro. 20. Serra dos Orgaos, Cabeca do Fraile. 21. The Waterfall of Itamaraty, Serra de Estrella. 22. Monte Video: from the Cemetery. 23. Buenos Ayres: Quinta occupied by Mr. W. Gore Ouseley. 24. Buenos Ayres. 25. Government House & Capitania del Puerto, Corrientes (on the Parana). 26. Corrientes - On the Parana.
