RONCORONI EttoreMareMagnum
The Silk Manufacture from Du Halde. caption title
1745199414London. 1745-1747. Ten copperplate engravings arranged as storyboards on two leaves 21 x 16.5 cms border; 26 x 20 cms sheets including captions and platemark sheets a little age-toned with faint offsetting but in very good condition. Each of the ten engravings shows a stage in the production of silk. The two leaves of engravings Plates 25 and 26 were published as part of Du Halde's account of China included in an important 18th century compendium of travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" known as the Astley Collection for its publisher. . hardcover
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