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London Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1817: being the First after Leap Year.
B. Baker sc.
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by George Greenhill, at their Hall, Ludgate Street.
Engraving, watermark 1865. Sheet 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Tears in platemark, pinholes in corners, folds, tax stamp top left.
A diary of important dates, and lists of Monarchs, Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, holidays and coins. Illustrated with a 'View of Westminster Abbey, &c. with the recent Improvements'.
[Ref: 66814] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
B. Baker sc.
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by George Greenhill, at their Hall, Ludgate Street.
Engraving, watermark 1865. Sheet 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Tears in platemark, pinholes in corners, folds, tax stamp top left.
A diary of important dates, and lists of Monarchs, Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, holidays and coins. Illustrated with a 'View of Westminster Abbey, &c. with the recent Improvements'.
[Ref: 66814] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
London Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1817: being the Second after Leap Year.
B. Baker sc.
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by George Greenhill, at their Hall, Ludgate Street.
Engraving. Sheet 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Pinholes in corners, folds, tax stamp top left.
A diary of important dates, and lists of Monarchs, Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, holidays and coins. Illustrated with a 'View of Westminster Abbey, &c. with the recent Improvements'.
[Ref: 66815] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
B. Baker sc.
London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by George Greenhill, at their Hall, Ludgate Street.
Engraving. Sheet 265 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Pinholes in corners, folds, tax stamp top left.
A diary of important dates, and lists of Monarchs, Lord Mayors, Sheriffs, holidays and coins. Illustrated with a 'View of Westminster Abbey, &c. with the recent Improvements'.
[Ref: 66815] £180.00 (£216.00 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
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 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
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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
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A Plan of the City and Harbour of Macao A Colony of the Portuguese situated on the southern extemity of the Chinese Empire.
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 710 x 560mm (18 x 22"). Staining top & bottom right.
A detailed map of Macao. 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. The 37-point key lists forts, parishes, colleges, covents, chapels and other buildings of interest including the Customs House and the English Factory. 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: 38164] £650.00
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April the 12th, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 710 x 560mm (18 x 22"). Staining top & bottom right.
A detailed map of Macao. 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. The 37-point key lists forts, parishes, colleges, covents, chapels and other buildings of interest including the Customs House and the English Factory. 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: 38164] £650.00
A Sketch by Compass of the Coast of the Promontory og Shan-tung with the Track of the Ships and the Soundings from the place of first making the Land to the Strait of Mi-A-Tau. By J. Barrow 1793.
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 695 x 540mm (27½ x 21¼") Staining top & bottom.
A chart of the coast around Shandong, mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. A view shows the passage between Zhifu Island and Kongtong Island. 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: 38161] £260.00
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. 695 x 540mm (27½ x 21¼") Staining top & bottom.
A chart of the coast around Shandong, mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. A view shows the passage between Zhifu Island and Kongtong Island. 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: 38161] £260.00
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[Da Nang]. A Chart of part of the Coast of Cochin-China Including Turon Harbour and the Island Callao From an actual Survey in 1793.
J. Barrow del.t. B. Baker sculp.t.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½"). Staining bottom left & top right.
A map of the coast around Da Nang in Vietnam with a coastal profile, sketched by members of 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'. Da Nang is now most famous for the huge American airbase there during the Vietnam War. 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: 38157] £260.00
J. Barrow del.t. B. Baker sculp.t.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½"). Staining bottom left & top right.
A map of the coast around Da Nang in Vietnam with a coastal profile, sketched by members of 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'. Da Nang is now most famous for the huge American airbase there during the Vietnam War. 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: 38157] £260.00
Plan of the West India Docks &c. Designed and Dedicated to the Directors by Their Very Humble Servant Ralph Walker.
B. Baker sculp.t Lower Street, Islington.
Published January 1.st 1802.
Rare engraved map. Sheet 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted on album paper at corners.
A plan of the West India Docks drawn by the dock's Resident Engineer Ralph Walker (1749-1824). The docks, designed by William Jessop with consultant James Rennie, were opened eight months later. South of the docks is The City Canal, built at Walker's suggestion, to create a shortcut across the Isle of Dogs, opened 1805.
[Ref: 64287] £750.00
B. Baker sculp.t Lower Street, Islington.
Published January 1.st 1802.
Rare engraved map. Sheet 290 x 400mm (11½ x 15¾"). Trimmed within plate, mounted on album paper at corners.
A plan of the West India Docks drawn by the dock's Resident Engineer Ralph Walker (1749-1824). The docks, designed by William Jessop with consultant James Rennie, were opened eight months later. South of the docks is The City Canal, built at Walker's suggestion, to create a shortcut across the Isle of Dogs, opened 1805.
[Ref: 64287] £750.00
A General Chart, on Mercator's Projection, to Shew the Track of the Lion and Hindostan from England to the Gulph of China, and of their Return to England, with the daily statement of the Barometer and Thermometer as observed at noon; containing also the limits of the Chinese Empire, as extended by the Conquests of the present Emperor, Tchien-Lung.
J. Barrow del.t. B.Baker sculp.t.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 620 x 960mm (24½ x 37¾"). Creasing top left. Binding folds, one with a small split.
Map of the route taken by the George Macartney to China, heading 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'.
[Ref: 38155] £450.00
J. Barrow del.t. B.Baker sculp.t.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 620 x 960mm (24½ x 37¾"). Creasing top left. Binding folds, one with a small split.
Map of the route taken by the George Macartney to China, heading 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'.
[Ref: 38155] £450.00
A Chart of the Islands to the Southward of Tchu-San on the Eastern Coast of China generally laid down from one published by Alexander Dalrymple Esq with additions and alterations by J Barrow.
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½"). Staining at bottom left & top right.
A chart of the coast around Ningbo, including Zhousan and other islands, mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. Insets show a 360° circular panorama of Zhousan harbour and a detail of the south ocast of the island. 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: 38159] £230.00
Engraved by B. Baker Islington.
Published April 12, 1796 by George Nicol.
Engraved map. Sheet 560 x 420mm (22 x 16½"). Staining at bottom left & top right.
A chart of the coast around Ningbo, including Zhousan and other islands, mapped by members of the George Macartney mission to China, the first British embassy to that country, 1792-94. Insets show a 360° circular panorama of Zhousan harbour and a detail of the south ocast of the island. 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: 38159] £230.00