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KRAAN, C. - Album with 18 handsome maritine watercolours on 9 sheets depicting images of sailing ships and steam-sailing ships off the coast at sea and 2 plates on 1 sheet depicting 56 coloured flags.

Title: Album with 18 handsome maritine watercolours on 9 sheets depicting images of sailing ships and steam-sailing ships off the coast at sea and 2 plates on 1 sheet depicting 56 coloured flags.
Description: (No pl., ca. 1850). Oblong 8vo. Boards. Ca. 29 x 40 cm. Exceptional album by a Dutch artist including 2 plates with flags, 'vlaggen van verschillende handeldrijvende natien' - 'flags of various trading nations'', 9 steam-sailing ships and 9 sailing ships from different nations. One sail bears the name No. 2 Goere en Maas and another No. 5 Goeree Maas Brouwerse. - A sumptuous collection of original superb bright coloured plates, finished with gum arabic and some heightened with gilt.

Keywords: Dutch maritime history prints prints maritime

Price: EUR 7975.00 = appr. US$ 8667.60 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 37614