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Title leaf and 26 hand-colored aquatint plates. 25.5x21 cm (10x8¼") modern marbled paper wrappers and new endpapers, paper label on front. First Edition. OCLC locates only 5 copies of this rare issue; no copies in recent auction records. See Tooley 382 for Porter's original work.

Reproduced from the plates used for Robert Ker Porter's 1809 work, "Travelling sketches in Russia and Sweden During the Years 1805-1808." A scarce separate issue of the plates on Russian dress and uniforms. Plates captioned in English. Robert Ker Porter (1777-1842), an artist noted chiefly for his landscapes and battle scenes, was appointed historical painter to the czar of Russia in 1804. OCLC locates only 5 copies of this rare issue; no copies in recent auction records. See Tooley 382 for Porter's original work.