Lalanne & Malbos "the Most Beautiful Sites Of The Pyrenees" Complete: 50 Original Lithographs 1850

LALANNE (Maxime) & MALBOS (Mr de) - The most beautiful sites in the Pyrenees drawn and lithographed by Maxime Lalanne and Mr. de Malbos.

Tarbes, is sold at JM Dufour, publisher, and during the spa season at Bagnères, Barèges-Luchon, Cauterets and Eaux-Bonnes and at Pau, nd (ca. 1850), 1 vol. large oblong octavo (350 x 265 mm) bound in full publisher's red percaline, gilt title on the upper cover, 50 plates (illustrated title included).

Joints restored, foxing and slight marginal stains on a few plates, a fine copy.

50 two-tone lithographed plates (title included) representing the most famous sites in the Pyrenees.

15 of these plates are due to Malbos and 34 to Lalanne, the title not bearing a signature. 2 boards printed at Delarue in Paris, 33 at Frick Frères in Paris and 15 at Jacomme et Cie in Paris.

This album was more or less mounted on demand, it appears on the market with 16 to 54 lithographs (in this last case, very rare, there are 4 costume plates by Pingret).

Our copy is therefore one of the rare complete of the 50 plates executed by Lalanne and Malbos.

List of boards: Bagnères de Bigorre (2) - Etablissement de Salut - Lourdes on the road to Bagnères - Betharam - Pau - Route des Eaux-Bonnes Eaux Chaudes - Eaux-Chaudes - Eaux-Bonnes - Cascade Valentin - St Savin - Fond of the Argelès Valley - Entrance to the Cauterets Gorge at Pierrefitte - Road from Pierrefite (sic) to Cauterets - Descent from Pierrefite - Limaçon Road - Entrance to Cauterets - Cauteretz (sic) - General view of Cauterets - General view of La Raillère - Bottom of the Lutour Valley - Cerizet Waterfall - Spain Bridge in Cauterets (2) - Caube Lake - Luz - Templar Church in Luz - St Sauveur - Pas de l'Echelle - Scia Bridge - Breach de Roland - Cave of Gèdre - Cirque de Gavarnie - General view of Barèges - Entrance to Barège - Lac d'Escoubous - Pic du Midi de Bigorre - Cascade de Garet - Arreau - Lac d'Oo Luchon - St Aventin at Luchon - Allée d 'Etigny in Luchon - Luchon, view taken from Bellevue - Cascade des Demoiselles in Luchon - Vallée du Lys - Cascade d'Enfer - St Béat - St Bertrand de Comminges - Château de Mauvesin.