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Auction #132 begins on 09 Jul 2026

Baines (Thomas)

SCENERY AND EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA (1977) - facsimile reprint of the 1852 edition of hand-coloured lithographs

This is a very large portfolio of 6 lithographs

Published: A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1977

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $80

Approximately:

Estimate: $140

Bidding opens: 9 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 16 Jul 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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"Scenery and Events in South Africa. A Facsimile Reprint of the 1852 Edition of Hand-Coloured Lithographs. With and Introduction and Descriptive Notes by Frank R. Bradlow."

Edition limited to 600 numbered copies. This is number 345.

Publisher's navy blue imitation leather binding with title label on front panel.

The prints depict the following:

1.) Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, Division of Uitenhage

2.) Graham's Town, Division Of Albany

3.) Fort Beaufort, And Council Of Kaffirs [sic]

4.) Klaas Smit's River - Wagon Broke Down, Crossing The Drift

5.) Bushmen Hunting A Herd Of Heterogeneous Game (This lithograph is notable for the fact that it depicts the now extinct Quagga. In 1858, nine years after Baines painted this scene and six years after this work was first published, the Quagga was extinct in South Africa).

6.) Kaffirs [sic] Leaving The Colony For Their Native Seat, With All Their Acquired Property

  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: Folio


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