Cartwright, Joseph

First edition, 12 large aquatint plates finely coloured by hand in imitation of drawings (385 x 605mm., one 605 x 385mm.), mounted on tinted card as issued (518 x 720mm.), each with letterpress caption mounted on the reverse, dedication leaf signed by author, and descriptive list of plates on 3 sheets, [Abbey, Travel 134; Tooley (1954) 132 (possibly implying a separate title-page but this "almost certainly not the case" according to Abbey); Droulia 119; Weber I, 1112; not in Blackmer, Atabey, Contominas, nor Legrand and Pernot], loose as issued in ?original sugar-paper wrapper, housed in a later half morocco portfolio, some slight spotting to mounts

Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven; thence by family descent

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An extremely rare complete set of these views. Cartwright (1789-1829), was Paymaster General of the British forces in Corfu from 1816-1820 and a noted marine artist. His long stay in the Ionian Islands and frequent visits to Greece gave him the opportunity to produce a large number of paintings and a book of Albanian and Greek costume (also very rare). These views depict the colourful society of the Islands (Greeks, Turks, Albanians and British) in their everyday occupations, on festivals and at work, and comprise:

1. The Town, Citadel and Harbour of Corfu from the Island of Vido; 2. The Feast of Saint Jason and Sosipatros in the Island of Corfu; 3. The Street of Vasili from the Esplanade in Corfu, with a procession of Saint Spiridione; 4. The Ferry of Perama, entrance to the Southern Passage of Corfu, and Homers Island, called "The Ship of Ulysses"; 5. Santa Maura, from the Upper Acropolis of the Ancient City of Leucadia; 6. Sappho's Leap at Cape Ducato; 7. The Sanita, or Health Office, at Santa Maura; 8. View of the Town and Harbour of Vathi in Ithaca; 9. View of the Fountain of Arethusa and Rock Korax, in Ithaca; 10. Town and Harbour of Argostoli in Cephalonia; 11. The Piazza of Saint Mark in Zante; 12. The Town and Harbour of Zante.