Album in-12 Oblong, 16 hand pencil drawings (of which 11 of Lebanon and 5 of Syria) by Larreguy in 1861, 3 watercolour portraits, full calf, from the library of the Bordelais collector Raymond Jeanvrot, in very good condition, France, 1860-70.

Synopsis

Album of drawings and notes made by Adolphe Larreguy in 1861 during various journeys. The entire first part is devoted to Lebanon and Syria, in 11 original pencil drawings for Lebanon and 5 from Syria, representing landscapes, and two watercolors representing people in traditional costumes.
Followed by geological notes on France, of lesser interest, a few various drawings (including Bonifacio), and finally the handwritten copy of the account of Larréguy’s trip to Oceania in the years 1860-70.
The interest of this notebook lies mainly in the very beautiful original illustrations drawn from life by the author in Syria and especially in Lebanon in 1861.
Some of the drawings have captions in pencil as follows:
Beyrouth 1861 / Deir el-Kamar 1861 / Beit-Eddin 1861 / portrait: Pacha militaire à Beyrouth 1861 / Tent scene / une maison de Damas – mai 1861 followed by a sketch of its interior layout / une rue de Damas- mai 1861 / Damas – mai 1861 / chapiteau de pilastre – decoration des maisons à Damas 1861 / campe de Kab-Elias – mai 1861 dans la vallée de la Becka / Temple du Soleil – Baalbeck – mai 1861 / Interieur d’un monument, Baalbeck – mai 1861 / Camp des Bach – Bousoucks mai 1861 / Nahr el-Kalb – mai 1861 / ancienne maison en la ville de Beyrouth.