Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Swedish publishers active in the 1830s, probably in Stockholm

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :Missionarernas bostad pa Hifo [Maison des missionna...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Reference: A-282-009

Description: Upper view: Two-storied wooden house surrounded with plaited fibre fences. A man is cutting logs with an axe in the left foreground, while a male missionary reads, probably from the Bible to a Tongan man, woman and child on the right. There is another Tongan seated on the ground near the house and another carrying a load towards the house's front door. Lower view: A river in the foreground with a canoe. A Tongan woman is stepping into the water behind the canoe. Beyond her are trees and a plaited fibre fence with a large two-storied European-style house in the background. Plate 160 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 1, opp. p.59, Plate 7, the lower from Vol 2, opposite p.70, plate 9 in Voyage pittoresque autour du monde by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - House of the missionaries at Hifo, Tonga; First home of the missionaries at Tonga Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 77 x 124 mm and 91 x 132 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :Morai [Morai a Nouka-Hiva, Marquesas; and] Hus i Au...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Reference: A-282-014

Description: Upper view: Cleared area with dwellings, drums, sculptures and other objects on the Marquesas, derived from illustrations to Krusentern's voyage. Lower view: An interior view with a Marquesan family seated at the end of a long building, with fans, implements and weapons piled in the foreground. A man is seated outside. Both males have full body tattoo. Also derived from an illustration to Krusenstern's voyages. Plate 183 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 1, opp. p.486, plate 61, the lower from Vol 1, opposite p.491 in "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde" by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - Morai at Nouka-Hiva. Interior of a hut on Nuka-Hiva, Marquesas Islands Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 96 x 124 mm and 98 x 128 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :En kava pa Namuka [Un kava sur la plage de Namouka;...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Reference: A-282-010

Description: Upper view: Beach with several canoes on the left, palms along the beach with a group sitting in a circle outside a Tongan dwelling. Lower view: A Tongan building on the left, with an open door. A kneeling person is visible inside the door. Another man is seated in the foreground, outside the building and beyond a low rise surrounded by trees is the roof of a second building. Plate 161 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 2, opp. p.22 Plate 3, the lower from Vol 2, opposite p.46 plate 6 in Voyage pittoresque autour du monde by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - A kava ceremony on the beach at Nomuka, Tonga; Tombs or faitokas in Tongatapu Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 92 x 119 mm and 96 x 129 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :Pomare IIs graf [Tombeau de Pomare II; and] Basaltk...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Reference: A-282-011

Description: Upper view: Two large single-storied buildings surrounded by a fence, viewed through a gap between two trees. There are two people seated on a flat area in the foreground. Lower view: Rocky cliffs with a waterfall, surmounted by vegetation, viewed by two people from and outcrop in the foreground. The name Piha does not appear to be a current name in the Society Islands, but the rocks are similar to a formation drawn by LeJeune during Duperrey's visit to Tahiti in the early 1920s Plate 166 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 1, opp. p.534 Plate 67, the lower from Vol 1, opposite p.531 in Voyage pittoresque autour du monde by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - Grave of Pomare II; Basalt rocks at Piha, [Bora Bora?] Tahiti, Society Islands Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 99 x 132 mm and 88 x 124 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :Colossala statuei pa Waihu [Statues colossales de l...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm); Beechey, Frederick William (Capt), 1796-1856

Reference: A-282-012

Description: Upper view: To the left, three standing and one fallen Easter Island statues, with a European artist and a companion and an Easter Islander to the right. A European ship is in the background. Lower view: Two European row boats pulling off from a rough rocky shore. High cliffs and some vegetation in the background. This view is a copy of an engraving after a pencil sketch by F. W. Beechey, Captain of H. M. S. Blossom, who visited Pitcairn in December 1825. The scene is at Bounty Bay, the only landing place on Pitcairn Island, with St Paul's Rocks in the background. Plate 178 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 1, opp. p.507 the lower from the same plate in Voyage pittoresque autour du monde by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. The Library holds a related image to the view of Pitcairn, possibly the original watercolour for the print. See A-118-009 IRN 160825. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - Colossal statues on the island of Waihou, Easter Island; Landing beach at Pitcairn Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 91 x 116 mm and 88 x 124 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.

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[Sainson, Louis Auguste de] b 1800 :Missionarernes bostad a Waiakea [Etablissement des ...

Date: 1820 - 1840

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Gothstrom & Magnusson (Firm)

Reference: A-282-013

Description: Upper view: Two buildings on the far side of a river, the view framed by tall trees in the foreground. Lower view: Waterfall between tall rock formations. There are several Hawaiians swimming in the lower pool, with others on the rocks. Plate 182 from an unknown Swedish publication, probably a missionary journal. The upper image is redrawn from the engraving by Sainson, in Vol 1, opp. p.427 the lower from the plate opp. p. 422, plate 53 in "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde" by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville (Paris, 1834-5). The Swedish language version of Voyage Pittoresque ... (held by the Library at 910.4 /P/DUM) is duodecimo size and has no illustrations. It was published between 1836 and 1840. Language - (translated from the original in French) Other Titles - Mission-station at Wai-akea. Waterfall at Wai-koukou, Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, 1834-1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) 2 lithographs on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Lithographs 97 x 133 mm and 86 x 121 mm on sheet 276 x 230 mm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor in Stockholm in 1980 from a print dealer. Said to be illustrations from a missionary journal.