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ESQUER (Gabriel): Iconographie historique de l'Algérie depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à 1871. 1830-1930 - Collection du centenaire de l'Algérie. Paris, Plon, 1929. Three portfolios. 34 by 45.5 cm. (4)-XL-113 pages and 66 plates; (4) and 151 plates; (4) and 137 plates. Complete with 354 plates. In publisher's portfolios, half gray percaline, with 3 laces. Good overall condition, but foxing on portfolios, on text pages, having spared the engravings (except for a few, in margins only). The plates comprise 1,011 illustrations of paintings, drawings, prints, popular images, sculptures and medals, representing portraits, city views and views of the country. Over a thousand documents collected by archivist and paleographer Gabriel Esquer (1876-1961), administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale d'Alger. Preceded by a study of Algerian historical iconography, with notes on the documents reproduced and tables. The bulk of the publication is made up of works (paintings, drawings, prints, popular images, sculptures, medals, etc.) inspired by events, portraits, city views and aspects of the country. The works reproduced have been chosen not for their artistic merit, but for their documentary value. The most important iconographic source relating the history of Algeria. Volume I: 16th century - 1826 Volume II: 1827 to 1837 Volume III: 1838 to 1871.

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ESQUER (Gabriel): Iconographie historique de l'Algérie depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à 1871. 1830-1930 - Collection du centenaire de l'Algérie. Paris, Plon, 1929. Three portfolios. 34 by 45.5 cm. (4)-XL-113 pages and 66 plates; (4) and 151 plates; (4) and 137 plates. Complete with 354 plates. In publisher's portfolios, half gray percaline, with 3 laces. Good overall condition, but foxing on portfolios, on text pages, having spared the engravings (except for a few, in margins only). The plates comprise 1,011 illustrations of paintings, drawings, prints, popular images, sculptures and medals, representing portraits, city views and views of the country. Over a thousand documents collected by archivist and paleographer Gabriel Esquer (1876-1961), administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale d'Alger. Preceded by a study of Algerian historical iconography, with notes on the documents reproduced and tables. The bulk of the publication is made up of works (paintings, drawings, prints, popular images, sculptures, medals, etc.) inspired by events, portraits, city views and aspects of the country. The works reproduced have been chosen not for their artistic merit, but for their documentary value. The most important iconographic source relating the history of Algeria. Volume I: 16th century - 1826 Volume II: 1827 to 1837 Volume III: 1838 to 1871.

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