Jamin paul

70046 — France no place no publisher ca. 1863-1890. 13 oblong sheets 22.3 x 29.2 cm all with fine watercolour paintings either full-sized or smaller in a drawn rectangular frame. And one drawing on slightly smaller paper more sketchy in pencil. = Count Roger de Bouillé 1819-1906 was a French mountaineer one would say "pyreneeist" rather than alpinist as he climbed solely in the Pyrenees mountains but also a draftsman illustrator watercolourist and author under the pseudonym "JAM" of several books on his ascents and explorations. In 1865 he settled in the town of Pau and from there he explored the western Pyrenees. In his works he described not only the itineraries mountains and landscapes but also the local flora fauna and history. The present suite however consists mostly of drawings made during a voyage to the French-Mediterranean coast Côte d'Azur in 1890. One is dated much earlier. Present are: 1. "Valentin / 28 juillet 1863" waterfall; 2. "Ruines de l'amphitéatre de Cimie's / Nice 14 septembre 1890" ruins; 3. "Jaorge / 5 aout 1890" view of a distant mountain village; 4. "16 sept. 90 St. Sylvestre / Nice" view of the area; 5. "Route de Levens / 5 sept. 1890" mountain road along river; 6. "Frontiere Italienne" landscape; 7. "Campement du 161me au sommet du chateau / Nice 20 sept. 1890" town view horizontal with soldiers; 8. no caption mountain view; the artist and his party situated in the fore ground; 9. no caption unidentified fortress in mountainous surroundings a person sitting in front; 10. no caption mountain scene not completed; 11. "Apres les Arcs 10" "Gonfaron 11" no caption "12" "Lion de Terre et Lion de Mer 13" Four framed views numbered 10-13; 12. "Rognac" view in drawn frame; 13. "Berre" view in drawn frame; 14. no caption pencil sketch on slightly smaller paper probably depicting Roman ruins near Nice. All rich and lovely views well-painted. All 14 leaves in a very good condition; no trace of foxing or discolouring. Left side a bit irregular as the leaves were removed from a sketchbook the illustrations bright and clean. unknown