LOT 3095
17th March 2020
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LOT 3095
SOUTH-EAST ASIA. - C.J. KLEINGROTHE. Malay Peninsula. [Medan, Sumatra:? Kleingrothe, 1907?] Oblong (351 x 447mm.) Title, map in colour, 53 loose plates of heliogravures based on photographs by C.J. Kleingrothe. (A corner crease to 1 plate, all 36 Malay states plates have a corner damp stain and marginal ink-stain, a tear with small loss to the title, lacking 8 plates from the 'Penang' series and 9 from the 'Singapore' series.) All contained within the original blue cloth portfolio, white lettering and mounted photographic illustration to the upper cover (some rubbing and damp-spotting). Note: rare. Charles Kleingrothe was a German-born photographer who established a studio Medan, Sumatra in 1899. A variety of images, including a mail-train, golf and race-courses and clubs, but also of tin and gold-mining and rubber plantations.
Hammer price: £300
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