Vidal (Emeric Essex). Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, 1st edition, R. Ackermann, 1820, 22 hand-coloured aquatint plates (of 24; lacking all text), 3 folding, a few plates with watermark '1818, J Whatman, Turkey Mills', disbound, toning, marginal finger-soiling, all plates chipped or ragged along previously sewn edge, folding plates partially split and spotted or soiled along fold, oblong folio (28.6 x 34 cm; folding plates opening to 32 x 52.5 cm) (Qty: 22) Abbey Travel 698; Sabin 99460; Tooley 495 ('the only notable colour plate book in English deailng with the Argentine'). Sold as a collection of plates. The absent plates are 'South Matadero' and 'General View of Bueons Ayres', Abbey's number 8 and 14 respectively.
Vidal (Emeric Essex). Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, 1st edition, R. Ackermann, 1820, 22 hand-coloured aquatint plates (of 24; lacking all text), 3 folding, a few plates with watermark '1818, J Whatman, Turkey Mills', disbound, toning, marginal finger-soiling, all plates chipped or ragged along previously sewn edge, folding plates partially split and spotted or soiled along fold, oblong folio (28.6 x 34 cm; folding plates opening to 32 x 52.5 cm) (Qty: 22) Abbey Travel 698; Sabin 99460; Tooley 495 ('the only notable colour plate book in English deailng with the Argentine'). Sold as a collection of plates. The absent plates are 'South Matadero' and 'General View of Bueons Ayres', Abbey's number 8 and 14 respectively.
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