Twelve views in Corsica / drawn, etched, and published by W. Cowen ; dedicated, by permision, to Earl Fitzwilliam.
Published / Created:
[London] : To be had of W. Cowen, Gibraltar Cottage, Thistle Grove, Old Brompton, London; and all respectable book and printsellers, MDCCCXLIII [1843]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [12] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title page printed in red.
Contents:
The room in which Bonaparte was born, with its furniture as it existed in his juvenile days -- Exterior view of Bonaparte's house -- Napoleon's grotto where he retired to study in his youth -- The Gulf and city of Ajaccio, and Torre Di Capitello, where Napoleon commenced (in1793) his military career -- Saint Lucia, Campo Di Loro, near Ajaccio -- An ancient fort and distant view of Bastia -- A ruined convent, at one period the House of Parliament, Corte -- The entrance into Bastia -- The Port of Bastia, Lion Rock, &c. -- Prospect from the room of Napoleon's birth place -- The Port of Ajaccio, the fountain of Napoleon, Hotel de Ville, &c. -- The Castle of Corte.
Subject Terms:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Corsica -- Pictorial works. | Corsica (France) -- Pictorial works. | Cowen, W. -- Publisher | Etching -- Specimens -- 1843.