TRAVIÈS (Édouard). Reunion of 186 original watercolors produ - Lot 236

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TRAVIÈS (Édouard). Reunion of 186 original watercolors produ - Lot 236
TRAVIÈS (Édouard). Reunion of 186 original watercolors produced between 1834 and 1840, in 4 volumes in 4°, red half-chagrin, double gilt fillet edging the boards, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges (period binding). A collection of 187 small original watercolors on 183 "Bristol paper" plates mounted on tabs. All plates are watercolored, gummed, signed and dated by TRAVIÈS, & LEGENDED by ORBIGNY. Each of the four volumes bears a neatly calligraphed title: - "Birds of Europe" (46 plates); - "Birds of Asia, Oceania and Europe" (45 plates, including two with two subjects); - "Birds of Africa and Europe" (43 plates, including one with two subjects); & - "Birds of America" (49 plates, including one with two subjects). PRECIOUS AND UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TRAVIÈS AQUARELLES created under the direction of Alcide d'ORBIGNY and intended to illustrate the ornithological part of the Animal Kingdom distributed according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals, and as an introduction to the comparative anatomy of Georges CUVIER. CUVIER (Paris, Fortin, Masson et Cie, s. d. [1836-1849]) where they appear engraved by ANNEDOUCHE,BOURREY, FOURNIER, GIRAUD, GUILLARD, GUYARD, LEGRAND, MANCEAU, MOUGEOT,OUDET... Published after Cuvier's death, this edition by the "Disciples" (including Alcide d'Orbigny) is the most influential work on zoological classification of the first half of the 19th century. ATTACHED is a handwritten note from the period stating: "These birds were painted by Traviès under the direction of M. Alcide d'Orbigny. They are named and classified by him. This collection is typical of the engraved and colored plates in Cuvier's great work. The names are written by the hand of M. Alcide d'Orbigny. From the library of the Château de Saint-Georges d'Aunay, with armorial bookplate. ALL THESE WATERCOLORS ARE IN REMARKABLY FRESH CONDITION.
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