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1613004241
Description
Panorama of Switzerland, with figures wearing costumes and notable views of each canton; with board covers, kept in a board envelope, with a label with the title on the front, Geneva
Aquatint, with hand-colouring, scenes individually titled as follows (from the left to the right):
1) 'Canton de Genêve, Vue du Mont-blanc./ Laitière, habitans de la campagne.'
2) 'Canton de Vaud, Vue du Château de Chillon./ Vignerons.'
3) 'Canton du Vallais, Vue de la Cascade su Pisse-vache./ Habitans du bas Vallais.'
4) 'Canton du Vallais, Vue de la Route du Simplon./ Chasseur au Chamois.'
5) 'Canton d'Uri, Vue du Pont du Diable./ Laitiers.'
6) 'Canton du Tessin, Vue de Bellinzone./ Fileuse.'
7) 'Canton des Grisons, Vue du Mont Abel./ Riches Paysans.'
8) 'Canton d'Underwald, Vue du Rutti./ Habitans de la campagne.'
9) 'Canton de Schwitz, Chapelle de Guillaume Tell. Cton. de Glaris/ Habitans en habit de fête.'
10) 'Canton de Gall. Canton d'Appenzell, Vue d'Appen… (See Merlin record for full description)
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