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| The Inside of the House in the Morai in Atool 1786-90
Early copper plate engraving' The Inside of the House in the Morai in Atool'. From a sketch by John Webber the official artist on Captain Cook's third and final voyage. Two Goddesses of Old Hawaii behind the burial place.
The picture, which has later hand colouring,is a little discoloured around the border but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 110mm.
Ref no: 1208 Price: £12.00
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| Inhabitants of Norton Sound and their Habitations 1785
Early copper plate engraving' Inhabitants of Norton Sound and their Habitations'. From a sketch by John Webber the official artist on Captain Cook's third and final voyage. Published by William Stockdale in 1785. An early picture of North America.
The picture, which has later hand colouring,is a little discoloured around the border but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 100mm.
Ref no: 1209 Price: £12.00
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| Governor of Mosambique C1800
Early copper plate engraving 'The Sheik or Governor of Mosambique visits de Gama on board his ship'.
The picture, which is quite small, has later hand colouring and is a little grubby around the border but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 100m x 65mm.
Ref no: 1207 Price: £12.00
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| Van Diemens Land Australia 1841
Early steel engraved map by Alex Findlay and published by Thomas Kelly in 1841.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 250m x 190mm.
Ref no: 1206 Price: £15.00
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| Chatham Kent C1840
Early steel engraving by E Finden from an original drawing by H Warren.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border with a fine crease below the title, but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 180m x 120mm.
Ref no: 1204 Price: £15.00
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| Suffolk by Thomas Moule C1850
Steel engraved map by of Suffolk engraved for Moule's English Counties circa 1850.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby and quite discoloured but the price does reflect this. Size of engraved area 260m x 200mm.
Ref no: 1205 Price: £15.00
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| Early road map London to York 1766
Early folding copper plate map drawn and engraved by J Gibson for the Gents Magazine 1766. The map shows the roads from London to York.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border and has a vertical crease but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 300m x 180mm.
Ref no: 1198 Price: £20.00
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| Ramsgate, J M W Turner C1850
Steel engraving of Ramsgate Kent by R Wallis from an original painting by J.M.W.Turner R.A. dating from around 1850.
The picture ,which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the outer border but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 240m x 150mm.
Ref no: 1202 Price: £20.00 SOLD
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| Ramsgate, J M W Turner C1850
Early mezzotint of Ramsgate Kent by Thomas Lupton from an original painting by J.M.W.Turner R.A. dating from around 1850.
The picture ,which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the outer border but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 240m x 160mm.
Ref no: 1203 Price: £20.00
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| Early road map London, Bristol, Bath & Worcester 1765
Early folding copper plate map drawn and engraved by J Gibson for the Gents Magazine 1765. The map shows the roads from London to Bristol and Bath and Bristol to Bath & Worcester.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border and has a small repaired hole (second column from left one inch down), and a repair to the top right corner but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 300m x 180mm.
Ref no: 1201 Price: £20.00
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| Early road map London, Cambridge, Ely Kings Lynn 1769
Early folding copper plate map drawn and engraved by J Gibson for the Gents Magazine 1769. The map shows the roads from London to Cambridge, Ely Kings Lynn - From Oxford to Cambridge passing through Buckingham & Bedford. The last part is Ely to Bury St Edmunds.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is grubby around the border but generally in good condition for the age. Size of engraved area 300m x 180mm.
Ref no: 1199 Price: £20.00
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| Early road map London, Harwich, Chelmsford & Great Yarmouth 1766
Early folding copper plate map drawn and engraved by J Gibson for the Gents Magazine 1766. The map shows the roads from London to Harwich, London to Bury St Edmunds commencing at Chelmsford and London to Great Yarmouth commencing at Colchester.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border and has a small hole (fifth column from left halfway down) but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 300m x 180mm.
Ref no: 1200 Price: £20.00
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| A View of the Town and Island of St Helena C1790
Super early copper plate engraving 'A View of the Town and Island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to the English East India Company'. Engraved by Thornton around 1790, a supeb picture.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, has some faint creases but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 290m x 190mm.
Ref no: 1193 Price: £35.00 |
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| Portsmouth Harbour by C Stanfield C1840
Steel engraving by R Brandard from an oriiginal painting by C Stanfield from around 1840.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby around the border but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 250m x 170mm.
Ref no: 1192 Price: £20.00 |
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| Five ships of the Line and a Frigate 1748
Early copper plate engraving 'Five Ships of the Line & a Frigate engaging of Portipea under their double reef topsails'. The picture comes from the London Magazine of 1748. The ships featured are the Cornwall, Plymouth, Strafford, Lenox, Worcester and Wager.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 190m x 110mm.
Ref no: 1187 Price: £18.00
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| English & French Fleets Battle of Minorca 1756
Early copper plate engraving 'First position of the English and French Fleets at two in the afternoon the 20th May 1756. I believe this is the Battle of Minorca during the Seven Years War.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, has a couple of creases but otherwise it is in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 110mm.
Ref no: 1188 Price: £15.00
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| Lambeth and Christ Church Parish Southwark London C1755
Early folding copper plate map of 'Lambeth and Christ Church Parish Southwark' from around 1755. South of the Thames the map lists the residences of a number of prominent people and some street names, quite rare.
The map, which has later hand colouring, has a small repaired hole to the right of the compass rose but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 350m x 280mm.
Ref no: 1196 Price: £75.00
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| Early map of Cambridge C1775
Unusual early folding copper plate map of Cambridge showing some of the colleges and halls, rare.
The map, which has later hand colouring, has some text showing through from the reverse, mainly in the corners but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 230m x 170mm.
Ref no: 1191 Price: £35.00
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Early map of the Island of Jamaica 1762
Super copper plate map of Jamaica from the Gent Magazine 1762, rare.
The map, which has later hand colouring, has had a new border put on the bottom but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 110mm.
Ref no: 1190 Price: £35.00
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Early map of London 1766
Early folding copper plate map ' A map of the Surrey side of the Thames from Westminster Bridge to the Borough with a plan for laying out the roads to Black Fryars Bridge'. Published in 1766.
The map, which has later hand colouring, has some text showing through from the reverse and repair to bottom right border, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 250m x 200mm.
Ref no: 1194 Price: £24.00
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Early map of London c1760
Early copper plate plan of the old streets around London Bridge and a plan of the new street from the bridge to the Royal Exchange. Published in the Gent Magazine circa 1760.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little discoloured but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 100mm.
Ref no: 1189 Price: £18.00
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| Early map of Brighton 1833
Early folding map of Brighton dated 1833.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is a little discoloured but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 250m x 130mm.
Ref no: 1197 Price: £15.00
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View of Greenwich from Deptford C1780 Early copper plate engraving, 'A View of Greenwich from Deptford', super picture, ideal for someone living in Docklands. Engraved for Harrison's History of London.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a bit grubby around the edges but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 270m x 150mm.
Ref no: 1195 Price: £28.00 SOLD
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| Scene on the river. A race night. (Eton & Oxford)
Very rare lithograph 'Scene on the river. A race night'. The picture comes from a publication called 'Eton and Oxford, a few familiar scenes' and dates from around 1850. The book was published in the High Street Oxford by J Ryman. Rowing pictures, apart from the Illustrated London News wood engravings are quite scarce.
The picture, which has original hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 380m x 270mm.
Ref no: 1184 Price: £75.00 SOLD
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| My Tutor's Sweepstakes. (Eton & Oxford)
Very rare lithograph 'My Tutor's sweepstakes'. The picture comes from a publication called 'Eton and Oxford, a few familiar scenes' and dates from around 1850. The book was published in the High Street Oxford by J Ryman. Rowing pictures, apart from the Illustrated London News wood engravings are quite scarce.
The picture, which has original hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 380m x 270mm.
Ref no: 1185 Price: £75.00 SOLD
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The Cockpit, Battle of the Nile
Superb hand coloured aquatint 'The Cockpit, Battle of the Nile' by William Heath and engraved by Matthew Dobourg. The picture comes from Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes published in 1817. Picture shows Nelson wounded in battle.
The picture, which has original hand colouring, is discoloured around the inner border with some foxing to the outer border, otherwise it is in good condition. Size of engraved area 300m x 190mm.
Ref no: 1183 Price: £85.00
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Hungary by John Tallis C1850
Hungary by John Tallis, drawn and engraved by J Rapkin circa 1850.
The picture, which has original and later hand colouring, has a couple of restored tears, the worst on the right hand side about an inch from the bottom. The restoration has been undertaken professionally but our price does reflect that it is there. Size of engraved area 320m x 250mm.
Ref no: 1186 Price: £18.00
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| Carte des Isles du Cap Verd by Bellin 1746
Early folding copper plate map by Bellin dated 1746 of Cape Verde, Africa. Super map with a decorative windrose in the centre.
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The map, which has later hand colouring and has a light centre fold and a fold on the right hand side otherwise it is in good condition. Size of engraved area 280m x 210mm.
Ref no: 1182 Price: £40.00
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| The Royal Northern Yacht Club by E Duncan
Later copy of an aquatint by Edward Duncan from an original painting by W Clark. The original would have been around 1840, this copy probally mid 20th century. The plate is titled ' This plate is dedicated to His Grace The Duke of Portland (Commodore), The Vice Commodore and Members of the Royal Northern Yacht Club'.
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The picture is hand coloured and apart from a slight discolouring to the border is in good condition. The picture is much brighter than the screen image. Size of engraved area 590m x 400mm.
Ref no: 3019 Price: £85.00
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Early copper plate map of London by Seutter Mattaeus 1728 Delineatio ac finitima Regio Magnae, Brittaniae Metropoleos Londini ad novißimam Normam repraesentata et ecusa à Matth. Seutter, Augustano Sac. Caesar Maj. Geogr
Rare folding copper plate map of London and Environs. The map goes from Colnebrook in the West to Gravesend in the East. Southerly it extends to Westerham in Kent and Hatfield in the North. The map has original colour and apart from the borders being slightly grubby and a small hole at Upper Morden, only visible if held to the light (six boxes from the left and four boxes from the bottom), the map is in good condition. Size of engraved area 580m x 490mm.
Ref no: 3018 Price: £425.00
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| Early copper plate map of Westmorland by Robert Morden C1695
Super folding copper plate map of Westmorland by Robert Morden dating from around 1695, possibly slightly latter.
The map, which has later colouring, is in excellent condition. Size of engraved area 420m x 360mm.
Ref no: 1179 Price: £48.00
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| Liverpool from Seacombe C1830
Steel engraving by W B Scott from a painting by J C Browne. Picture dates from around 1830.
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The picture, which has later colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area 180m x 100mm.
Ref no: 1174 Price: £12.00
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The Ramsgate Lifeboat C1860
Super wood engraving 'The Ramsgate Life Boat; morning after a heavy gale - weather moderating' by E W Cooke from the Illustrated London News circa 1860.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is in good condition. Size of engraved area; 350mm x 240mm.
Ref no: 1181 Price: £20.00
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| Early copper plate map of Arabia C1750
Early copper plate map of Libya, Ethiopia and Egypt by I Bafire dating from around 1750.
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The map, which has later colouring, has two vertical creases, clearly seen, but otherwise in good condition. Price does reflect condition. Size of engraved area 310m x 200mm.
Ref no: 1177 Price: £18.00
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| United States of America C1830
Folding steel engraved map of the United States of America dating from around 1830.
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The map, which has later colouring, is a little grubby around the borders but generally in good condition. Size of engraved area 230m x 190mm.
Ref no: 1180 Price: £18.00
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| An Accurate Map of the Circle of the Upper Rhine C1765
Early copper plate map Germany by G Rollos dating from around 1765.
The map, which has later colouring, has an embossed library stamp, almost invisible, 30mm down from the number 9 along the top, otherwise in excellent condition. Size of engraved area 280mm x 190mm.
Ref no: 1175 Price: £25.00
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| An Accurate Map of the Circle of the Lower Rhine C1765
Early copper plate map Germany by G Rollos dating from around 1765.
The map, which has later colouring, has an embossed library stamp, slightly more visible than on the Upper Rhine map, 40mm down from the number 51 along the right hand side of the map, otherwise in excellent condition. Size of engraved area 280mm x 190mm.
Ref no: 1176 Price: £25.00
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Map of the Mail Road from London to Holyhead
Early steel engraved fold map by Edward Mogg from 'Paterson's Roads being an entirely and accurate description of all the Direct and Principle Cross Roads in England and Wales'. The map dates from around 1825.
The map, which has later hand colouring, is on very fine paper and has some vertical creases as expected, otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area; 300mm x 170mm.
Ref no: 1178 Price: £15.00
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Lord Howe's victory over the French 1794 Super early steel engraving by J Rogers from a drawing by A Mayer. The picture dates from around 1860. The picture which has later hand colouring is a little grubby around the edges but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 150mm.
Ref no: 1172 Price: £15.00
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Admiral Duncan's victory over the Dutch fleet 1797 Super early steel engraving by J Rogers of Admiral Duncan's victory over the Dutch Fleet. The picture dates from around 1860. The picture which has later hand colouring is a little grubby around the edges but otherwise in good condition. Size of engraved area 200m x 150mm.
Ref no: 1173 Price: £15.00
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The Battle of Trafalgar
Double page folding wood engraving from the Illustrated London News 1874, 'The Battle of Trafalgar' by C Stanfield R.A.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, is a little grubby and discoloured around the borders. There is also a few spots in the picture. otherwise in good condition. This picture will look superb mounted and framed. Size of engraved area; 510mm x 250mm.
Ref no: 1171 Price: £18.00
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HM Channel Fleet 1898
Large format lithograph 'H.M. Channel Fleet in a terrific gale, October 16th & 17th 1898, on passage from Portland to Arosa Bay. The ships involved were HMS Arrogant, HMS Magnificent, HMS Mars, HMS Prince George, HMS Repulse, HMS Perorous, HMS Furious, HMS Blake, HMS Majestic, HMS Jupiter, HMS Hannibal and HMS Resolution.
The picture is laid on card with a tear to the left hand border and just slightly into the image and once mounted it would be hardly noticeable. An iteresting and quite rare picture. Because of the fact it is stuck down it will need to be sent Parcel Force 48 with a cost of £3.50 to UK and £7.00 international. Size of engraved area; 560mm x 380mm excluding text.
Ref no: 3017 Price: £45.00
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Review at Spithead
Super double page folding wood engraving from the Illustrated London News July 1867.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, has some very minor creasing, as you would expect for its age, but generally it is in good condition. Size of engraved area; 520mm x 350mm.
Ref no: 3014 Price: £20.00
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The Great Eastern Steamship 22,500 tons.
Super double page folding wood engraving from the Illustrated London News June 1857.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, has some very minor creasing, as you would expect for its age, but generally it is in good condition. Size of engraved area; 520mm x 350mm.
Ref no: 3015 Price: £20.00
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Departure of the Prince of Wales from Plymouth Sound for Canada
Super wood engraving from the Illustrated London News July 1860.
The picture, which has later hand colouring, has some very minor creasing, as you would expect for its age, but generally it is in good condition. Size of engraved area; 350mm x 240mm.
Ref no: 3016 Price: £18.00
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| The Isle of Man, Thomas Moule 1833
Early Thomas Moule steel engraved map of the Isle of Man published by George Virtue 1833 and engraved by James Bingley. |
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| Cape Aiya looking north towards Balaklava 1855
Stunning large format lithograph by W Simpson published October 15th 1855 by Paul & Dominic Colnghi & Co 13-14 Pall Mall East. The lithograph shows Cape Aiya looking north towards Balaklava. The picture is from a series depicting the Crimean war. |
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| Tabula Italiae, Jan Jansson 1648
Early framed copper plate map 'Tabula Italiae' by Jan Jansson, Atlas Minor, German edition published in 1648. |
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| Very early map of Sicily 1612 by Bertii
Early framed copper plate map 'Sicilia' by P Bertii. |
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| Burning of the Floating Batteries Before Gibralter C1810
Early copper plate engraving from around 1810 published for C Brightly and T Kinnersley's History of England. |
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| Destruction of the Gun Boats before Gibralter 1816
Early copper plate engraving from 1816, engraved by H Cook.. |
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| Very early map of Fiorentino 1616
Early framed copper plate map 'Dominio Fiorentino' - Von Etruria Toscana. |