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Veduta tratta dal celebre Sketches in Italy: being a selection from upwards of five hundred of the most striking and picturesque scenes in various parts of Piedmont; the Milanese, Venetian, and Roman states; Tuscany; and the Kingdom of Naples. Sketched during a tour in the years 1828 and 1829, and drawn on stone, with historical and descriptive references, a map, and index en route, by William Linton. In two volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - London: published by the author, 19, Blenheim Street; and Downshire Hill Cottage, Hampstead, 1832. L'opera contiene 96 litografie, tutte su carta india, e realizzate da W. Day. Si trattò di una pubblicazione lussuosa, eccellente e rara, con una sottoscrizione originale limitata a 89 nomi. Il percorso del viaggio in Italia includeva visite a Lugano, Milano, Torino, Genova, Firenze, Roma e dintorni, Napoli, Pompei, Sorrento, Amalfi, Assisi, Perugia, Bologna, Ferrara, Venezia e Padova. ' Litografia, in eccellente stato di conservazione. Rara. Nice view from the famous Sketches in Italy: being a selection from upwards of five hundred of the most striking and picturesque scenes in various parts of Piedmont; the Milanese, Venetian, and Roman states; Tuscany; and the Kingdom of Naples. Sketched during a tour in the years 1828 and 1829, and drawn on stone, with historical and descriptive references, a map, and index en route, by William Linton. In two volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - London: published by the author, 19, Blenheim Street; and Downshire Hill Cottage, Hampstead, 1832 Two volumes, with 96 lithographic plates, all with india paper, mounted, lithographic map, all by W.Day. A deluxe publication, the original subscriber’s list limited to 89 names. The route around Italy included visits to Lugano, Milan, Turin, Genoa, Florence, Rome and its vicinity, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi, Assisi, Perugia, Bologna, Ferrara, Venice and Padua. ' Litograph, in excellent condition. Cfr.