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Plan and Survey of Ascot Race Course, in the County of Berks; including the Rises and Fall; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty This Plate being No.4. of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England Is respectfully dedicated by His most obedient Subject & Servant, W.m Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.e.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row, July, 1824.
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 255mm (8¼ x 10"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1823'. Folded as issued. Some light foxing.
A plan of Ascot Race Course with profiles of the elevations of each route.
[Ref: 63728] £120.00
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.e.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row, July, 1824.
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 255mm (8¼ x 10"), watermarked 'J Whatman 1823'. Folded as issued. Some light foxing.
A plan of Ascot Race Course with profiles of the elevations of each route.
[Ref: 63728] £120.00
Plan and Survey of Doncaster Race Course; in the West Riding of Yorkshire; including the Rises and Fall; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To The Mayor and Corporation of The Town of Doncaster; This Plate, being No.5, of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated by Their most obed.t and very humble Servant, W.m Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, J. Whatman 1824 watermark; 215 x 280mm (8½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, two vertical binding folds, as normal..
Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire. It is one of the oldest establised centres for horse racing in Great Britain, with records of regular racing meetings going back to the 16th Century.
[Ref: 63729] £95.00
Davies sculp. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, J. Whatman 1824 watermark; 215 x 280mm (8½ x 11"). Trimmed within plate, two vertical binding folds, as normal..
Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire. It is one of the oldest establised centres for horse racing in Great Britain, with records of regular racing meetings going back to the 16th Century.
[Ref: 63729] £95.00
Plan and Survey of Egham Race Course; in the County of Surrey; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by Wm. Kemp. To His Royal Highness The Duke of York; This Plate, being No.6 of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated, by His most obedient, and very humble Servant, [facsimile signature:] Wm. Kemp.
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured engraving. 216 x 280mm. 8½ x 11". Two vertical folds as published. Small tear into left-hand fold.
Egham Racecourse was situated in Runnymede Meadows from 1734-1884 before the racing was moved to Kempton Park, due to large gangs of London pickpockets invading the Egham meetings.
See Ref: 41083
[Ref: 19557] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured engraving. 216 x 280mm. 8½ x 11". Two vertical folds as published. Small tear into left-hand fold.
Egham Racecourse was situated in Runnymede Meadows from 1734-1884 before the racing was moved to Kempton Park, due to large gangs of London pickpockets invading the Egham meetings.
See Ref: 41083
[Ref: 19557] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Plan and Survey of Egham Race Course; in the County of Surrey; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by Wm. Kemp. To His Royal Highness The Duke of York; This Plate, being No.6 of a Series of Surveys, of the Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated, by His most obedient, and very humble Servant, [facsimile signature:] Wm. Kemp.
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10½). Two vertical folds as published
Egham Racecourse was situated in Runnymede Meadows from 1734-1884 before the racing was moved to Kempton Park, due to large gangs of London pickpockets invading the Egham meetings.
[Ref: 63730] £80.00
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 210 x 275mm (8¼ x 10½). Two vertical folds as published
Egham Racecourse was situated in Runnymede Meadows from 1734-1884 before the racing was moved to Kempton Park, due to large gangs of London pickpockets invading the Egham meetings.
[Ref: 63730] £80.00
University College, London. Principles and Practice of Medicine. William Jenner, M.D. Professor. Admit Mr [J.G.H. Harding] Winter Session 18[65].
Davies sc. 16 St George Str. Euston Squ.
Engraved admission ticket on card, with old ink mss and 'Treasurer's Seal' blindstamp. Sheet 105 x 155mm, 4¼ x 6".
Admission ticket for a lectures by Sir William Jenner (1815-98), at the time Physician Extraordinary to the University College Hospital, Physician in Ordinary to both Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 15101] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Davies sc. 16 St George Str. Euston Squ.
Engraved admission ticket on card, with old ink mss and 'Treasurer's Seal' blindstamp. Sheet 105 x 155mm, 4¼ x 6".
Admission ticket for a lectures by Sir William Jenner (1815-98), at the time Physician Extraordinary to the University College Hospital, Physician in Ordinary to both Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 15101] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Birmingham, Bristol, & Thames Junction Railway. Shewing its connection with the West-End of London - with other Railways, and the whole line of the Thames.
Drawn and Engraved by B.R. Davies, for the Birmingham, Bristol & Thames Junction Railway Company
[n.d., c.1839.]
Hand coloured engraving. Sheet 555 x 400 (21¾ x 15¾"), large margins. Creasing, some tearing down center crease and tiny tears along left margin. Some slight staining.
Map of London showing actual and proposed connections between main line railway lines, specifically the "Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway", connecting the Great Western and London & Birmingham railways running out of Paddington and Euston respectively, down to the Southampton Railway (which today runs into Waterloo).
[Ref: 63145] £240.00
Drawn and Engraved by B.R. Davies, for the Birmingham, Bristol & Thames Junction Railway Company
[n.d., c.1839.]
Hand coloured engraving. Sheet 555 x 400 (21¾ x 15¾"), large margins. Creasing, some tearing down center crease and tiny tears along left margin. Some slight staining.
Map of London showing actual and proposed connections between main line railway lines, specifically the "Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction Railway", connecting the Great Western and London & Birmingham railways running out of Paddington and Euston respectively, down to the Southampton Railway (which today runs into Waterloo).
[Ref: 63145] £240.00
Plan and Survey of Pontefract Race Course in the County of York; including the Rises and Falls: with Notes Referring to an appendix, by Wm. Kemp. To Christopher Wilson Esq.r This Plate being No.3 of a Series of Surveys of the Principal Race Courses in England, is most Respectfully Dedicated by His most obedient and very humble Servant [facsimile signature:] Wm Kemp.
Davies sc. 34 Compton Str. Bruns.k Squ.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured engraving, 210 x 280mm ( 8½ x 10¾".). Two vertical folds as published. Trimmed within plate top and bottom.
Pontefract Racecourse, the thoroughbred horse racing venue in West Yorkshire; notable races held here include the Silver Tankard Stakes and the Pontefract Castle Stakes.
See Ref: 41083
[Ref: 58322] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Davies sc. 34 Compton Str. Bruns.k Squ.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1825.]
Hand-coloured engraving, 210 x 280mm ( 8½ x 10¾".). Two vertical folds as published. Trimmed within plate top and bottom.
Pontefract Racecourse, the thoroughbred horse racing venue in West Yorkshire; notable races held here include the Silver Tankard Stakes and the Pontefract Castle Stakes.
See Ref: 41083
[Ref: 58322] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Culross.
R.R.Davies sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 320mm, 9½ x 12½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear.
Culross, a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10144] £130.00
R.R.Davies sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 320mm, 9½ x 12½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear.
Culross, a former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10144] £130.00
Irvine.
Davies sculp. 4 Compton Str. Bruns.k Square.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 320mm, 9½ x 12½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Irvine in Ayrshire, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10151] £130.00
Davies sculp. 4 Compton Str. Bruns.k Square.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 320mm, 9½ x 12½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Irvine in Ayrshire, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10151] £130.00
Queensferry. (South)
Davies sculp. 4 Compton Str. Bruns.k Square.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 250 x 330mm, 9¾ x 13". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
South Queensferry, once a Royal burgh, but now a suburb of Edinburgh, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10150] £130.00
Davies sculp. 4 Compton Str. Bruns.k Square.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 250 x 330mm, 9¾ x 13". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
South Queensferry, once a Royal burgh, but now a suburb of Edinburgh, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10150] £130.00
Sanquar.
R.R.Davies sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 310mm, 9½ x 12¼". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Haddington, a former Royal Burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10138] £130.00
R.R.Davies sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 240 x 310mm, 9½ x 12¼". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Haddington, a former Royal Burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10138] £130.00
Plan and Survey of Stamford Race Course; in Lincolnshire; including the Rises and Falls; with Notes Referring to an Appendix; by W.m Kemp. To The R.t Hon.ble The Marquis of Exeter: This Plate, being No.7, of a Series of Surveys, of The Principal Race Courses in England; is most Respectfully Dedicated; by his most obed.t and very humble Servant, Wm. Kemp [facsimile signature.]
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Squ.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 215 x 265mm (8½ x 10½"). Vertical binding folds as issued. Age spots.
A plan and survey of Stamford Race Course.
[Ref: 63731] £85.00
Davies sc. 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Squ.
London, Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row. [n.d., 1824.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 215 x 265mm (8½ x 10½"). Vertical binding folds as issued. Age spots.
A plan and survey of Stamford Race Course.
[Ref: 63731] £85.00
A Tiff in the Nursery.
G. Davies. Drawn on Stone & Printed by G. Davies.
Published by S. Gans 22 Southampton St Strand [n.d., c.1830.]
Fine coloured lithograph. Sheet 245 x 325mm (9 x 12¾").
A monkey clutches a kitten in baby clothes keeping the mother cat away with a red-hot poker.
[Ref: 54451] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G. Davies. Drawn on Stone & Printed by G. Davies.
Published by S. Gans 22 Southampton St Strand [n.d., c.1830.]
Fine coloured lithograph. Sheet 245 x 325mm (9 x 12¾").
A monkey clutches a kitten in baby clothes keeping the mother cat away with a red-hot poker.
[Ref: 54451] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Plan of the Glorious Battle of Waterloo, Fought on Sunday, June 18th, 1815; Between the Allied Armies, under the command of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and of Prince Blucher; and the French Army under the command of Napoleon Buonaparte.
Davies sculp.t Compton Street: Brunsw.k Square.
Published by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1816.
Engraved map. 350 x 290mm (13¾ x 7½"). Central horizontal crease where previously folded. Slightly time stained.
The map from Bowyer's 'Campaign of Waterloo', a sequel to his 'Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe', the narrative of which had ended after the first abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1814.
[Ref: 39356] £220.00
Davies sculp.t Compton Street: Brunsw.k Square.
Published by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall, 1816.
Engraved map. 350 x 290mm (13¾ x 7½"). Central horizontal crease where previously folded. Slightly time stained.
The map from Bowyer's 'Campaign of Waterloo', a sequel to his 'Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe', the narrative of which had ended after the first abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1814.
[Ref: 39356] £220.00