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Lot 481
  • 481

Coste, Pascal.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

Architecture Arabe ou Monuments du Kaire mesurés et dessinés de 1818 à 1826. Paris, Firmin Didot frères et Cie, [1837-] 1839 ; in-folio cartonnage moucheté jaune et noir, dos lisse.

Première édition.



2 titres gravés, 1 avec une vignette représentant la Mecque, et 100 planches dont 30 lithographiées.



Pascal Coste fut attaché au service de Mehmet Ali en tant qu'architecte, il participa à la construction du Canal Mahmoudieh et à l'installation de la ligne de télégraphe entre Alexandrie et le Caire.



Quelques rousseurs, plan de la ville du Caire numéroté LXVI au lieu de LXX.



 

Condition

Quelques rousseurs, plan de la ville du Caire numéroté LXVI au lieu de LXX.
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