MARIN DARBEL V Group of 6 graphite and white chalk drawings

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MARIN-DARBEL, V. Group of 6 graphite and white chalk drawings by a French naval officer, including views of Sydney on Cape Breton Island (3), Narragansett, Rhode Island and Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (2). Each approximately 9 3/4x12 1/2 inches, on gray wove paper. Vp, 1860s

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Each view is titled, signed and dated by the officer in pencil, and each is additionally signed by another (named Godefroy?) in ink. Two of the Cape Breton views form a panorama of Sydney and the other depicts a Micmac encampment with three teepees. The Narragansett view principally shows the entrance to the harbor. Finally, the Pointe-a-Pitre drawings show both the town and bay.