Antique Travels from Buenos Aires, English Language, Guide Book, Georgian, 1807 Bench Seat Appealing colour and finish

Appealing colour and finish

reconstituted stone column with brass dial and gnomon

Displaying a desirable aged patina with minimal loss

Very solid and stable the shaped trestle end supports are united by a robust rail and lock to the top by means of the block tenon joints where the ends are visible in the seat top adding to the character of the piece

the leather offers tactile hand grips

Antique Travels from Buenos Aires, English Language, Guide Book, Georgian, 1807 Bench Seat Appealing colour and finishOur Stock # 18. 9508 This is an antique copy of Travels from Buenos Aires by Anthony Zachariah Helms. An English language copy of the South American guide book, dating to the Georgian period and printed in London, 1807. As the former director of mines near Krakw in Poland, Anthony Zachariah Helms (1751 1803) was seconded to South America to aid in the mines of Peru. This book details his travels from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Lima, Peru via Potosi