COCKBURN (James Pattison) Views to illustrate the route of t - Lot 161

COCKBURN (James Pattison) Views to illustrate the route of the Simplon, London: Rodwell and Martin, 1822. - In-folio, violet calf, gilt and cold-rolled borders, title in gilt lettering in the center of the front cover, ornate spine with false nerves, interior gilt border, gilt edges (William Potter). Uncommon first edition of this album illustrating Napoleon's new Simplon road, intended to strengthen the defense of northern Italy and considered the first carriage road in the Alps. The work includes 50 lithographed plates by J.D. Harding and C. Hullmandel, based on drawings by James Cockburn. Hullmandel from James Pattison Cockburn's life drawings. The first represents the church built by Voltaire in Ferney, and the last the Lac majeur. A very fine copy bound in the 1830s by William Potter, from the libraries of Baron Newborough and Bourlon de Rouvre. A few centimeters split at one hinge, some wear rubbing, corners slightly dulled. Provenance: Baron Newborough, with bookplate. - Bourlon de Rouvre, with bookplate.