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Archers View of the Path of Halley's Comet From Aug. 1835 to Feb. 1836. Delineated from the Observations of Mr. Lubbock.
Archers View of the Path of Halley's Comet From Aug. 1835 to Feb. 1836. Delineated from the Observations of Mr. Lubbock.
London: Published June 15th, 1835 by Gilbert [-] Paternoster Row.
Coloured engraving, 125 x 145mm, with vovelle, 105mm in diameter. One small chip in edge, part of publication line illegible.
The dial shows the constellations and months against a 24-hour clock, allowing the viewer to work out the position of Halley's Comet at any time. An unusual piece of ephemera, especially with the vovelle intact.
[Ref: 446]   £550.00  
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L'Astrologie.
L'Astrologie. Mon jour est dans la nuit & lenoir de ses voiles...
Huret Inventor. Rouffelet fecit. de l'impression de Marionette Avec Privilege.
[n.d., c.1730.]
Engraving. Plate: 310 x 210mm (12 x 8¼''), with large margins.
An allegorical depiction of astrology, shown as a woman with one hand on a globe and a telescope in the other.
[Ref: 51141]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Astronomy. - New System. Signs of the Zodiac.
Astronomy. - New System. Signs of the Zodiac.
[by Robert Seymour?]
[London Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1827.]
Hand-coloured etching, rare, 1825 watermark. Plate: 210 x 270mm (8¼ x 10½''). Very slight central crease.
A ring of satirical representations of the twelve zodiac signs surround a basket in which the traditional signs have been thrown. On the basket is a sign 'Old Signs to be sold cheap'.
[Ref: 48407]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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June.
June. June Drawn by Cancer.
Burney delt. E. Scriven Sc.
Pub. June 1. 1807 by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand, London [but c.1815].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on Whatman paper, partly printed in colour. 195 x 260mm, 7¾ x 10¼". Some spotting.
Juno, chief goddess of the Greek and Roman pantheon, in a carriage pulled by cancer, represented by a crab, and a winged putto; a peacock perched behind her. No trace of price upper right. After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22584]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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December drawn by Capricornus.
December drawn by Capricornus.
Burney del.t. J. Agar sculp.t.
Pub. Jan 2. 1809, by r. Ackermann, at his Repository of Arts, N.o. 101, Strand, London.
Stipple. Sheet: 260 x 200mm (10¼ x 8"). Trimmed within plate. Some staining on corners.
An old man sits on a chariot and hunches over a fire while a cherub, holding two arrows and blowing a horn, stands on one leg upon Capricornus which is half horse, half fish. From a series of twelve months.
BM 1924,0428.22
[Ref: 35051]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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May.
May. Maia the Mother of Mercury drawn by Gemini.
'Burney delt.' & 'E. Scriven Sc'.
Pub. June 1. 1807 by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand, London [but later].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on J. Whatman paper watermarked 1811, partly printed in colour. 195 x 260mm, 7¾ x 10¼". Small marginal tears. Some faint creasing. Uncut.
A robed female figure from classical mythology seated in a carriage with her son Mercury on her lap, holding his staff for which he reaches in her right hand and a tambourine in her left. Pulled by Gemini, represented by two putti with stars suspended above their heads. Very faint trace upper right: "Price 2s/. plain 4s/. Cold.". After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22583]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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The Influential Star.
The Influential Star.
Painted by C.F. Tayler. Engraved by I. Thompson.
London. Published by T. Smyth May 9, 1827, & Sold by A. Parsey Burlington Arcade. Printed by Rest Fenner.
Stipple engraving, 305 x 250mm. 12 x 9¾". Light foxing.
Allegorical representation of a star as a woman.
[Ref: 9528]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Giove
Giove Agli Amatori e Promotori delle Scienze Belle Arti.
Raffaele Sanzio d'Urb. inv. Steffano Tofanelli delin. Peitro Bonato Veneto incise. In Roma presso Venanzio Monaldini Mercante de Libri e Stampe in Piazza di Spagne a N.o 79.
Rome, [n.d.
Engraving and etching. 340 x 410mm (13¼ x 16), with large margins. Uncut. Near mint. Some light foxing in margins and title area.
Jupiter, holding a thunder bolt, driving his chariot pulled by a pair of eagles. The exterior of the chariot is embellished in high relief with eagles and what looks to be a harpy. After a design by Raphael in the Sala dei Pontefici.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 55084]   £450.00  
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Jupiter.
Jupiter. Saturno proximus. Domus ejus principalis Sagittarius, minus principalis Pisces.
Ra. Urbinas inu. N. Dorigny del et Sculp.
[Rome, 1696.]
Engraving with very large margins. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½").
A depiction of the planet Jupiter as a god with an eagle, lighting bolt in hand, an angel overhead, with the zodiac symbold for Pisces and Sagittarius, from a mosaic designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. The plate was engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746) for his 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon'.
[Ref: 35446]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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July.
July. Julius Caesar Drawn by Leo.
['E. Burney delt.' faded] Agar sculpt.
Pub Novr, 20, 1807, by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand, London [but c.1815].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on Whatman paper, partly printed in colour. 195 x 245mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Some spotting. Uncut.
Julius Caesar, holding a statuette and seated in a carriage drawn by Leo, a putto holding his reins, two rams lying together in the foreground. Upper right: "Price 2s/. plain 4s/. Cold.". After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22585]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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September.
September. Ariadne and Faun carrying Libra.
E.F. Burney delt. Thos Williamson sc.
London Pub. Feb. 1. 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand [but c.1815].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on Whatman paper, partly printed in colour. 195 x 260mm, 7¾ x 10¼". Some staining and soiling; two creases in plate. Uncut.
Libra reclining in a carriage, playing a tambourine, while a putto with scales containing bunches of grapes over his shoulders balances on one foot beside her. The chariot is pulled by two tiger-like animals. Upper right: "Price 2s/. plain 4/s. Cold.". After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22587]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Mars.
Mars. Inter Jovem et Solem apparet...
Ra. Urbinas inu. N. Dorigny del et Sculp.
[Rome, 1696.]
Engraving with very large margins. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½").
A depiction of Mars as a god, sword in hand, an angel overhead, with the zodiac symbols for Aries and Scorpio, from a mosaic designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. The plate was engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746) for his 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon'.
[Ref: 35443]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Mercurius.
Mercurius. Inter Veneram et Lunam apparet...
Ra. Urbinas inu. N. Dorigny del et Sculp.
[Rome, 1696.]
Engraving with very large margins. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½").
A depiction of Mercury as a god, caduceus in hand, an angel overhead, with the zodiac symbols for Virgo and Gemini, from a mosaic designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. The plate was engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746) for his 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon'.
[Ref: 35444]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Mercurio.
Mercurio. Algi Amatori, e Promotori / delle Scienze e Belle Arti.
Raffaele Sanzio d'Urb. inv. Stefano Tofanelli delin. Pietro Bonato Veneto incise. In Roma presso Venanzio Monaldini Mercante de Libri e Stampe in Piazza di Spagne a N.o 79.
Rome, [n.d. c.1780-1820].
Engraving and etching. 350 x 420mm (13¾ x 16½"), with large margins, Uncut. Mint.
A depiction of Mercury being pulled in a chariot by two roosters. The god can be identified by his headpiece and winged shoes, and he carries the caduceus, the staff carried by messengers and heralds of Greek mythology. After a design by Raphael in the Sala dei Pontefici.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 55077]   £450.00  
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Luna.
Luna. Infimus Planeta, Terræ q. proximus. Domus ejus Cancer,
Ra. Urbinas inu. N. Dorigny del et Sculp.
[Rome, 1696.]
Engraving. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½"), with wide margins.
A depiction of the Moon as a goddess, bow in hand, an angel overhead, with the zodiac symbol for Cancer, from a mosaic designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. The plate was engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746) for his 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon'.
[Ref: 35445]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Luna.
Luna. Tu Dea tu Praesens nostro Succurre labori Astrorum decus et nemorum Latonia custos. Aeneid lib. 9/
Raphael Urbinos pinxit. Carlo Lasinio inc.
Apud Nicolatum [n.d., c.1780].
Engraving. 335 x 510mm (13¼ x 20"). Several repaired tears. Damaged.
Luna in a chariot pulled by four horses. From 'I Sette Pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d'Urbino nella Sala Borgia del Vaticano', after designs by Raphael in the Sala dei Pontefici.
[Ref: 60385]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Raphaelis Sanctÿ Urbanatis Planetarium...
Raphaelis Sanctÿ Urbanatis Planetarium...
Ra. Urbinas inu cum p. S.Pont et Reg. Christ. N. Dorigny del., Sculp. et excudit Romæ Sup. perm. An. 1696.
Engraving. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½"), with wide margins.
The title page to a series 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon', from mosaics designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. Engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746).
[Ref: 35406]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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November. Chiron as Sagittarius teaching Achilles the use of the Bow.
November. Chiron as Sagittarius teaching Achilles the use of the Bow.
Burney del.t. J. Agar sculp.t.
Pub. Jan.y 1809 by R.Ackermann, at his Repository of Arts, No 101, Strand, London.
Stipple. Sheet 200 x 260mm, 8 x 10¼", watermarked "J.Whatman 1808". Trimmed within plate, left corners torn.
An allegorical image of the zodiac sign Sagittarius. The infant Achilles being taught archery by the centaur Chiron. Behind them the goddess Artemis also fires a bow.
[Ref: 14141]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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November,
November, Chiron as Sagittarius teaching Achilles the use of the Bow.
['Burney delt.' & 'J. Agar sculpt' faded.]
Pub. Jany. 2. 1809 by R. Ackermann, as his Repository of Arts, No. 101, Strand, London [but c.1815].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on Whatman paper, partly printed in colour. 195 x 260mm, 7¾ x 10¼". Some staining and soiling; two creases in plate. Uncut.
Chiron as Sagittarius, standing at right on his hind legs, holding a bow, with the infant Achilles kneeling on his back, pulling the arrow; Artemis standing with her left foot on a small chariot pulled by Chiron, with head turned back in profile to left, holding a bow in her left hand after firing an arrow. Chiron was the centaur tutor to Achilles, Asclepius and Hercules. No trace of price upper right. After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22588]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Saturno
Saturno Alla cognizone e transporto per le Belle Arti di S. Ex.ca il Sig.r D. Mario dei Principi Gabrielli degnissimo Presidente delle Ripe ed Acque de questa Citta de Roma.
Raffaele Sanzio d'Urb. inv. Stefano Tofanelli delin. Pietro Bonato Veneto incise. In Roma presso Venanzio Monaldini Mercante de Libri e Stampe in Piazza di Spagne a N.o 79.
Rome, [n.d. c.1800-1820].
Engraving and etching. 340 x 410mm (13¼ x 16), with large margins Uncut. Foxing around the edges.
A depiction of Saturn holding a scythe in his chariot pulled by two winged serpent-monsters. After a design by Raphael in the Sala dei Pontefici.
From the Berkeley Collection, Spetchley Park.
[Ref: 55079]   £450.00  
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Sol.
Sol. Interea magnum Sol circumvolvitur annon Terrarumque suis flammis opera omnia lustrat. Aeneid lib. 4.
Raphael Urbinos pinxit. Carlo Lasinio inc.
Si vendono da Nicola d'Antoni in Via del Corso No.35. [n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. 335 x 510mm (13¼ x 20"). Repairs top margin, publication line weak, creases lower title.
Helios (or Apollo) in a chariot drawn by four horses. From 'I Sette Pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d'Urbino nella Sala Borgia del Vaticano', after designs by Raphael in the Sala dei Pontefici.
[Ref: 60383]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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I Sette Pianeli dispinti da Raffaele d'Urbino nella Sala Borgia del Vaticano.
I Sette Pianeli dispinti da Raffaele d'Urbino nella Sala Borgia del Vaticano.
Carlo Lasinio inc.
Si vendono da Nicola d'Antoni in Via del Corso No.35. [n.d., c.1780.]
Engraving. 340 x 500mm (13½ x 19¾"). Repaired tears. Damaged.
Two female allegorical figures, one with globe and a pair of compasses, the other with a magnetic compass, pay homage to a portrait of Gallileo, held up by cherubs. The title sheet from a series of allegorical plates of the planets, after Raphael's murals in the Vatican.
[Ref: 60384]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Venus.
Venus. Planeta est soli proximus...
Ra. Urbinas inu. N. Dorigny del et Sculp.
[Rome, 1696.]
Engraving with very large margins. 290 x 215mm (11½ x 8½").
A depiction of the planet Venus as a goddess, an angel overhead, with the zodiac symbols for Libra and Taurus, from a mosaic designed by Raphael in the Chigi Chapel, in La Madonna del Popolo, Rome. The plate was engraved by Nicolas Dorigny (1658-1746) for his 'The Seven Planets, and the Creation of the Sun and Moon'.
[Ref: 35442]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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August [ms]
August [ms]
[Burney delt. J. Agar sculpt.]
[Pub. Novr 20th 1807 by R. Ackermann at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand London]
Stipple printed in brown, sheet 145 x 250mm (5¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed, losing text.
Augustus in carriage pulled by Virgo, represented by winged nymph and a cherub holding sickle and grain. After Edward Francis Burney, from a series of months of the year.
[Ref: 34854]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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August.
August. Augustus Drawn by Virgo.
Burney delt. Agar sculp.
Pub Novr. 20, 1807, by R. Ackermann, at his Repository of Arts 101 Strand London [but c.1815].
Hand-coloured stipple and etching, reissue on Whatman paper, partly printed in colour. 195 x 245mm, 7¾ x 9¾". Some spotting; margins grubby and stained. Uncut.
Rome's first emperor Augustus holding a statuette and seated in a carriage drawn by Virgo, represented by a winged nymph and putto holding sickle and grain. Very faint price upper right. After Edward Francis Burney (1760 - 1848), from a series of allegories of the months.
[Ref: 22586]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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