View of Kathmandu, Nepal, Antique Steel Engraving, 1859
€ 290
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1859
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
Furne et Cie, Paris
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11494-5
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to three corners; edges straight and without nicks. Even age toning, soiled along the edges. Scattered light foxing and several larger brown spots in the margin. Faint water stain in the upper part of the sheet.
About this sheet
An original antique steel engraving, uncolored, of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, captioned "VUE DE KATMANDOU". The city spreads across the middle distance beyond a broad stretch of water, its skyline marked by the tiered roofs of pagoda temples and domed shrines, with a range of mountains rising behind. On the left a stepped shrine stands at the water's edge. On the right a long narrow bridge crosses the water, and a tall tiered temple rises on a wooded slope beyond it. The dark foreground bank holds a group of small thatched cottages, and a wide sky of rolling clouds fills the upper part of the plate.
The caption translates as View of Kathmandu. Below it the publisher's line reads "Publié par Furne à Paris" (Published by Furne in Paris), and in small letters at the lower right corner of the image the printer's line reads "Imp. Delamain, 8, r. Git-le-Cœur, Paris." No artist or engraver is named.
The source is Voyage en Asie et en Afrique by MM. Eyriès and Alfred Jacobs, a volume of the Histoire générale des voyages by Dumont d'Urville, d'Orbigny, Eyriès and A. Jacobs. It was published in Paris by Furne et Cie, éditeurs, 45 rue Saint-André-des-Arts, and its title page is dated M DCCC LIX (1859). Like the other plates in the book, this one is a steel engraving with a French caption.
Early views of Kathmandu are an attractive subject for anyone with an interest in Nepal or the Himalaya.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
