{"product_id":"views-of-mauritius-81886","title":"Eight Views, of the Mauritius,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA scarce set of prints depicting the British invasion of Mauritius by an eye witness. Lacking plates 4 and 7.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMajor General John Abercrombie (1772-1817) was made Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army in 1809, and a year later lead the expedition that captured Mauritius from the French in 1810. Mauritius had become a base for the French corsairs which harassed British commercial vessels travelling to and from India, and capturing it was a small but important strategic victory in the larger context of British naval domination during the Napoleonic wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; landscape folio, dimensions (42 x 28.5 cm); 6 (of 8) hand-coloured aquatint plates, loose, without title, a little uneven toning, in very good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbey (Travel), 293; Tooley 481.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[TEMPLE, Lieutenant R.]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57376566477175,"sku":"81886","price":6903.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/81886_d004d6d9-9d34-4908-83cd-7a15f744c6cf.jpg?v=1786741271","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/views-of-mauritius-81886","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}