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The Fatal Conflagration of the Custom House, on the Morning of the 12th February, 1814.
F. Calvert Pinx.t.
Pub'd as the Act directs Febr. 25th 1814 by Burkitt & Hudson, 85 Cheapside, London.
Coloured aquatint. 375 x 495mm (14¾ x 19½").
The destruction of Thomas Ripley's Custom House. The fire ignited barrels of gunpowder and spirits that caused such a large explosion that papers were recovered from Hackney Marshes.
[Ref: 1149] £650.00
F. Calvert Pinx.t.
Pub'd as the Act directs Febr. 25th 1814 by Burkitt & Hudson, 85 Cheapside, London.
Coloured aquatint. 375 x 495mm (14¾ x 19½").
The destruction of Thomas Ripley's Custom House. The fire ignited barrels of gunpowder and spirits that caused such a large explosion that papers were recovered from Hackney Marshes.
[Ref: 1149] £650.00
St Catherine Docks. Au Bassin du Port dit St. Catherine. Au dem hafen becker-genannt St. Catherine.
Calvert del.t. J. Tingle sculp.t
London, Published by Tombleson & Co. 11; Paternoster Row; & Creuzbauer & Co. Carlsruhe, Germany. [n.d. c.1834.]
Engraving. Plate 172 x 228mm. 6½ x 9".
View of St Katherine's Dock framed by a decorative border including motifs of anchors and fishing nets. The docks were designed by engineer Thomas Telford and opened in 1828.
[Ref: 26106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Calvert del.t. J. Tingle sculp.t
London, Published by Tombleson & Co. 11; Paternoster Row; & Creuzbauer & Co. Carlsruhe, Germany. [n.d. c.1834.]
Engraving. Plate 172 x 228mm. 6½ x 9".
View of St Katherine's Dock framed by a decorative border including motifs of anchors and fishing nets. The docks were designed by engineer Thomas Telford and opened in 1828.
[Ref: 26106] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Holy Cross, County of Tipperary.
Fred.k Calvert del et sculp.
London, Pub, 1, Jan.y 1813 by S.Inman, 7 Lambs Conduit St, Foundling Hospital.
Rare aquatint. 200 x 285mm (8 x 11¼"). Watermarked 'N Sharp 1817'. Large margins. Slight soiling.
A moonlit scene of Holycross Abbey, a ruined Cistercian monastery near Thurles. It got its name from a relic of the True Cross given to the monastery by Queen Isabella, widow of King John. When the abbey was restored in 1969 the Vatican gave them another authenticated relic of the Holy Cross; in 2012 the relic was stolen but recovered the following year.
[Ref: 37390] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fred.k Calvert del et sculp.
London, Pub, 1, Jan.y 1813 by S.Inman, 7 Lambs Conduit St, Foundling Hospital.
Rare aquatint. 200 x 285mm (8 x 11¼"). Watermarked 'N Sharp 1817'. Large margins. Slight soiling.
A moonlit scene of Holycross Abbey, a ruined Cistercian monastery near Thurles. It got its name from a relic of the True Cross given to the monastery by Queen Isabella, widow of King John. When the abbey was restored in 1969 the Vatican gave them another authenticated relic of the Holy Cross; in 2012 the relic was stolen but recovered the following year.
[Ref: 37390] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)