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Two c.1848 A. Ravoisie Engravings of Oran, Algeria

Auguste Guillaumot (French, 19th century) and Le Coq (French, 19th century) after Amable Ravoisie (French, 19th century). A collection of two engravings depicting Oran, the second largest city in Algeria, one engraving being a bird's eye view of the city landscape with two detail views below flanking central glossary for locations on the landscape; and one overhead view depicting the layout of the city as well as a macro detail of the shoreline on which it rests. Landscape framed approximately 28.625" x 39.5", sight size approximately 18.25" x 29". Overhead view framed approximately 32" x 38", unframed approximately 21.5" x 27.5". Note: The architect Amable Ravoisie was part of a large team of specialists who set out in the 1840s to document the new French colony of Algeria, his drawings and later engravings illustrating in detail hundreds of ancient and modern monuments.