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Croquis de Cintra, 18 litografias de C. Brelaz, 1840 [BRELAZ, Célestine].- Croquis de Cintra / dessinés d’après nature et lithographiés par Cne. B.- Lisbonne: s.n., 1840].- 18 litografias; 32x48 cm. + 5 litografias color.- E. Album published only with the initials of the author, consisting of 18 uncoloured lithographs (all that was published) and a booklet cover (missing in this copy), lithographed, gauffered on blue paper, with title, imprint and a small vignette. Unnumbered prints feature the following captions: 1 - Vue de Cintra prise des Castanhaes; 2 - Chateau de Cintra; 3 - Pena [entrada]; 4 - Campagne de l’horloge; 5 - Couvent de Liège; 6 - Vue prise de Rio de Porto; 7 - Os Pizões (Cintra); 8 - Chateau des Maures; 9 - Vue de Cintra prise de St. Pedro; 10 - Pena [vista de longe]; 11 - Vue de Cintra prise du jardin du comte da Povoa; 12 - Place du Marché (Cintra); 13 - Seteias [sic]; 14 - Croix à l’entrée de Cintra; 15 - Fontaine des amours; 16 - Monserrat; 17 - Le Carmo, Collares; 18 - Etang de la Varja (Collares). Prints with very slight foxing, mounted on guards, most with small restoration on the verso (11), 5 with larger restoration. All have the same subscription (or similar): Off. Lith. de Mel. Luiz. In the end, 5 more hand-coloured Sintra lithographs are bound with the following captions; 1 - Cintra du côté du midi; 2 - Tombeau des deux frères sur la route de Cintra; 3 - Pont du Vinaigre; 4 - Varja de Collares; 23 - Melides près Collars [sic]. Three plates with subscription: Lith. Schmid, à Genève (ca. 1820). The set is lined with leather half-binding of the first half (?) of the twentieth century