- 227
Antinori, Marchese Orazio.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- “Viaggio di O. Antinori nell interno dei Fiumi Gazel e Djur dal Gennaio al Maggio 1861”, fine illustrated autograph manuscript. Turin, 19 May 1862
- paper
Folio (275 x 210mm.), manuscript on thin blue paper, 9 pages, the first with a coloured map, bound with silk thread, loose in an Italian leather portfolio
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A fine illustrated autograph manuscript report and map of a little-known expedition to the Sudan in 1861 exploring the Nile basin.
In 1860, Antinori, an Italian nobleman, together with the French explorer Guillaume Lejean, explored Sudan, the estuary of the Bahr-al- Ghazal, and the region up the White Nile to Gondokoro. Fever forced them to cut short their trip and almost cost Antinori his life. Few if any Europeans had seen this area, though his tracks did cross with John Petherick, who had been in the same area slightly earlier. Indeed the map seems to indicate a meeting between the two, Petherick at the time having been sent to Gondokoro by the Royal Geographical Society to convey relief stores for Captains Speke and Grant. It is safe to assume that this manuscript map is one of the first detailed maps of that area.
An account of Antinori’s trip was published in Petermann's Mittheilungen in 1863, quoting verbatim portions of the manuscript.
In 1860, Antinori, an Italian nobleman, together with the French explorer Guillaume Lejean, explored Sudan, the estuary of the Bahr-al- Ghazal, and the region up the White Nile to Gondokoro. Fever forced them to cut short their trip and almost cost Antinori his life. Few if any Europeans had seen this area, though his tracks did cross with John Petherick, who had been in the same area slightly earlier. Indeed the map seems to indicate a meeting between the two, Petherick at the time having been sent to Gondokoro by the Royal Geographical Society to convey relief stores for Captains Speke and Grant. It is safe to assume that this manuscript map is one of the first detailed maps of that area.
An account of Antinori’s trip was published in Petermann's Mittheilungen in 1863, quoting verbatim portions of the manuscript.