Antique Print of the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro by D'Urville (1853)

Name: Antique Print of the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro by D'Urville (1853)
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-12634-20
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1853
Kind: City Views & Plans
Size: 17 × 26 cm (6.7 × 10.2 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning, minor wear. Protective sheet attached. Blank verso, please study images carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Brazil
Reference: BG-12634-20

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

The harbor of Rio de Janeiro, an original engraving from volume 1 of Voyage autour du monde by Dumont d'Urville, dated 1853. The oval view is printed in black on a light sheet, with the plate title "Rade de Rio Janeiro" engraved beneath it.

The scene looks across the water of the bay toward the town, which lies low along the shore at the foot of the mountains. Pale peaks rise behind it on both sides, and a sun or moon disc hangs in a cloudy sky crossed by flocks of birds. In the foreground a small rowing boat carries three figures, and further out sailing vessels lie at anchor in front of the waterfront, with more small craft and gulls on the water. The engraver's and draughtsman's names are lettered in small type below the image corners, and the publisher's imprint appears under the title.

Dumont d'Urville led French naval voyages of scientific exploration, and the plates of his Voyage autour du monde record the ports and coasts visited along the way.

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