Lot 88 · Maritime Art
Sketches in Afghaunistan . London: Henry Graves & Co., and W.H. Allen & Co., [1842]. Folio (54 x 37cm). Letterpress title printed in blue incorporating list of plates, tinted lithographic title, dedication leaf, and 25 tinted plates, by Louis and Charles Haghe. (Small spot to blank margin of 5th plate, 16th plate slightly loose.) Publisher's green half morocco, lettered in gilt (extremities lightly rubbed).
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,221–$4,832
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Maritime Art, London (South Kensington) · 29 April 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6561925
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Atkinson, James. 1780-1852., Sketches in Afghaunistan . London: Henry Graves & Co., and W.H. Allen & Co., [1842]. Folio (54 x 37cm). Letterpress title printed in blue incorporating list of plates, tinted lithographic title, dedication leaf, and 25 tinted plates, by Louis and Charles Haghe. (Small spot to blank margin of 5th plate, 16th plate slightly loose.) Publisher's green half morocco, lettered in gilt (extremities lightly rubbed). Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6561925.
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Atkinson, James. 1780-1852., Sketches in Afghaunistan . London: Henry Graves & Co., and W.H. Allen & Co., [1842]. Folio (54 x 37cm). Letterpress title printed in blue incorporating list of plates, tinted lithographic title, dedication leaf, and 25 tinted plates, by Louis and Charles Haghe. (Small spot to blank margin of 5th plate, 16th plate slightly loose.) Publisher's green half morocco, lettered in gilt (extremities lightly rubbed). Christie's, 29 Apr 1999, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6561925.
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