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Defence of the Breach at S.t Jean D'Acre, May 8.th 1799.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London. Pub. Nov.r 1815 by J. Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with accompanying letterpress, J. Whatman 1812 watermark; 210 x 295mm (8¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Damp stain right corner.
From, 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815.' The Siege of Acre,18th March to 20th May 1799, was the unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended walled city of Acre, where he was defeated by Sir Sidney Smith; also the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.
[Ref: 67652] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Battle of Naseby] The Description of His Majestie's Army of Horse and Foot, and of His Excellencies S.r Thomas Fairefax: as they were drawn into severall Bodies at the Battail of Naseby June the 14th 1645.
J. Sturt sculp [after Robert Streeter].
[n.d., c.1700.]
Rare etching with engraving. 300 x 480mm (11¾ x 19"). Trimmed into plate left and bottom, binding folds. Pair of small wormholes in right margin.
A topographical battle plan showing the army of Charles I and Prince Rupert facing that of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax at the beginning of the Battle of Naseby in 1645. This is a reduced copy of the plate by Robert Streeter in Joshua Sprigg's 'Anglia rediviva', 1647. This example has the pagination guide lower right removed and a new one bottom left. See BM Y,1.123 for an earlier state and Y,1.122 for Streeter's original.
[Ref: 67424] £360.00
Storming of Seringapatam _ May 4.th 1799.
W. Heath del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London. Pub. Nov.r 1815 by J. Jenkins, 48 Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint with accompanying letterpress, 210 x 295mm (8¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Mint.
From, 'The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815.' The siege of Seringapatam (5 April -4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore, led by Tipu Sultan.
[Ref: 67653] £490.00
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