BUVELOT (Louis), MOREAU (Louis-Auguste) Rio de... Lot 38

BUVELOT (Louis), MOREAU (Louis-Auguste) Rio de Janeiro, Healon e Rensburg [1842-1843]... Rio de Janeiro pitoresco. Oblong folio album (27.8 × 40 cm), eggplant half-maroquin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets (period binding). The first engraving album printed in Brazil. Beautiful album of 12 lithographed plates by Louis Buvelot for the landscapes and Louis-Auguste Moreau for the figures. Each plate presents a set of scenes, except for two full-page ones with colored backgrounds. In 1844, the album was enriched with 6 new plates and a general title, missing here. Louis-Auguste Moreaux (1817-1877) moved to Brazil in 1838, where he died after a successful career as an artist. Louis Buvelot (1814-1888) moved to Brazil in 1835, where he remained until 1852. In 1865, he moved to Australia, where he died. Together, they founded a photographic studio, active from 1845 onwards, and obtained the title of Photographers to the Royal Household. The photographic studio, which became known as Officina Imperial Buvelot & Prat, operated until 1856. Restoration to paper on second cover. Small tears repaired, some light foxing. The mounting tabs have been renewed.