Passage of the Port of Venasque - View taken from the shore of the Lake, Victor Petit

Part of a collection of 30 lithographs numbered from 1 to 30. Lithograph no. 16 is on double page, there is no lithograph numbered 17. The plates of the first edition of this suite, printed by thierry in paris, were published in 1854 and 1855. Victor petit's publisher is no longer that of the previous collections, bassy in pau, but dulon, bookseller-publisher in bagnères-de-luchon and saintes. Dulon subsequently published, on several occasions, collections of views of luchon and other sites in the pyrenees by victor petit, the composition of which varied greatly. The plates will no longer be printed by thierry, but by the j. Monrocq printing company, in paris. Attachment: between pl. 6 and pl. 7, a pl. Taken from "the pyrenees" has been added. Its legend is as follows: cirque de gavarnie - view taken from chemin de la coumélie. This plate was published by dulon, but was printed by j. Monrocq in paris. Ancely, rené (1876 - 1966). Possessor. Date: 19th century. Medium: lithograph, print. Collection: Bibliothèques de Toulouse. Passage du Port de Vénasque - Vue prise de la rive du Lac - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A PETIT 1 026