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A View of Clare Mount, one of the Seats of his Grace the Duke of NewCastle.
J. Rocque del. J. Bonneau Sculp.
Taken & Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Rocque at Charing Cross, 1750.
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 355 x 505mm (14 x 19¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides.
A scarce view of Claremont, engraved by Jacob Bonneau after a drawing by John Rocque, when the house was occupied by the Duke of Newcastle. John Rocque (c. 1704-62 is better known for his plans of country estates and his monumental maps of London.
[Ref: 55677] £360.00
J. Rocque del. J. Bonneau Sculp.
Taken & Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Rocque at Charing Cross, 1750.
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 355 x 505mm (14 x 19¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides.
A scarce view of Claremont, engraved by Jacob Bonneau after a drawing by John Rocque, when the house was occupied by the Duke of Newcastle. John Rocque (c. 1704-62 is better known for his plans of country estates and his monumental maps of London.
[Ref: 55677] £360.00
S.r Hen. Morgan.
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders and inscription.
Portrait of the British Admiral and pirate Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688), from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. He is regarded as one of the most notorious and successful privateers of all time. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but it was translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan. Morgan sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25255] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders and inscription.
Portrait of the British Admiral and pirate Sir Henry Morgan (1635-1688), from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. He is regarded as one of the most notorious and successful privateers of all time. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but it was translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan. Morgan sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25255] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. A Group of Statues, representing Peace Supported by Neptune and Mars. To His Grace the Duke of Montagu, Master General of His Majesty's Ordnance &c, &c, &c, This Plate is Humbly dedicated by his Grace's most Devoted & most Obedient Humble Servant, Che.r And.e Casali.
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1751, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet size: 410 x 275mm (16 x 10¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides and into plate at bottom.
The personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 38433] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1751, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet size: 410 x 275mm (16 x 10¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides and into plate at bottom.
The personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 38433] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. A Group of Statues, representing Peace Supported by Neptune and Mars. To His Grace the Duke of Montagu, Master General of His Majesty's Ordnance &c, &c, &c, This Plate is Humbly dedicated by his Grace's most Devoted & most Obedient Humble Servant, Che.r And.e Casali.
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1757, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet size: 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"); very large margins; uncut.
The personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 40595] £330.00
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1757, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet size: 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"); very large margins; uncut.
The personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 40595] £330.00
[Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. A Group of Statues, representing Peace Supported by Neptune and Mars. To His Grace the Duke of Montagu, Master General of His Majesty's Ordnance &c, &c, &c, This Plate is Humbly dedicated by his Grace's most Devoted & most Obedient Humble Servant, Che.r And.e Casali.
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1751, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving, 18th century watermark Sheet 410 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Trimmed into plate on three sides, small tear repaired, small stain.
A group of statues with personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 65833] £380.00
Equ.s: An: Casali Inv.t. J. Bonneau Sculp.t.
Publish'd by Permission, June 6, 1751, according to Act of Parliam.t for I.G. at ye Jarr in Princes-Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving, 18th century watermark Sheet 410 x 280mm (16 x 11"). Trimmed into plate on three sides, small tear repaired, small stain.
A group of statues with personification of Peace, sitting on a pedestal, flanked by Neptune (representing the British Navy) on the left and Mars (the army) on the right. Below the image are the arms of the Duke of Montagu. From a series of prints reproducing the pictures created by Casali for the firework machine set in St James' Park for the celebrations of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, first published 1749.
[Ref: 65833] £380.00
Bat the Portuguese.
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts, known as Black Bart, from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. Not Portuguese but Welsh, he worked the Caribbean and Brazil, he was said to have captured over a hundred ships. He is mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25260] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts, known as Black Bart, from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. Not Portuguese but Welsh, he worked the Caribbean and Brazil, he was said to have captured over a hundred ships. He is mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25260] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Francis Lolonois.
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm, 5¾ x 3¼". Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of the French pirate, Jean David Nau, known as François L'Ollonais, from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. Based on Tortuga, he plundered Maracaibo and Gibraltar in 1666, and Puerto de Cavallo and San Pedro in May 1667. He was killed by an Nicaraguan native. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25259] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm, 5¾ x 3¼". Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of the French pirate, Jean David Nau, known as François L'Ollonais, from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. Based on Tortuga, he plundered Maracaibo and Gibraltar in 1666, and Puerto de Cavallo and San Pedro in May 1667. He was killed by an Nicaraguan native. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25259] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Rock Brasiliano.
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of a pirate from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. The text describes the pirate as a cruel man who was born in Groningen, the Netherlands, who plied his trade in Brazil and Jamaica. 'Rock the Brazilian' (probably Gerrit Gerritszoon), often sailed with Henry Morgan and was notorious for torturing Spanish captives. He disappeared from history c.1671. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25258] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fournier del. Bonneau sculp.
[London, 1741.]
Engraving. 145 x 80mm (5¾ x 3¼"). Trimmed into printed borders.
Portrait of a pirate from Exquemelin's 'History of the Bucaniers of America'. The text describes the pirate as a cruel man who was born in Groningen, the Netherlands, who plied his trade in Brazil and Jamaica. 'Rock the Brazilian' (probably Gerrit Gerritszoon), often sailed with Henry Morgan and was notorious for torturing Spanish captives. He disappeared from history c.1671. Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, himself a former pirate who had sailed with Henry Morgan, published his history of pirates operating in the Americas in Dutch in 1678. The first English edition was published in 1684, but translated from a Spanish edition that exaggerated the mis-deeds of the English pirates, including Morgan, who sued the publishers and won.
[Ref: 25258] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)