Angiolo Angiolini Sold at Auction Prices

India, Egypt, &c.- Angiolini (Angiolo) [Suite of six views of temples and historic architectural sites], 1806.

India, Egypt, &c.- Angiolini (Angiolo) [Suite of six views of temples and historic architectural sites], including Sher Shah Suri's Tomb at Sasaram, India; the Mughal emperor Akbar's tomb, India; the Giza pyramid complex, Egypt; a view of the Mount Lebanon mountain range; the Acropolis of Athens; and a view of Smyrna, etchings and aquatints, printed in sepia on laid paper without watermarks, each platemark approx. 405 x 500 mm. (16 x 19 3/4 in), sheets each approx. 590 x 730 mm. (23 1/4 x 28 3/4 in), full margins with some expertly repaired tears and splits to creases, rough edges with nicks and tears repaired, minor surface dirt, handling creases, unframed, published by the artist, Florence, 1806. ⁂ Largely unrecorded, highly competent suite of aquatint views of important sites of historical interest.