A stunning picture of the country near Bodrum in modern-day Turkey. Locals sit around the ruined colonnaded tomb, smoking hookahs, whilst two men lead three camels up a hill to the right of the picture.In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 21.5 / 14 x 8½

Magnificent engraving showing four figures looking into an unexcavated ruin. The ruin is almost submerged in the ground and covered with vegetation. Louis-François Cassas’ Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth ...

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 29 / 16 x 11½

An attractive engraving of chili plant with flowers and parts from the Voyages of La Pérouse who set sail from France in 1785 to continue the discoveries of Captain Cook.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 43.5 / 11 x 17

A very pretty view from the sea, looking towards the impressively mountainous island of Sifnos. Fishermen lay a net in the foreground, various sailing ships and smaller boats join them at sea.In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 21.5 / 14 x 8½

A spectacular view of Russian battleships laying siege to the Greek fortress town of Coron. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, his account of their tour of the Greek islands, the coast of Asia ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 21.5 / 14 x 8½