Description:
Augsburg, Engelbrecht and Will, 1750-1799.Oblong folio [300 x 410 mm], quarter-roan. Contemporary binding worn.
Extremely rare album intended for children of the wealthy bourgeoisie made in Augsburg, in 1799, during the Napoleonic Wars.It is composed of 34 full-page copper-engravings, colored at the time, mounted on 18 thick leaves on guards.
Measuring 24 x 35 cm, they were produced by the engraver and printer from Augsburg Johann Martin Will (1726-1806).
The large views are in a nice contemporary coloring,are numbered in the top right corner and bear the signature J. Mart. Will A.V. on the lower margin.
The album contains:
· 4 leaves with large street scenes (n° 1, 2, 3, 6).
· 3 leaves picturing Napoleon's regiments that went through Augsburg in 1799 (n° 99,101,102).
· 1 leaf with uniforms (n°75).
· 13 leaves with toys and children's games (n° 3, 6, 8, 15, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 49, 89 and 2 double).
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