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77 - ALBANIS DE BEAUMONT, Jean François. Travels through the Mari…
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Estimate €200 - €220
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ALBANIS DE BEAUMONT, Jean François. Travels through the Maritime Alps, from Italy to Lyon, across the Col de Tende, via Nice, Provence, Languedoc, etc. London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards and W. Faden, 1795. Modern binding, full havana leather, gilt fillet and fleurons on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, title label. First edition. Text only. All engravings missing. An engineer in Nice in the service of the King of Sardinia in 1775, Albanis de Beaumont accompanied the Duke of Gloucester and his family on their Grand Tour in 1780. In 1787, he published two travel albums in Geneva devoted to the County of Nice and the Pennine Alps. He subsequently settled in London, where, between 1792 and 1795, he published three further albums, notably on the Rhaetian Alps. (Perret. Alpinisme, no. 332).
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About the sale Nice and the French Riviera: Over 200 lots – Mr X’s Collection – Antique books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts and collectable historical papers, photographs and tourist posters
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 2:15 PM
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