London, Baily Brothers, [1846].
Hand coloured lithographs mounted on card as issued. Carter's rare views of Gibraltar, here in the deluxe issue with hand coloured lithographs. Carter was from a military family and kept up the family tradition by serving in the 1st Foot Regiment. A talented amateur artist, he was stationed in Gibraltar.
First edition, deluxe issue; 2 vols (text and atlas), folio (atlas 56 x 46 cm); 14 lithographed plates (including pictorial title) by Thomas Coleman Dibden after sketches by the author, hand coloured & mounted on card as issued, printed title captions on verso, lithographed title incorporating map to text volume, spotting, text in original plain cloth-backed wrappers, plates loose as issued in original blue half morocco portfolio.
Abbey (Travel), 126.
First edition, deluxe issue; 2 vols (text and atlas), folio (atlas 56 x 46 cm); 14 lithographed plates (including pictorial title) by Thomas Coleman Dibden after sketches by the author, hand coloured & mounted on card as issued, printed title captions on verso, lithographed title incorporating map to text volume, spotting, text in original plain cloth-backed wrappers, plates loose as issued in original blue half morocco portfolio.
Abbey (Travel), 126.
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