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Lot 521:
Description
This book is Adolf Ekelof’s
Ett ar I Stilla hafvet. Remanned Fran Patagonian, Chili, Peru, Californian, British Columbia och Oceanien. or
A Year in the Pacific, Travel Memories from Patagonia, Chile, Peru, California, British Columbia, and Oceania. It was published in Stockholm in 1872 by the Stockholm Lithographic Art Institution and printed by K. L. Beckman in the same year.
It is bound by a contemporary cloth back board with a new spine. This volume includes 12 lithographed plates with 17 images of people and places both in the New World and Oceania, including Kings Kamehameha IV & V, and Queen Emma of Hawaii.
Adolf Ekelof (1839-1903) was a Swedish naval officer and painter who produced several paintings in oil and watercolor based upon his travels in the Pacific Ocean.
Paper Size: ~ 8 3/8" by 10 1/2"
Paper Type or Special Features: Volume with 12 Lithographs including Hawaiian Kings & Queen (Sandwich Islands)
Condition report:
The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. The inner hinges of the book are reinforced with Japanese rice paper, and the end paper is missing. There is a small tear on the front paper repaired with Japanese rice paper. There is light spotting and staining throughout the book. There may be a few minor marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
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