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![[Joseph-Marie Amiot.] M. Amyot,](jpegs/59872.jpg)
[Joseph-Marie Amiot.] M. Amyot, Missionaire Apostolique à Peking, Correspondant de l'Academie &c &c. Chargé d'Affaires par S.M.T.C. auprès de l'Empereur de la Chine [...]
Peint? à la Chine par Panzi.
Rare stipple. Sheet 220 x 135mm (8¾ x 5¼"). Trimmed within plate at sides.
Joseph-Marie Amiot (1718-93), Jesuit priest and missionary in China, astronomer and historian. Amiot arrived in Macao in 1750 and the following year travelled to Peking (now Beijing) where he remained until his death. A prolific author on science and music, his translations from Chinese included the first translation into a European language of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'. Amiot was one of the last Jesuit missionaries in China, as the Chinese attitude towards the West hardened in the late 18th century. Engraved after a portrait made in China by the Italian artist and missionary Giuseppe Panzi.
[Ref: 59872] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Peint? à la Chine par Panzi.
Rare stipple. Sheet 220 x 135mm (8¾ x 5¼"). Trimmed within plate at sides.
Joseph-Marie Amiot (1718-93), Jesuit priest and missionary in China, astronomer and historian. Amiot arrived in Macao in 1750 and the following year travelled to Peking (now Beijing) where he remained until his death. A prolific author on science and music, his translations from Chinese included the first translation into a European language of Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'. Amiot was one of the last Jesuit missionaries in China, as the Chinese attitude towards the West hardened in the late 18th century. Engraved after a portrait made in China by the Italian artist and missionary Giuseppe Panzi.
[Ref: 59872] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Amoy, One of the Five Ports opened by the late Treaty to British Commerce.
Drawn by B.Clayton, from a painting by Piqua. On Stone by J.W. Giles.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼'').
A view of the port of Amoy, or Xiamen, one of the five ports opened to British Traders following the Treaty of Nanking which ended the First Opium War. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50120] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by B.Clayton, from a painting by Piqua. On Stone by J.W. Giles.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼'').
A view of the port of Amoy, or Xiamen, one of the five ports opened to British Traders following the Treaty of Nanking which ended the First Opium War. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50120] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Asian Heads]](jpegs/61461.jpg)
[Asian Heads]
[n.d. c.1850]
Stipple 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"). Trimmed within plate. Left corner missing.
A sort of ethnographic print depicting Asian people; many featuring wonderful facial hair.
[Ref: 61461] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1850]
Stipple 150 x 200mm (6 x 8"). Trimmed within plate. Left corner missing.
A sort of ethnographic print depicting Asian people; many featuring wonderful facial hair.
[Ref: 61461] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
A Sketch of the Pey-Ho or White River, and of the Road from Pekin to Geho taken in 1793.
By H.W. Parish Royal Artillery. Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½").
A detailed map of the Hai River from the coast to Beijing and down the Imperial Road to Chengde (Jehol) to see the Emperor. The route was mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. The chart was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38162] £240.00
By H.W. Parish Royal Artillery. Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½").
A detailed map of the Hai River from the coast to Beijing and down the Imperial Road to Chengde (Jehol) to see the Emperor. The route was mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. The chart was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38162] £240.00
![[Beijing] Supreme Imperial Hall of Audience from Nieuhof.](jpegs/49636.jpg)
[Beijing] Supreme Imperial Hall of Audience from Nieuhof.
G. Child Sculp.t.
[London, n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 300mm (7½ x 11¾"), with large margins. Rust spot in inscription.
A scene showing the arrival of the VOC ambassasdors to Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor (1638-61) in 1658. The ambassadors stand in the foreground with an ambassador from the Mogol Emperor, the emperor's guards lining the wall and a display of twelve snow-white horses on their route to the emperor's presence. The original view appeared in the account of the VOC's embassy to China (1655-7) by Johan Nieuhoff. From an edition of Astley's 'A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 49636] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
G. Child Sculp.t.
[London, n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 300mm (7½ x 11¾"), with large margins. Rust spot in inscription.
A scene showing the arrival of the VOC ambassasdors to Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor (1638-61) in 1658. The ambassadors stand in the foreground with an ambassador from the Mogol Emperor, the emperor's guards lining the wall and a display of twelve snow-white horses on their route to the emperor's presence. The original view appeared in the account of the VOC's embassy to China (1655-7) by Johan Nieuhoff. From an edition of Astley's 'A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 49636] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Humen] Ile de Bocca Tigre et Batteries de Bocca Tigris.](jpegs/56199.jpg)
[Humen] Ile de Bocca Tigre et Batteries de Bocca Tigris.
Paris del. Himely sc. de Sainson Edit. Finot imp.
[Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on chine collé. 295 x 380mm (11½ x 15") with large margins, blind stamp of 'La Favorite'. Some spotting in margins.
A view of the famous forts in the Pearl River delta, built to guard the approaches to Canton. Later in the 1830s the first major battle of the First Opium War was the British attack on these forts. Part of a series "Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l’Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830,1831,1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace", published in Paris in 1835 under the direction of Louise Auguste de Sainson. Under the command of Laplace, La Favorite explored Indian Ocean and the route to the Indies via the Strait of Malacca, between Sumatra and Malaysia, into the China Sea (1830-1832).
[Ref: 56199] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Paris del. Himely sc. de Sainson Edit. Finot imp.
[Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on chine collé. 295 x 380mm (11½ x 15") with large margins, blind stamp of 'La Favorite'. Some spotting in margins.
A view of the famous forts in the Pearl River delta, built to guard the approaches to Canton. Later in the 1830s the first major battle of the First Opium War was the British attack on these forts. Part of a series "Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l’Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830,1831,1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace", published in Paris in 1835 under the direction of Louise Auguste de Sainson. Under the command of Laplace, La Favorite explored Indian Ocean and the route to the Indies via the Strait of Malacca, between Sumatra and Malaysia, into the China Sea (1830-1832).
[Ref: 56199] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vue de l'entree du Bocca Tigris, Conduisant a Canton.
[Anon, 1794]
Engraving, very scarce; 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Trimmed on platemark, top edge.
The Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, China, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China Sea. The strait is formed by the islands of Chuenpee and Anunghoy on the eastern side and Tycocktow on the western side. The city of Guangzhou (formerly Canton) is upstream. Showing vessels including a Chinese warship, identified by a key below the image. From the first French edition of "Collection de Cartes Geographiques, Vues, Marines, Plans et Portraits, relatifs aux Voyages du Capitaine J. Meares".
Not in Chater.
[Ref: 33195] £420.00
[Anon, 1794]
Engraving, very scarce; 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾"). Trimmed on platemark, top edge.
The Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, China, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China Sea. The strait is formed by the islands of Chuenpee and Anunghoy on the eastern side and Tycocktow on the western side. The city of Guangzhou (formerly Canton) is upstream. Showing vessels including a Chinese warship, identified by a key below the image. From the first French edition of "Collection de Cartes Geographiques, Vues, Marines, Plans et Portraits, relatifs aux Voyages du Capitaine J. Meares".
Not in Chater.
[Ref: 33195] £420.00
Hong-Kong & Other British Settlements in Asia
J. Bartholomew Edin.r [n.d., c.1870]
Chromolithograph, printed area 210 x 145mm (8¼ x 5¾").
Small maps of British settlements Perim (Mayyun), in the strait of Mandeb and now belonging to Yemen; the Yemeni port city of Aden; Labuan Island (a Malaysian territory off the coast of Borneo); Hong Kong; the Malaysian states of Penang, Malacca and Nanning (now part of Negeri Sembilan).
[Ref: 37029] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
J. Bartholomew Edin.r [n.d., c.1870]
Chromolithograph, printed area 210 x 145mm (8¼ x 5¾").
Small maps of British settlements Perim (Mayyun), in the strait of Mandeb and now belonging to Yemen; the Yemeni port city of Aden; Labuan Island (a Malaysian territory off the coast of Borneo); Hong Kong; the Malaysian states of Penang, Malacca and Nanning (now part of Negeri Sembilan).
[Ref: 37029] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Burning of the Chinese Books, by Order of the Emperor Who Built the Great Wall.
Drawn by Clayton, from a painting by Fo Shang. On Stone by J.W. Giles.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼'').
A scene showing an official burning a stack of books and scrolls. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50118] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by Clayton, from a painting by Fo Shang. On Stone by J.W. Giles.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼'').
A scene showing an official burning a stack of books and scrolls. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50118] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Fort de L'Entrée de la Typa.
Lauvergne del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Stain in left margin.
A view of a fort at the entrance of the Typa River near Canton. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46788] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Lauvergne del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Stain in left margin.
A view of a fort at the entrance of the Typa River near Canton. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46788] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Foreigners Quarter at Canton. From an Original Picture Painted in China belonging to John Duncan Esq.
Barlow fc.
Published by Dr. J. Trusler Sept 1st. 1789.
Engraving. 195mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). Trimmed to platemark.
View of European-style houses, flying European flags including the Union Jack, lining the bank of a river filled with Chinese boats.
[Ref: 32046] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Barlow fc.
Published by Dr. J. Trusler Sept 1st. 1789.
Engraving. 195mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). Trimmed to platemark.
View of European-style houses, flying European flags including the Union Jack, lining the bank of a river filled with Chinese boats.
[Ref: 32046] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Die Haupt Strasse nebst einen chinesischen Triumpff=bogen in Canton (oder besser Quantung.) La Ruë capital avec un Arc triumphale chinoise a Canton, (ou meilleur Quantun.)
Gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.
Se vend a Augsbourg au Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux avec Privilege de Sa Majesté Imperiale at avec Defense ni d'en faire ni de vendre les Copies. [n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving with original hand colour. 305 x 410mm (12 x 16"). Narrow margins, laid on card. Slight creasing.
A vue d'optique of the main street of Canton, after Jan Nieuhoff, who travelled to China in 1656 as part of the Dutch embassy to Beijing.
[Ref: 55441] £460.00
Gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.
Se vend a Augsbourg au Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux avec Privilege de Sa Majesté Imperiale at avec Defense ni d'en faire ni de vendre les Copies. [n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving with original hand colour. 305 x 410mm (12 x 16"). Narrow margins, laid on card. Slight creasing.
A vue d'optique of the main street of Canton, after Jan Nieuhoff, who travelled to China in 1656 as part of the Dutch embassy to Beijing.
[Ref: 55441] £460.00
Une Rue de Canton.
Paris sc. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit / Finot Imp. [Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on india paper, platemark 285 x 380mm. 11¼ x 15". Tear (to backing sheet but not india) upper right
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China. A rare western example of a precise Chinese street scene showing a range of activities and trades. From 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace...' (5 vols).
[Ref: 36962] £320.00
Paris sc. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit / Finot Imp. [Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on india paper, platemark 285 x 380mm. 11¼ x 15". Tear (to backing sheet but not india) upper right
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China. A rare western example of a precise Chinese street scene showing a range of activities and trades. From 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace...' (5 vols).
[Ref: 36962] £320.00
Une Rue de Canton.
Pâris del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Stain in left margin.
A view of a street in Canton, now known as Guangzou, showing shops, broadsides posted on the walls and figures going about their daily business. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46787] £320.00
Pâris del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Stain in left margin.
A view of a street in Canton, now known as Guangzou, showing shops, broadsides posted on the walls and figures going about their daily business. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46787] £320.00
A Perspective View of Canton in China. Engraved for the New Geographical Dictionary.
[London: printed for J. Coote, 1759-60]
Engraving, sheet 175 x 270mm (7 x 10½") very large margins.
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China.
[Ref: 53065] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[London: printed for J. Coote, 1759-60]
Engraving, sheet 175 x 270mm (7 x 10½") very large margins.
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China.
[Ref: 53065] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A Perspective View of Canton in China
[n.d., c.1760]
Engraving, sheet 175 x 270mm (7 x 10½"). Creasing.
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China.
[Ref: 47420] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1760]
Engraving, sheet 175 x 270mm (7 x 10½"). Creasing.
Canton (now Guangzhou) in the Guangdong province of China.
[Ref: 47420] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Canton.
R.E. del et lith. Hullmandel & Watson, Imp
London: Hurst & Blackett Great Marlborough Street [c.1854]
Colour lithograph, printed area 130 x 180mm (5 x 7"), with large margins.
A view the Chinese town of Guangzhou on the Pearl River. From: Robert Elwes Sketches Tour Around The World.
Abbey: 9
[Ref: 46899] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
R.E. del et lith. Hullmandel & Watson, Imp
London: Hurst & Blackett Great Marlborough Street [c.1854]
Colour lithograph, printed area 130 x 180mm (5 x 7"), with large margins.
A view the Chinese town of Guangzhou on the Pearl River. From: Robert Elwes Sketches Tour Around The World.
Abbey: 9
[Ref: 46899] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Factoreries a Canton.
de Sainson del d'apres Paris. Himely sc.
De Sainson Edit. [Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on india paper with very large margins, 285 x 375mm. 11¼ x 14¾".
View at trading port of Guangzhou (Canton) on the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, to the northwest of Hong Kong. From 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace...' (5 vols).
See BNF FRBNF33995730. See BM Anthropology Library KU4 [LAP-] V.1-5.
[Ref: 27827] £550.00
de Sainson del d'apres Paris. Himely sc.
De Sainson Edit. [Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1833-1835.]
Aquatint on india paper with very large margins, 285 x 375mm. 11¼ x 14¾".
View at trading port of Guangzhou (Canton) on the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, to the northwest of Hong Kong. From 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830, 1831, 1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace...' (5 vols).
See BNF FRBNF33995730. See BM Anthropology Library KU4 [LAP-] V.1-5.
[Ref: 27827] £550.00
![[Cap-Vendor's Shop, Canton.]](jpegs/26725.jpg)
[Cap-Vendor's Shop, Canton.]
[Drawn by Thomas Allom.]
[Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris. n.d., c.1843.]
Proof engraving on india, very large margins, uncut. 210 x 280mm, 8 x 11". Some foxing.
From Thomas Allon's 'China Illustrated'.
[Ref: 26725] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Drawn by Thomas Allom.]
[Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris. n.d., c.1843.]
Proof engraving on india, very large margins, uncut. 210 x 280mm, 8 x 11". Some foxing.
From Thomas Allon's 'China Illustrated'.
[Ref: 26725] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Factoreries à Canton.
Lauvergne del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Staining in left margin.
A view of some of the factories in Canton, foreign mechants were restricted by various Chinese laws confining them to the area known as the Thirteen Factories in the port of Guangzou. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46786] £450.00
Lauvergne del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing. Staining in left margin.
A view of some of the factories in Canton, foreign mechants were restricted by various Chinese laws confining them to the area known as the Thirteen Factories in the port of Guangzou. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46786] £450.00
Canton. Homme de la haute classe. Femme de la haute classe.
de Sainson del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing; stain in left margin.
A pair of portraits, one showing the dress of an upper class man and the second of an upper class woman. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46792] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing; stain in left margin.
A pair of portraits, one showing the dress of an upper class man and the second of an upper class woman. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46792] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Groundplat of Kanton.
[Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[London: John Ogilby, 1669.]
Etching, watermark 'Bunch of Grapes'. 295 x 365mm (11½ x 14½"). Two tears, one with an old repair.
A bird's-eye view map of Canton, showing the grid system of streets, with a sixteen-point key. An unsigned etching by Wenceslaus Hollar for John Ogilby's 'An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces', the first English edition of Johann Nieuhof's account of the embassy. However this state was included in Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia'.
Pennington 1151, state ii of iii.
[Ref: 47523] £550.00
[Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[London: John Ogilby, 1669.]
Etching, watermark 'Bunch of Grapes'. 295 x 365mm (11½ x 14½"). Two tears, one with an old repair.
A bird's-eye view map of Canton, showing the grid system of streets, with a sixteen-point key. An unsigned etching by Wenceslaus Hollar for John Ogilby's 'An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces', the first English edition of Johann Nieuhof's account of the embassy. However this state was included in Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia'.
Pennington 1151, state ii of iii.
[Ref: 47523] £550.00
Canton
R.E. del et lith. / Hullmandel & Watson, Imp
London: Hurst & Blackett Great Marlborough Street [c.1854]
Tinted lithograph, printed area 135 x 190mm (5 x 7½"). Large margins.
Busy view showing the commercial significance of the port city of Guangzhou (formerly Canton) in the Guangdong province of China. In the early 19th century it was the centre of overseas trade with China.
[Ref: 37033] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
R.E. del et lith. / Hullmandel & Watson, Imp
London: Hurst & Blackett Great Marlborough Street [c.1854]
Tinted lithograph, printed area 135 x 190mm (5 x 7½"). Large margins.
Busy view showing the commercial significance of the port city of Guangzhou (formerly Canton) in the Guangdong province of China. In the early 19th century it was the centre of overseas trade with China.
[Ref: 37033] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Countries Between the Caucasus and Euphrates.
London Published Jan.y 2, 1828 by A. Arrowsmith Hydrographer to His Majesty No. 10 Soho Square.
Engraved map with original outline colour, with small margins. 315 x 255mm, 12½ x 10". Slight time staining.
A map of eastern Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq and western Persia, published by Aaron Arrowsmith Jnr.
[Ref: 25990] £120.00
London Published Jan.y 2, 1828 by A. Arrowsmith Hydrographer to His Majesty No. 10 Soho Square.
Engraved map with original outline colour, with small margins. 315 x 255mm, 12½ x 10". Slight time staining.
A map of eastern Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq and western Persia, published by Aaron Arrowsmith Jnr.
[Ref: 25990] £120.00
China.
Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co, in the Clerk's office in the District court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Wood-engraved map with printed colour. Printed area 290 x 360mm (11½ x 14¼"). Tear in margin taped.
A mid-19th century map of China, marking Hong Kong, in fine colour.
[Ref: 61455] £230.00
Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co, in the Clerk's office in the District court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Wood-engraved map with printed colour. Printed area 290 x 360mm (11½ x 14¼"). Tear in margin taped.
A mid-19th century map of China, marking Hong Kong, in fine colour.
[Ref: 61455] £230.00
China Taf. I. Abendescene bei eonem Dorfe und Wachposten.
[Leipzig, verlag von Dürffling und Frante, n.d., c.1850.]
Engraving with hand colour. 270 x 315mm (10½ x 12½").
A collection of vignette scenes of Chinese life arranged around a central view of a gateway, includes a draughts scene. A plate from Emil Wendt's 'Bilderatlas der Länderkunde...'
[Ref: 49758] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Leipzig, verlag von Dürffling und Frante, n.d., c.1850.]
Engraving with hand colour. 270 x 315mm (10½ x 12½").
A collection of vignette scenes of Chinese life arranged around a central view of a gateway, includes a draughts scene. A plate from Emil Wendt's 'Bilderatlas der Länderkunde...'
[Ref: 49758] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Village Chinois.
Pâris del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing; stain in left margin..
A view of a Chinese village, showing boats on the river and houses built on its banks. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46791] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Pâris del. Himely sc.
de Sainson Edit. Finct imp. [n.d., c.1830.]
Aquatint, printed on india paper. Plate: 290 x 385mm (11½ x 15¼"), with large margins. Foxing; stain in left margin..
A view of a Chinese village, showing boats on the river and houses built on its banks. After a drawing by Barthelmey Lauvergne who travelled on the corvette La Favorite commanded by Captain Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace (1793-1875) who circumnavigated the world between 1829-1832. A plate from the series 'Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite'.
[Ref: 46791] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Sketch of A Journey from Hang-Tchoo-Foo To Quang-Tchoo-Foo or Canton in China. by J. Barrow.
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 670 x 500mm (26¼ x 19¾"). Staining top & bottom.
The second part of the route across China taken by the George Macartney mission after meeting the Emperor. Starting in Hangzhou on the Yangtze River delta they passed Nankin on route to Canton, where they met the ships that were to take them home. It was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', the first British embassy to China. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38163] £220.00
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 670 x 500mm (26¼ x 19¾"). Staining top & bottom.
The second part of the route across China taken by the George Macartney mission after meeting the Emperor. Starting in Hangzhou on the Yangtze River delta they passed Nankin on route to Canton, where they met the ships that were to take them home. It was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', the first British embassy to China. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38163] £220.00
A Chart on Mercator's Projection, containing the Track and Soundings of the Lion, the Hindostan and Tenders, from Turon-Bay in Cochin-China to the mouth of Pei-Ho River in the Gulf of P-Tche-Lee or Pekin by J. Barrow.
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 740 x 520mm (29 x 20½"). Staining.
A map of the coast between Da Nang in Vietnam and Beijing in China illustrating the route taken by the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792–94. It was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. Shows site of Hong Kong. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38158] £420.00
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 740 x 520mm (29 x 20½"). Staining.
A map of the coast between Da Nang in Vietnam and Beijing in China illustrating the route taken by the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792–94. It was published in Sir George Staunton's 'An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. Shows site of Hong Kong. See item ref: 37515, 'Narrative of the British Embassy to China In the Years 1792, 1793 and 1794' for a detailed account of Æneas Anderson's voyage to China in the service of Lord Macartney, including a list of the retinue of Lord Macartney and a Glossary of Chinese words.
[Ref: 38158] £420.00
Asie. Chine. Musicien. Chef des Archers. Mandarin. Dame Tartare. Esclave.
Fossey del. Bocquin lith.
Imp. Lemercier, Paris.
Hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 290 x 230mm, (11½ x 9").
View of a room in China in which a variety of people are situated. A musician plays music while sitting on the floor, a soldier looks out and a boy holds a parasol above the head of a well dressed man. On the right a woman sits in a chair and a slave carries a tray of dishes from the room.
[Ref: 35097] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Fossey del. Bocquin lith.
Imp. Lemercier, Paris.
Hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 290 x 230mm, (11½ x 9").
View of a room in China in which a variety of people are situated. A musician plays music while sitting on the floor, a soldier looks out and a boy holds a parasol above the head of a well dressed man. On the right a woman sits in a chair and a slave carries a tray of dishes from the room.
[Ref: 35097] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Einholung der gesanten zu ma t Inhalen vand' Ambassadeurs. The Reception of the Ambassadours.
[London, John Ogilby, c.1667.]
Copper Engraving. 245 x 345mm, 9¾ x 14". Middle crease as normal.
The reception of the ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company in China, an illustration from Johan Nieuhof's account of his travels in China with the Dutch East India Company, 1665-7. This example comes from John Ogilby's 'An Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China', first published 1667, using plates from Olfert Dapper's 'Atlas Chinensis' with the English words added to the title. A later edition was published 1698.
[Ref: 18779] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[London, John Ogilby, c.1667.]
Copper Engraving. 245 x 345mm, 9¾ x 14". Middle crease as normal.
The reception of the ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company in China, an illustration from Johan Nieuhof's account of his travels in China with the Dutch East India Company, 1665-7. This example comes from John Ogilby's 'An Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China', first published 1667, using plates from Olfert Dapper's 'Atlas Chinensis' with the English words added to the title. A later edition was published 1698.
[Ref: 18779] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Nan Wang Hoo.
Drawn from a Sketch by Lieut. I. Cooke, R.M. Engraved by T. Fielding.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Hand-coloured aquatint, image 105 x 165mm. 4½ x 6½". Trimmed to plate. Trace of crease through upper left.
A watery landscape in East Asia; small boats on the lake or flooded plain to foreground, a mountain in the distance. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 3. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25037] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn from a Sketch by Lieut. I. Cooke, R.M. Engraved by T. Fielding.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Hand-coloured aquatint, image 105 x 165mm. 4½ x 6½". Trimmed to plate. Trace of crease through upper left.
A watery landscape in East Asia; small boats on the lake or flooded plain to foreground, a mountain in the distance. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 3. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25037] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
View of the Landing Place at Pulo Leat.
Drawn from a Sketch by H. Raper Esqr. T. Fielding Sculpt.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Hand-coloured aquatint, image 105 x 165mm. 4½ x 6½". Trimmed to plate. Faint offsetting.
European sailors on the rocky island of Pulo Leat (Pulau Liat) in the Gaspar Strait that separates Belitung and Bangka islands in Indonesia. It connects the Java Sea to the South China Sea. The men, some in rowing boats, observe what appears to be a ship in flames, sending up a cloud of smoke on the horizon. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 4. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25038] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn from a Sketch by H. Raper Esqr. T. Fielding Sculpt.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Hand-coloured aquatint, image 105 x 165mm. 4½ x 6½". Trimmed to plate. Faint offsetting.
European sailors on the rocky island of Pulo Leat (Pulau Liat) in the Gaspar Strait that separates Belitung and Bangka islands in Indonesia. It connects the Java Sea to the South China Sea. The men, some in rowing boats, observe what appears to be a ship in flames, sending up a cloud of smoke on the horizon. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 4. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25038] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
China.
Drawn & Engraved by Alex.r Findlay.
London. Published by Thomas Kelly, 17 Paternoster Row. [n.d., c.1840.]
Steel-engraved map. Sheet 210 x 270mm, 8¼ x 10½". Binding stitches in edge, torn.
Map of China, just prior to the foundation of Hong Kong.
[Ref: 13232] £65.00
Drawn & Engraved by Alex.r Findlay.
London. Published by Thomas Kelly, 17 Paternoster Row. [n.d., c.1840.]
Steel-engraved map. Sheet 210 x 270mm, 8¼ x 10½". Binding stitches in edge, torn.
Map of China, just prior to the foundation of Hong Kong.
[Ref: 13232] £65.00
The Temple of Quong Ying.
Engraved by T. Fielding.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Sepia aquatint, image 160 x 125mm. 6¼ x 5". Trimmed to plate.
A Chinese temple inside an aquatic cave; a boat in foreground. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 8. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25039] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by T. Fielding.
[London: Longman & Co., 1818 or 1819.]
Sepia aquatint, image 160 x 125mm. 6¼ x 5". Trimmed to plate.
A Chinese temple inside an aquatic cave; a boat in foreground. From 'Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country, in the years 1816 and 1817' by Clarke Abel (1780 - 1826). Abel was Naturalist to Lord Amherst's Embassy. The Alceste left Spithead on February 8, 1816 and first visited Madeira. From there she sailed to Table Bay, South Africa, then onwards to Java, from there to China, and then back to England via South Africa once more. On their return journey the ship was wrecked, but all passengers were rescued and they continued their voyage aboard the Termate.
Abbey Travel 537, 8. See BL: 981.f.17.
[Ref: 25039] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
China.
Tyrer sc.
London Published Oct. 1821 by J.Souter, St Pauls Ch. Yard.
Engraved map with original hand colour. 250 x 205mm, 10 x 8".
Map from Clark's New School Maps.
[Ref: 13240] £65.00
Tyrer sc.
London Published Oct. 1821 by J.Souter, St Pauls Ch. Yard.
Engraved map with original hand colour. 250 x 205mm, 10 x 8".
Map from Clark's New School Maps.
[Ref: 13240] £65.00
A Chinese Prostitute, riding in Publick, with a Man going before, who makes known her Price. A View of a large Street in one of ye Trading Cities of China shewing how their Signs are placed & Shops disposed.
[n.d., c.1748.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Plate: 315 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼''). Paper tone and tears.
Two views of China from John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'. Commissioned under King George II of England, published London, 1748.
[Ref: 49104] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1748.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Plate: 315 x 210mm (12¼ x 8¼''). Paper tone and tears.
Two views of China from John Harris's 'Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca', or 'A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels'. Commissioned under King George II of England, published London, 1748.
[Ref: 49104] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A New Map of China Drawn from Surveys made by order of the Emperor. Engraved for Millar's New Complete & Universal System of Geography.
Engraved by T. Kitchin Hydrographer to his Majesty.
[London, c.1785.]
Engraved map. 350 x 385mm (13¾ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Original folds, some slight staining.
A map of China and Korea, with a decorative title cartouche featuring a pagoda and Chinese merchants.
[Ref: 55317] £200.00
Engraved by T. Kitchin Hydrographer to his Majesty.
[London, c.1785.]
Engraved map. 350 x 385mm (13¾ x 15¼"), with very large margins. Original folds, some slight staining.
A map of China and Korea, with a decorative title cartouche featuring a pagoda and Chinese merchants.
[Ref: 55317] £200.00
A Sketch of a Journey from Zhe-Hol in Tartary by land to Pekin and from thence by Water to Hang-Tschoo-Foo in China.
By J. Barrow. Engraved by B.Baker, Islington.
London, Published April 12, 1796, by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 670 x 490mm, 26½ x 19¼. Creased and folded as normal.
Map of a journey made by the Macartney Embassy to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94, published in Sir George Staunton's account of the mission. Macartney had gone to the summer palace at Jehol (Chengde) to meet the Qianlong emperor, with little success. He returned to Beijing overland, before travelling south to Hangzhou on the Yangtze River delta via the 1000-mile Imperial Canal.
[Ref: 23586] £220.00
By J. Barrow. Engraved by B.Baker, Islington.
London, Published April 12, 1796, by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 670 x 490mm, 26½ x 19¼. Creased and folded as normal.
Map of a journey made by the Macartney Embassy to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94, published in Sir George Staunton's account of the mission. Macartney had gone to the summer palace at Jehol (Chengde) to meet the Qianlong emperor, with little success. He returned to Beijing overland, before travelling south to Hangzhou on the Yangtze River delta via the 1000-mile Imperial Canal.
[Ref: 23586] £220.00
![[View in China probably Peking.]](jpegs/48037.jpg)
[View in China probably Peking.]
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff 1936.
Watercolour, signed. Sheet: 235 x 335mm (9¼ x 13¼'').
A view, probably Peking, on the banks of a river in which a seated woman and a man leaning on a staff look out across the view.
[Ref: 48037] £450.00
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff 1936.
Watercolour, signed. Sheet: 235 x 335mm (9¼ x 13¼'').
A view, probably Peking, on the banks of a river in which a seated woman and a man leaning on a staff look out across the view.
[Ref: 48037] £450.00
![[A View of a Chinese Bridge.]](jpegs/48038.jpg)
[A View of a Chinese Bridge.]
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff 1937.
Watercolour, signed 235 x 310mm (9¼ x 12¼'').
A View of a Chinese Bridge, probably in the Forbidden City.
[Ref: 48038] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Vsevolod Bryant Zeff 1937.
Watercolour, signed 235 x 310mm (9¼ x 12¼'').
A View of a Chinese Bridge, probably in the Forbidden City.
[Ref: 48038] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The History of China & India, Pictorial & Descriptive;
by Miss Corner, Author of "The Historical Library," "Questions on the History of Europe". &c.&c.
London: Hy. Washbourne New Bridge St.t Third Edition - Enlarged 1847. Dean & Co. Printers, Threadneedle-Street.
Book with calf spine and moroccan-board covers, thick 8vo; title in gilt on ribbed spine. Illustrated with 32 tinted lithographic plates: 18 of China and 14 of India, with a map of each country; numerous in-text woodcuts; 402 pages. Some foxing.
Chapters include the early history of both China and India, the Building of the Great Wall, The Han Dynasty, First Tartar Conquest, The Ming Dynasty, The Mantchow Dynasty, Kang-Hy, Yong-T-Ching, Kien-Long, Kea-King, Taou-Kwang; Invasion of the Greek, Arab and Afghan Invasions, Musselman Conquests, The Patan or Afghan Kings, Invasion of the Moguls, Portuguese Settlements, Mogul Empire, Jehanghir, Aurengzebe, Farokhsir, Fall or the Empire, Tippo Saib, British Government, Lord Auckland, and many more.
[Ref: 23817] £650.00 view all images for this item
by Miss Corner, Author of "The Historical Library," "Questions on the History of Europe". &c.&c.
London: Hy. Washbourne New Bridge St.t Third Edition - Enlarged 1847. Dean & Co. Printers, Threadneedle-Street.
Book with calf spine and moroccan-board covers, thick 8vo; title in gilt on ribbed spine. Illustrated with 32 tinted lithographic plates: 18 of China and 14 of India, with a map of each country; numerous in-text woodcuts; 402 pages. Some foxing.
Chapters include the early history of both China and India, the Building of the Great Wall, The Han Dynasty, First Tartar Conquest, The Ming Dynasty, The Mantchow Dynasty, Kang-Hy, Yong-T-Ching, Kien-Long, Kea-King, Taou-Kwang; Invasion of the Greek, Arab and Afghan Invasions, Musselman Conquests, The Patan or Afghan Kings, Invasion of the Moguls, Portuguese Settlements, Mogul Empire, Jehanghir, Aurengzebe, Farokhsir, Fall or the Empire, Tippo Saib, British Government, Lord Auckland, and many more.
[Ref: 23817] £650.00 view all images for this item
Coast of China from Hie-che-chim Bay to Sun Moon Bay. Soundings in fathoms.
Weekly Dispach Atlas 139 Fleet Street. Engraved by Edw. Weller Duke St. Bloomsbury
Day & Son Lith.rs to the Queen
Lithograph printed in colours, printed area 440 x 305mm (17¼ x 12"). Folds.
Map of part of the coast of China, divided in two. The top section shows the coast of South China, from the island of Hainan and the Guangdong province, including Macao, Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong. The lower section continues to the East, including Xiamen (Amoy), Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and as far as Taizhou.
[Ref: 36964] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Weekly Dispach Atlas 139 Fleet Street. Engraved by Edw. Weller Duke St. Bloomsbury
Day & Son Lith.rs to the Queen
Lithograph printed in colours, printed area 440 x 305mm (17¼ x 12"). Folds.
Map of part of the coast of China, divided in two. The top section shows the coast of South China, from the island of Hainan and the Guangdong province, including Macao, Guangzhou (Canton) and Hong Kong. The lower section continues to the East, including Xiamen (Amoy), Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and as far as Taizhou.
[Ref: 36964] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Sketch from nature in China [ms below image]](jpegs/44788.jpg)
Sketch from nature in China [ms below image]
[John Kerr?]
Watercolour, sinked in ink on verso; sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13¼"). Glued to album sheet.
Landscape with a small Chinese Temple dwelling on left. George Chinnery 1774-1852.
[Ref: 44788] £450.00
[John Kerr?]
Watercolour, sinked in ink on verso; sheet 235 x 340mm (9¼ x 13¼"). Glued to album sheet.
Landscape with a small Chinese Temple dwelling on left. George Chinnery 1774-1852.
[Ref: 44788] £450.00
La Belle Chinoise de Pekin.
Dessine par Vauthier. Grave par Mecou.
A Paris chez Aumont Md. d'Estampes, Rue J.J. Rousseau No.10 [n.d., c.1810].
Stipple, 325 x 245mm. 12¾ x 9¾". Slight creasing.
A young Chinese woman in 'traditional' costume. From a French portrait/costume album.
[Ref: 23465] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Dessine par Vauthier. Grave par Mecou.
A Paris chez Aumont Md. d'Estampes, Rue J.J. Rousseau No.10 [n.d., c.1810].
Stipple, 325 x 245mm. 12¾ x 9¾". Slight creasing.
A young Chinese woman in 'traditional' costume. From a French portrait/costume album.
[Ref: 23465] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Chinese dress] Habitus e China regno pretiose elegantie et rerun omnium affluentissimum](jpegs/62370.jpg)
[Chinese dress] Habitus e China regno pretiose elegantie et rerun omnium affluentissimum Habitus Abissinorum quibus logo S. Baptismatis frons nutiritur.
AvLinschoten. Johannes à Doetechum fecit.
[Amsterdam: Joost Gillis Saeghman, 1596.]
Coloured engraving. 250 x 320mm (9¾ x 12½"), with very large margins. Hole in image, some spotting and toning.
Four Chinese figures. The title notes that China was the richest kingdom of them all. From ''Itinerario: Voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien'', an account to the travels of Jan Huygen van Linschoten to the Portuguese East India.
[Ref: 62370] £350.00
AvLinschoten. Johannes à Doetechum fecit.
[Amsterdam: Joost Gillis Saeghman, 1596.]
Coloured engraving. 250 x 320mm (9¾ x 12½"), with very large margins. Hole in image, some spotting and toning.
Four Chinese figures. The title notes that China was the richest kingdom of them all. From ''Itinerario: Voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien'', an account to the travels of Jan Huygen van Linschoten to the Portuguese East India.
[Ref: 62370] £350.00
Costume. Chinese. Malabar Coast Hindoos. Persian's Travelling.
M.W. Sharp del. Tomlinson Sculp.t
Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1810.
Engraving. 268 x 203mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed
Three images that depict Asian scenes: Chinese costume with Chinese junk behind; Hindu ladies and gentelmen recline, a temple in the background; and Persian's travelling by elephant.
[Ref: 52378] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
M.W. Sharp del. Tomlinson Sculp.t
Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1810.
Engraving. 268 x 203mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed
Three images that depict Asian scenes: Chinese costume with Chinese junk behind; Hindu ladies and gentelmen recline, a temple in the background; and Persian's travelling by elephant.
[Ref: 52378] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![[Album of watercolours, engravings and aquatints of China, etc.]](jpegs/31757.jpg)
[Album of watercolours, engravings and aquatints of China, etc.]
[Watercolours signed ELH, 1829-32.]
Plain brown paper wrappers, pp.28, bound with string. 6 watercolours, largest c. 130 x 180 (5¼ x 7"); 20 engravings, five coloured aquatints. All plates trimmed; some watercolours loose, apparently one missing.
The watercolours are: four of Chinese junks, a Japanese junk and a Maltese rowboat, titled 'Passage Boat'. The engravings are views of China from Ogilby's edition of Nieuhof, 1669. Four of the aquatints are from Henry Ellis's Journal of the Proceedings of the late Embassy to China, 1817, the fifth from John Barrow's 'Voyage to Cochinchina, 1806.
Abbey Travel 536 (Ellis) & 514 (Barrow).
[Ref: 31757] £1,600.00 view all images for this item
[Watercolours signed ELH, 1829-32.]
Plain brown paper wrappers, pp.28, bound with string. 6 watercolours, largest c. 130 x 180 (5¼ x 7"); 20 engravings, five coloured aquatints. All plates trimmed; some watercolours loose, apparently one missing.
The watercolours are: four of Chinese junks, a Japanese junk and a Maltese rowboat, titled 'Passage Boat'. The engravings are views of China from Ogilby's edition of Nieuhof, 1669. Four of the aquatints are from Henry Ellis's Journal of the Proceedings of the late Embassy to China, 1817, the fifth from John Barrow's 'Voyage to Cochinchina, 1806.
Abbey Travel 536 (Ellis) & 514 (Barrow).
[Ref: 31757] £1,600.00 view all images for this item
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[A Chinese archer.]
[London: John Ogilby, 1673.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"). Trimmed from a larger sheet.
A view from Jan Nieuhoff's account of first embassy of the Dutch East India Company to China, as published in Ogilby's English edition.
[Ref: 38853] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Ogilby, 1673.]
Engraving. 130 x 165mm (5¼ x 6½"). Trimmed from a larger sheet.
A view from Jan Nieuhoff's account of first embassy of the Dutch East India Company to China, as published in Ogilby's English edition.
[Ref: 38853] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Chinese Army on the March.
Burney delin.t. Fittler sculpsit.
Published by Dr. Trusler April 1 1790.
Engraving. 195mmx 130mm (8" x 5"). Trimmed to plate mark.
Chinese view with a military procession taking place in the foreground including an armoured warrior driving a chariot.
[Ref: 32055] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Burney delin.t. Fittler sculpsit.
Published by Dr. Trusler April 1 1790.
Engraving. 195mmx 130mm (8" x 5"). Trimmed to plate mark.
Chinese view with a military procession taking place in the foreground including an armoured warrior driving a chariot.
[Ref: 32055] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)