Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 34

Price Realized: $ 2,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EDGAR LOVELL-SMITH (1875-1950) NEW ZEALAND / FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER. 1932.
39 1/2x25 inches, 100 1/4x63 1/2 cm. Coulls Somerville Wilkie, Ltd., [Dunedin.]
Condition B+ / B: repaired tear from bottom through text and into image; repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins; skinning, creases and minor foxing in upper and lower text; repaired pin holes in corners.
An aerial view of the Franz Josef Glacier and the original Douglas Bridge, which was replaced in 1936. Annotated with altitude markings and various geographical highlights, the poster shows a vast expanse of terrain, from the village of Franz Josef / Waiau up to the peak of the Minarets, 10,050 feet above sea level. New Zealand p. 172 (var).