Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk | Twelve views in the interior of Guiana. London, 1841, beautiful hand-coloured lithographs of Guyana - photo 1
Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk | Twelve views in the interior of Guiana. London, 1841, beautiful hand-coloured lithographs of Guyana - photo 2
Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk | Twelve views in the interior of Guiana. London, 1841, beautiful hand-coloured lithographs of Guyana - photo 3

Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk | Twelve views in the interior of Guiana. London, 1841, beautiful hand-coloured lithographs of Guyana

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Lot 74 | Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk | Twelve views in the interior of Guiana. London, 1841, beautiful hand-coloured lithographs of Guyana
Sir Robert Herman Schomburgk

Twelve views in the interior of Guiana: from drawings executed by Mr. Charles Bentley, after sketches taken during the expedition carried on in the years 1835-1839. London: Ackermann & Co., 1841

FIRST EDITION, folio (532 x 360mm.), tipped-in hand-coloured additional lithographed title by M. Gauci after Charles Bentley, dedication leaf with arms at head of page printed in gilt, engraved map with route marked in red, 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates by G. Barnard (7), M. Gauci (3), and Coke Smyth (2), woodcut illustrations in text later red half morocco in period style over original red-and-black patterned cloth-covered boards, the covers ruled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, minor foxing in places

A beautiful series of plates depicting the natural beauty and inhabitants of British Guiana (now Guyana). The original sketches were made by John Morrison under the direction of Robert Herman Schomburgk (1804-1865), a German-born businessman turned explorer who undertook several expeditions to the colony in the 1830s and ‘40s, and is best known for setting the boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana, appropriately known as the Schomburgk line. His longest expedition to the region was from 1835-1839 on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society. During his travels he discovered several new species of orchids and giant water lilies, including the species now known as Victoria amazonica, and obtained, in line with the aims of the RGS, “a more extended knowledge of the geography and natural productions of hitherto unvisited regions” (Preface). Schomburgk published his findings and observations in A description of British Guiana, geographical and statistical in 1840, followed by the present work, which was intended for a popular audience. In addition to describing the more interesting geographical features and waterways he encountered, Schomburgk devotes a significant section to the native population and communities, featuring their culture and noting the different tribal designations, customs, foods, and ceremonies.
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