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GAMBA, Jacques Francois, Chevalier.
Voyage dans la Russie Meridionale, et particulierement dans le Provinces situees au-dela du Caucase, fait depuis 1820 jusqu'en 1824.
The most important early work focused on the Caucasus. It is noted for the quality of both the text and the illustrations. Gamba's ground-breaking book was the first to publish great views of the region, significant for their quality and their quantity – including especially the famous large view of Tbilisi, the first such, beautifully rendered in lithography. The other fine plates illustrate the shores of the Black Sea and the Caucasus and include natural history subjects, views, and mostly, native peoples in hand-coloured lithographs. The work also includes maps of the region, some large folding ones.
- Published
- Paris: Chez C.J. Trouve, Imprimeur-Libraire....1826.
- References
- Not in Blackmer; Atabey 475; Brunett II, 1473; Colas 1172; Bobins 190.
- Plates
- 34
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris: Chez C.J. Trouve, Imprimeur-Libraire....1826.
- Ref
- 5027
FIRST EDITION. 3 vols; 2 octavos, mostly text; one large quarto. Sixty lithographed plates, 34 are hand-coloured, some folding maps and plates. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards relaid flat spine with gilt, coloured edges, marbled endpapers, fresh hinges. Plates include natural history subjects and views of the Black Sea and the Caucasus; the coloured plates depict costumes. Rebinding and restoration work on this book was carried out by Ron Norman of Hartlepool (Ronnorn@aol.com) Coloured plates in order: 1. Tartare du Chirvan. 2. Bayadere Tartare de Schoumaki. 3. Tartarebdes environsvdevSchoumacki. 4. Femme Tartare d'Elizabeth-Pol. 5. Bayadere persanne. 6-7-8. Persanne d'un harem. 9. Esclave Persanne. 10. Persanne d'un harem. 11. Princesse Persanne. 12. Seigneur Persan. 13. Soldat Persan exerce a l'Europeene. 14. Khurde des frontiers de la Perse et de la Georgie. 15. Tartare nomade des frontiers de Perse. 16. Lesguine. 17. Kroareelinitz. District de Tetar audela de l'Alazane. 18. Ghessoury pres des montagnes des Lesguines. 19. Jeune fille Georgienne. 20. Femme georgienne. 21. Princesse georgienne en parure. 22. Marchand Armenien. 23. Prince Georgien. 24. Femelle du Toury ou bouquetin du Caucasev/ Espece de Perdrix du Caucase de la grandeur d'une poule. 25. Prince Immiretien. 26. Mingrelien. 27. Jeune femme mingrelienne. 28. Princesse de Mingrelie. 29. Mingrelien, Marchand de raisin. 30. Abaze. 31. Jeune fille Circassienne. 32. Circassien. 33. Curcassien en costume de guerre. 34. Orince Circassien.
