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George Bidder, of Devonshire, AET.13. Whose extraordinary power of Calculation developed itself without instruction & reached an unprecedented height before he attained his seventh year. From a Miniature in the possession of the Rev.d Tho.s Jephson, of St. John's College Cambridge.
Painted by Miss Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
London, Published June 25, 1819, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street.
Proof. Engraving. 245 x 175mm (9½ x 7"). Cut inside platemark. Some foxing. Laid on album sheet at edges.
George Parker Bidder (1806-1878), the English engineer, architect and calculating prodigy. In 1834 Robert Stephenson, whose acquaintance he had made in Edinburgh, offered him an appointment on the London & Birmingham Railway, and in the succeeding year or two he began to assist George Stephenson in his parliamentary work, which at that time included schemes for railways between London and Brighton and between Manchester and Rugby via the Potteries. In 1837 he was engaged with Stephenson in building the Blackwall Railway, and it was he who designed the peculiar method of disconnecting a carriage at each station while the rest of the train went on without stopping, which was employed in the early days of that line when it was worked by means of a cable. He also advised on the construction of the Belgian railways; with Robert Stephenson he made the first railway in Norway, from Christiania to Eidsvold; he was engineer-in-chief of the Danish railways, and he was largely concerned with railways in India, where he strongly and successfully opposed break of gauge on through routes. In 1860 he was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was also one of the founders of the Electric Telegraph Company, which enabled the public generally to enjoy the benefits of telegraphic communication. In hydraulic engineering, he was the designer of the Victoria Docks (London). Bidder also investigated the practicality of steam trawlers in conjunction with Samuel Lake.
[Ref: 55257] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Miss Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
London, Published June 25, 1819, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street.
Proof. Engraving. 245 x 175mm (9½ x 7"). Cut inside platemark. Some foxing. Laid on album sheet at edges.
George Parker Bidder (1806-1878), the English engineer, architect and calculating prodigy. In 1834 Robert Stephenson, whose acquaintance he had made in Edinburgh, offered him an appointment on the London & Birmingham Railway, and in the succeeding year or two he began to assist George Stephenson in his parliamentary work, which at that time included schemes for railways between London and Brighton and between Manchester and Rugby via the Potteries. In 1837 he was engaged with Stephenson in building the Blackwall Railway, and it was he who designed the peculiar method of disconnecting a carriage at each station while the rest of the train went on without stopping, which was employed in the early days of that line when it was worked by means of a cable. He also advised on the construction of the Belgian railways; with Robert Stephenson he made the first railway in Norway, from Christiania to Eidsvold; he was engineer-in-chief of the Danish railways, and he was largely concerned with railways in India, where he strongly and successfully opposed break of gauge on through routes. In 1860 he was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was also one of the founders of the Electric Telegraph Company, which enabled the public generally to enjoy the benefits of telegraphic communication. In hydraulic engineering, he was the designer of the Victoria Docks (London). Bidder also investigated the practicality of steam trawlers in conjunction with Samuel Lake.
[Ref: 55257] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
George Bidder, of Devonshire, AET.13. Whose extraordinary power of Calculation developed itself without instruction & reached an unprecedented height before he attained his seventh year. From a Miniature in the possession of the Rev.d Tho.s Jephson, of St. John's College Cambridge.
Painted by Miss Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
London, Published June 25, 1819, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street.
Engraving. 245 x 175mm (9½ x 7"). Thread margins.
George Parker Bidder (1806-1878), the English engineer, architect and calculating prodigy. In 1834 Robert Stephenson, whose acquaintance he had made in Edinburgh, offered him an appointment on the London & Birmingham Railway, and in the succeeding year or two he began to assist George Stephenson in his parliamentary work, which at that time included schemes for railways between London and Brighton and between Manchester and Rugby via the Potteries. In 1837 he was engaged with Stephenson in building the Blackwall Railway, and it was he who designed the peculiar method of disconnecting a carriage at each station while the rest of the train went on without stopping, which was employed in the early days of that line when it was worked by means of a cable. He also advised on the construction of the Belgian railways; with Robert Stephenson he made the first railway in Norway, from Christiania to Eidsvold; he was engineer-in-chief of the Danish railways, and he was largely concerned with railways in India, where he strongly and successfully opposed break of gauge on through routes. In 1860 he was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was also one of the founders of the Electric Telegraph Company, which enabled the public generally to enjoy the benefits of telegraphic communication. In hydraulic engineering, he was the designer of the Victoria Docks (London). Bidder also investigated the practicality of steam trawlers in conjunction with Samuel Lake.
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[Ref: 56988] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Miss Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
London, Published June 25, 1819, by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street.
Engraving. 245 x 175mm (9½ x 7"). Thread margins.
George Parker Bidder (1806-1878), the English engineer, architect and calculating prodigy. In 1834 Robert Stephenson, whose acquaintance he had made in Edinburgh, offered him an appointment on the London & Birmingham Railway, and in the succeeding year or two he began to assist George Stephenson in his parliamentary work, which at that time included schemes for railways between London and Brighton and between Manchester and Rugby via the Potteries. In 1837 he was engaged with Stephenson in building the Blackwall Railway, and it was he who designed the peculiar method of disconnecting a carriage at each station while the rest of the train went on without stopping, which was employed in the early days of that line when it was worked by means of a cable. He also advised on the construction of the Belgian railways; with Robert Stephenson he made the first railway in Norway, from Christiania to Eidsvold; he was engineer-in-chief of the Danish railways, and he was largely concerned with railways in India, where he strongly and successfully opposed break of gauge on through routes. In 1860 he was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was also one of the founders of the Electric Telegraph Company, which enabled the public generally to enjoy the benefits of telegraphic communication. In hydraulic engineering, he was the designer of the Victoria Docks (London). Bidder also investigated the practicality of steam trawlers in conjunction with Samuel Lake.
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[Ref: 56988] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Consultation Previous to an Aerial Voyage from London to Weilburg in Nassau, Nov. 7, 1836. W. Prideaux, Esq., W.M.James, Esq., T. Monck Mason, Esq., J. Hollins, A.R.A., Robert Holland, Esq., M.P., Charles Green, Aeronaut.
Painted by J. Hollins,A.R.A. Engraved by J. H. Robinson, Member of the imperial Academy fo St. Petersburg.
London, Published for the Proprietor, by Henry Graves & Co. Printsellers to the Queen & H.R.H. Prince Albert, 6, Pall Mall, Nov. 7. 1843.
Stipple and line engraving, 284 x 203mm.
Scene on a terrace with a balloon in the background with the six men seated at the table with a spread out map. Holland suggested and paid for the 500 mile journey leaving Vauxhall at 1.00pm, 7th November and after flying accross the Channel, Calais, Ypres, Lille, Brussels, Namur, Liege and Spa, the balloon landed eighteen hours later in Weilburg at 7.30am, 8th November. The flight captured the public imagination and set a record for balloon flight that wasn't beaten until the early 20th Century.
BM Vol V Pg.86.
[Ref: 3251] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J. Hollins,A.R.A. Engraved by J. H. Robinson, Member of the imperial Academy fo St. Petersburg.
London, Published for the Proprietor, by Henry Graves & Co. Printsellers to the Queen & H.R.H. Prince Albert, 6, Pall Mall, Nov. 7. 1843.
Stipple and line engraving, 284 x 203mm.
Scene on a terrace with a balloon in the background with the six men seated at the table with a spread out map. Holland suggested and paid for the 500 mile journey leaving Vauxhall at 1.00pm, 7th November and after flying accross the Channel, Calais, Ypres, Lille, Brussels, Namur, Liege and Spa, the balloon landed eighteen hours later in Weilburg at 7.30am, 8th November. The flight captured the public imagination and set a record for balloon flight that wasn't beaten until the early 20th Century.
BM Vol V Pg.86.
[Ref: 3251] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Sir Walter Scott Bart.]
Sir T Lawrence P R A. J H Robinson.
[n.d. 1830.]
Line Engraving. 536 x 432mm. Unfinished proof, rich contrast in impression.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (14 August 1771-21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. In some ways Scott was the first author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers all over Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and (to a lesser extent) his poetry are still read, but he is far less popular nowadays than he was at the height of his fame. Nevertheless many of his works remain classics of English literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley and The Heart of Midlothian.
[Ref: 3774] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Sir T Lawrence P R A. J H Robinson.
[n.d. 1830.]
Line Engraving. 536 x 432mm. Unfinished proof, rich contrast in impression.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (14 August 1771-21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. In some ways Scott was the first author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers all over Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and (to a lesser extent) his poetry are still read, but he is far less popular nowadays than he was at the height of his fame. Nevertheless many of his works remain classics of English literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley and The Heart of Midlothian.
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Charlotte Stanley, A Beautiful Gipsy. From a Picture in the possession of Nath.l Ogle Esq.re
Painted by Geo.e Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Engraving. Plate 267 x 216mm. 10½ x 8½".
Charlotte Stanley, the Gypsy Girl, as from Chas. Jeffreys and Stephen Glover's song.
[Ref: 18398] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Geo.e Hayter. Engraved by J.H. Robinson.
[n.d. c.1810.]
Engraving. Plate 267 x 216mm. 10½ x 8½".
Charlotte Stanley, the Gypsy Girl, as from Chas. Jeffreys and Stephen Glover's song.
[Ref: 18398] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)