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[Switzerland]. NUSSBIEGEL, J. (19) [Sheet of colored Swiss girls’ traditional costumes. One full-length figure in the background on each...] Nuremberg, published by Fr. Campe, (ca. 1800–1820) 19 engravings (from a set of 24). Loose sheets in small folio format with wide margins on watermarked vellum (approx. 17.5 x 25 at the edge), (margins slightly soiled; remnants of old laid paper tabs on each sheet; the white background color has discolored on two figures, possibly due to the presence of lead in the pigment; the title and five figures are missing) Rare engraved illustrations of women’s traditional costumes from German-speaking Switzerland in the early 19th century. Taken from “24 Blatt colorierte Schweizer Mädchentrachten. Je eine ganze Figur im Hintergrund, eine Ansicht der Hauptstadt des betreffenden Cantons.” Fine gouache-colored copper engravings depicting traditional Swiss girls’ costumes, very beautifully colored. Each features a full-length figure with an urban or mountain landscape in the background. At the bottom of each figure: the coat of arms in color and the engraved name of the canton corresponding to the costume depicted. Two figures for the canton of Bern. Engraved signature at the bottom of each figure. Good examples. Colas, II, 2235.