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SMITH ( Emily Genèvieve ). A panoramic view of the City of Funchal, in the island of Madeira : sketc

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SMITH ( Emily Genèvieve ). A panoramic view of the City of Funchal, in the island of Madeira : sketc

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 20 @ 11:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
SMITH ( Emily Genèvieve ). A panoramic view of the City of Funchal, in the island of Madeira : sketched on the spot by Mrs. Reginald Southwood Smith, of Stafford Rectory, Dorset : executed in the tinted style of lithography, by L. Haghe, Esq., lithographer to the Queen. Weymouth : Published by B. Benson .. D. Bogue … London, R. Innes, Funchal, Madeira, 1844FIRST EDITION, comprising a title-leaf, a leaf of dedication, a leaf of subscriber list, a leaf of letterpress (signed 'E.G.S.. October 1843') and the fine folding tinted litho view (117 by 32 cms approx), oblong 4to, original roan-backed cloth, with an attractive morocco title-label, gilt on the upper board : the single cloth tie defective and with very light suggestion of foxing, otherwise a nice copy in original state. the single cloth tie defective and with very light suggestion of foxing, otherwise a nice copy.Abbey, Life, 563. A second edition was published later in the same year. Not found in COPAC and WorldCat locates only a single copy of each edition. Though the subscriber list accounts for 292 copies this is a very uncommon work in commerce : no copy is recorded at public auction during the last forty years. Funchal, founded by João Gonçalves Zarco in 1421, was elevated to city status by Manuel I of Portugal in 1508. In the early 1400s, Álvaro Fernandes was its commander. In the 16C it was important as a stopping place between the Indies and the New World and was the port for Madeiran sugar and wine. It was once to the Portuguese what Gibraltar, St. Helena, and Malta now are to the English, Though naturally defended by rugged cliffs, the Portuguese garrisoned the city and built four impregnable fortresses.TRAVEL; MADEIRA; EUROPE; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;