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The Bourne Views of New York. New York: George Melksham Bourne, 1830–1831
Oblong folio (10 x 13 in.; 265 x 330 mm). 35 engraved views printed on india paper on 19 sheets after Charles Burton, James Smillie, William Guy Wall by James Archer, H. Fossette, Stephen Henry Gimber, George W. Hatch. Robert Lowe, and James Smillie, plates tipped to card, lacking frontispiece ("Franklin Market" and "Broadway & Fulton Street") and plate 19 ("Protestant Dutch Reformed Church" and "Freestone Meeting Place"), some marginal foxing and chipping to sheets. Modern half blue morocco over blue cloth, gilt lettered label on upper cover, marbled endpapers, spine with raised bands gilt; corners rubbed.
Oblong folio (10 x 13 in.; 265 x 330 mm). 35 engraved views printed on india paper on 19 sheets after Charles Burton, James Smillie, William Guy Wall by James Archer, H. Fossette, Stephen Henry Gimber, George W. Hatch. Robert Lowe, and James Smillie, plates tipped to card, lacking frontispiece ("Franklin Market" and "Broadway & Fulton Street") and plate 19 ("Protestant Dutch Reformed Church" and "Freestone Meeting Place"), some marginal foxing and chipping to sheets. Modern half blue morocco over blue cloth, gilt lettered label on upper cover, marbled endpapers, spine with raised bands gilt; corners rubbed.
Literature
Déak 392; Stokes 3:594-598
Condition
Oblong folio (10 x 13 in.; 265 x 330 mm). 35 engraved views printed on india paper on 19 sheets after Charles Burton, James Smillie, William Guy Wall by James Archer, H. Fossette, Stephen Henry Gimber, George W. Hatch. Robert Lowe, and James Smillie, plates tipped to card, lacking frontispiece ("Franklin Market" and "Broadway & Fulton Street") and plate 19 ("Protestant Dutch Reformed Church" and "Freestone Meeting Place"), some marginal foxing and chipping to sheets. Modern half blue morocco over blue cloth, gilt lettered label on upper cover, marbled endpapers, spine with raised bands gilt; corners rubbed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"The set of engravings that George Melksham Bourne issued from his shop on Broadway near Franklin Street in 1831 is generally considered the most beautifully executed sequence of small New York City views" (Déak). Depicted are Manhattan's public and private buildings, wharves and ferries, markets, banks, churches, hotels, fashionable streets and people. "These and other glimpses of commercial and social life provide details of unending interest to the viewer intent on deciphering clues to a vanished era" (Déak). Charles Burton, who drew the majority of the views, also drew a series of views of Philadelphia. The other contributing artists were James David Smillie, who produced a fine set of views of Quebec, and Wall is best known for his monumental Hudson River Portfolio.