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La Terre et Son Atmosphere. Pl. X.
[After John Emslie] Depose. Kiessling & Comp a Bruxelles.
Librairie de W. Nitzsche a Hall, Wurttemburg. [n.d., c.1862].
Hand coloured engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
A section of the Earth and its atmosphere at the equator, higlighting the effects of reflection and refraction and the uneven nature of the Earth's surface. The oceans and continents are indicated as are some islands and volcanoes. One of twelve from the French version of the Astronomischer Bilder Atlas 'Astronomie Populare en Tableaux Tansparents', from Wilhelm Nitzschke, 1862.
[Ref: 56895] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[After John Emslie] Depose. Kiessling & Comp a Bruxelles.
Librairie de W. Nitzsche a Hall, Wurttemburg. [n.d., c.1862].
Hand coloured engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
A section of the Earth and its atmosphere at the equator, higlighting the effects of reflection and refraction and the uneven nature of the Earth's surface. The oceans and continents are indicated as are some islands and volcanoes. One of twelve from the French version of the Astronomischer Bilder Atlas 'Astronomie Populare en Tableaux Tansparents', from Wilhelm Nitzschke, 1862.
[Ref: 56895] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Atmospheric Refraction.
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
Optical illusions caused by atmospheric refraction, with mirrored images of ships. Plate 93 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56796] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
Optical illusions caused by atmospheric refraction, with mirrored images of ships. Plate 93 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56796] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate IX.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate IX of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56850] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate IX of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56850] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate I.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate IV of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 57011] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate IV of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 57011] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24.th 1847. Plate. VI.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56943] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56943] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24.th 1847. Plate. V.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56942] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56942] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen at the Cambridge Observatory. September 21.st 1846. Plate. XI
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56941] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins. Some time staining.
One a set of twelve coloured engravings from "An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory" by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber. Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street.
[Ref: 56941] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Heavens. By Robert Mudie. [with two vignettes] The Seasons. Polar Sky.
Baxter's Patent Oil Colour Printing, 3 Charter-house Square. From a painting by W. Westall, A.R.A.
London: Thomas Ward & Co., Paternoster Row. MDCCCXXXV [1835].
Fine Baxter-printed titlepage and frontispiece. Sheet 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). A little faint staining.
The two illustrations are of the Aurora Borealis, with two polar bears and a comet, and the sun with three Earths orbiting.
[Ref: 57024] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Baxter's Patent Oil Colour Printing, 3 Charter-house Square. From a painting by W. Westall, A.R.A.
London: Thomas Ward & Co., Paternoster Row. MDCCCXXXV [1835].
Fine Baxter-printed titlepage and frontispiece. Sheet 165 x 210mm (6½ x 8¼"). A little faint staining.
The two illustrations are of the Aurora Borealis, with two polar bears and a comet, and the sun with three Earths orbiting.
[Ref: 57024] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate VIII.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate VIII of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56847] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate VIII of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56847] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Plate cut and rejoined, tear in inscription area, edges chipped.
The Northern Lights. Plate 94 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56792] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Plate cut and rejoined, tear in inscription area, edges chipped.
The Northern Lights. Plate 94 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56792] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate II.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate II of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56855] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate II of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56855] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate IV.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge, with a church spire. Plate IV of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56856] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge, with a church spire. Plate IV of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56856] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate VII.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis with the silhouettes of a windmill and a church steeple. Plate VII of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56846] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis with the silhouettes of a windmill and a church steeple. Plate VII of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56846] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate III.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate III of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56849] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis seen from Cambridge. Plate III of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56849] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis, seen Oct.r 24th 1847. Plate X.
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis with the silhouettes of two churches. Plate X of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56848] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Andrews Zincog. Printed by Chabet, Skinner Street, Snow Hill.
[Cambridge: Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan, London: G. Bell, Fleet Street, n.d., c.1848.]
Coloured zincograph. Printed area 160 x 175mm (6¼ x 7"), with very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis with the silhouettes of two churches. Plate X of ''An account of the Aurora Borealis, seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847'' by John H. Morgan and John T. Barber, a record of a sighting unusually far south.
[Ref: 56848] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Aurora Borealis.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 95 x 115mm (3¾ x 4½"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
A view of the Aurora Borealis over an icy landscape.
[Ref: 56864] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1840.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 95 x 115mm (3¾ x 4½"). Trimmed and laid on album paper.
A view of the Aurora Borealis over an icy landscape.
[Ref: 56864] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
L'Aurore Boreale.
Lith. E. Lemaitre, Rue brulée 6, à Strasbourg.
[Strasbourg: Libraire Derivaux, 1856.]
Chromolithograph, with gum arabic highlights. Sheet 290 x 235mm (9¼"), very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis in Lapland, with sledges drawn by reindeer. From Munerelle’s 'Les Phenomenes et Curiosites de la Nature'.
[Ref: 56845] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Lith. E. Lemaitre, Rue brulée 6, à Strasbourg.
[Strasbourg: Libraire Derivaux, 1856.]
Chromolithograph, with gum arabic highlights. Sheet 290 x 235mm (9¼"), very large margins.
A view of the Aurora Borealis in Lapland, with sledges drawn by reindeer. From Munerelle’s 'Les Phenomenes et Curiosites de la Nature'.
[Ref: 56845] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Clouds - Cirro - Stratus N.o 100
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼") Right corner missing.
A view of Cirrostratus clouds above a rocky terrain with a dam, ruins, buildings and mountains in the distance. The thin, layered cirrostratus cloud is composed of ice crystals and forms a veil that covers all or part of the sky.
[Ref: 56990] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼") Right corner missing.
A view of Cirrostratus clouds above a rocky terrain with a dam, ruins, buildings and mountains in the distance. The thin, layered cirrostratus cloud is composed of ice crystals and forms a veil that covers all or part of the sky.
[Ref: 56990] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Clouds - Cirrus N.o 98
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view on the sea with ships and boats, Cirrus clouds float in the sky above. Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes. These delicate clouds are wispy, with a silky sheen, or look like tufts of hair.
[Ref: 56991] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view on the sea with ships and boats, Cirrus clouds float in the sky above. Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes. These delicate clouds are wispy, with a silky sheen, or look like tufts of hair.
[Ref: 56991] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Clouds - Stratus N.o 101
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view of a high altitude town covered in a fog of stratus clouds. Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base.
[Ref: 56992] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view of a high altitude town covered in a fog of stratus clouds. Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base.
[Ref: 56992] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Horizontal Moon
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustration of a optical effect that makes the moon look oval, over an Italian city. Plate 92 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56793] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustration of a optical effect that makes the moon look oval, over an Italian city. Plate 92 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56793] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Humboldt's System of Isothermal Lines of the Globe. By Dr H Berghuas, Professor of Geography Berlin.
Drawn in the Engravers School for Geography, Potsdam, Dec.r 1842. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.
Edinburgh; John Johnston and W. and W. & A.K. Johnson; Glasgow; Robert Weir Lumsden & Son [n.d., c.1844].
Engraved map with some original hand colour. Sheet 540 x 670mm (21 x 26½"). Some ink offset.
A map of the world on Mercator's Projection, with isothermal lines linking areas of equal temperature. Of interest are the markings for the furthest points north and south reached by explorers, including Parry and Scoresby in the Arctic and Cook, Weddell, D'Urville and Ross in the Antarctic.
[Ref: 57124] £130.00
Drawn in the Engravers School for Geography, Potsdam, Dec.r 1842. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.
Edinburgh; John Johnston and W. and W. & A.K. Johnson; Glasgow; Robert Weir Lumsden & Son [n.d., c.1844].
Engraved map with some original hand colour. Sheet 540 x 670mm (21 x 26½"). Some ink offset.
A map of the world on Mercator's Projection, with isothermal lines linking areas of equal temperature. Of interest are the markings for the furthest points north and south reached by explorers, including Parry and Scoresby in the Arctic and Cook, Weddell, D'Urville and Ross in the Antarctic.
[Ref: 57124] £130.00
Water Spout Seen Near The Lipari Islands.
Engraved by Clarke, from a Drawing by Kangursseer for the Gallery of Nature and Art.
London, Published by R.N. Rose, 45 Holborn Hill, May 1, 1820.
Engraving, plate 135 x 210mm (5¼ x 8¼"), with small margins. Tears to margins.
A view of a water spout near the Italian islands of Lipari. A ship sails away from the phenomenon and appears to be blasting its cannons at it, other ships sail on the horizon. From "The Gallery of Nature and Art: or, A Tour Through Creation and Science" by the Rev. Edward Polehampton & John M. Good.
[Ref: 57035] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Clarke, from a Drawing by Kangursseer for the Gallery of Nature and Art.
London, Published by R.N. Rose, 45 Holborn Hill, May 1, 1820.
Engraving, plate 135 x 210mm (5¼ x 8¼"), with small margins. Tears to margins.
A view of a water spout near the Italian islands of Lipari. A ship sails away from the phenomenon and appears to be blasting its cannons at it, other ships sail on the horizon. From "The Gallery of Nature and Art: or, A Tour Through Creation and Science" by the Rev. Edward Polehampton & John M. Good.
[Ref: 57035] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Diagram of Meteorology, displaying the various phenomena of the atmosphere
Drawn and Engraved by John Emslie.
Publsihed by J. Reynolds, 174, Strand, Sep.r 20.th 1846. London- J. Reynolds, 174, Strand; Reeves & Sons; Rock & Co; Peacock & Mansfield.
Hand tinted engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼"). Ink stamp on the back 'St Thomas's Schools Mount Vernon.'
One of a set of 12 hand-tinted astronomical prints with explanatory text from the series 'Astronomical Diagrams'. Several of the images were drawn and engraved by John Emslie, who also collaborated with Reynolds on the set of diagrams, 'Popular Diagrams of Natural Philosophy'. Print of various weather conditions and natural disasters with key. Explanation of meterological phenomena on other side.
[Ref: 56838] £320.00
Drawn and Engraved by John Emslie.
Publsihed by J. Reynolds, 174, Strand, Sep.r 20.th 1846. London- J. Reynolds, 174, Strand; Reeves & Sons; Rock & Co; Peacock & Mansfield.
Hand tinted engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼"). Ink stamp on the back 'St Thomas's Schools Mount Vernon.'
One of a set of 12 hand-tinted astronomical prints with explanatory text from the series 'Astronomical Diagrams'. Several of the images were drawn and engraved by John Emslie, who also collaborated with Reynolds on the set of diagrams, 'Popular Diagrams of Natural Philosophy'. Print of various weather conditions and natural disasters with key. Explanation of meterological phenomena on other side.
[Ref: 56838] £320.00
Dessins des Phenomenes Varies Meteorologiques de l'atmosphere. Pl. XII.
[After John Emslie] Depose. Kiessling & Comp a Bruxelles.
Librairie de W. Nitzsche a Hall, Wurttemburg. [n.d., c.1862].
Hand coloured engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
Print of various weather conditions and natural disasters with key. Explanation of meterological phenomena on other side. One of twelve from the French version of the Astronomischer Bilder Atlas 'Astronomie Populare en Tableaux Tansparents', from Wilhelm Nitzschke, 1862.
[Ref: 56896] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[After John Emslie] Depose. Kiessling & Comp a Bruxelles.
Librairie de W. Nitzsche a Hall, Wurttemburg. [n.d., c.1862].
Hand coloured engraving, sheet 230 x 285mm (9 x 11¼").
Print of various weather conditions and natural disasters with key. Explanation of meterological phenomena on other side. One of twelve from the French version of the Astronomischer Bilder Atlas 'Astronomie Populare en Tableaux Tansparents', from Wilhelm Nitzschke, 1862.
[Ref: 56896] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Sun at Midnight at the North Cape. N.o 65
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view of the natural phenomenon the midnight sun at the North Cape on the island of Magerøya in Norway.
[Ref: 56987] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[Published 1842, London for "The Beauty of the Heavens: A Pictorial Display of The Astronomical Phenomena of The Universe" by Charles. F. Blunt.]
Very rare coloured lithograph, sheet 160 x 205mm (6¼ x 8¼")
A view of the natural phenomenon the midnight sun at the North Cape on the island of Magerøya in Norway.
[Ref: 56987] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Phenomenon seen at Moscow.
Pub: by Longman & Co, London 1828.
Aquatint, printed in blue. Sheet 145 x 220mm (5¾ x 8¾"). Laid on old marbled paper, some surface soiling.
A corona around the Moon, From William Rae Wilson's 'Travels in Russia, &c. &c.'.
[Ref: 38004] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Pub: by Longman & Co, London 1828.
Aquatint, printed in blue. Sheet 145 x 220mm (5¾ x 8¾"). Laid on old marbled paper, some surface soiling.
A corona around the Moon, From William Rae Wilson's 'Travels in Russia, &c. &c.'.
[Ref: 38004] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Parhelia _ No 1.
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustration of a parhelion, or sundog, caused by refraction of light by ice crystals, causing bright spots either side of the sun. Plate 95 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56804] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustration of a parhelion, or sundog, caused by refraction of light by ice crystals, causing bright spots either side of the sun. Plate 95 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56804] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Parhelia] Phenomenon which appeared in the Heavens on the Evening of the 8th Nov.r 1812,](jpegs/56818.jpg)
[Parhelia] Phenomenon which appeared in the Heavens on the Evening of the 8th Nov.r 1812, the day after the departure of the French from the City of Moscow. It was witnessed by T.A. Curtis Esq.r Son of Sir W. Curtis B.t. to whom the Drawing was presented the morning following by an Artist of Moscow.
[n.d., c.1815.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 95 x 115mm (3¾ x 4½"). Trimmed into image on three sides, laid on album paper.
An illustration of a parhelia (or sundog, bright spots either side of the Sun, caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the atmosphere) over the ruins of Moscow.
[Ref: 56818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1815.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 95 x 115mm (3¾ x 4½"). Trimmed into image on three sides, laid on album paper.
An illustration of a parhelia (or sundog, bright spots either side of the Sun, caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the atmosphere) over the ruins of Moscow.
[Ref: 56818] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Lunar Rainbow seen at Milbrook near Southampton, at 10 o'Clock at Night Oct.r 1810.
Engraved by White, from a a Drawing by Craig for the Gallery Gallery of Nature & Art.
London, Published by R. Wilkes, 89 Chancery Lane, Aug. 1. 1814.
Engraving. 125 x 205mm (5 x 8"), large margins.
A night-time rainbow, created by a bright moon.
[Ref: 57026] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by White, from a a Drawing by Craig for the Gallery Gallery of Nature & Art.
London, Published by R. Wilkes, 89 Chancery Lane, Aug. 1. 1814.
Engraving. 125 x 205mm (5 x 8"), large margins.
A night-time rainbow, created by a bright moon.
[Ref: 57026] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
The Rainbow.
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners, very small tear entering image. Small loss at bottom & top right.
Three rainbows over a cathedral city by a river. Plate 104 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56791] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners, very small tear entering image. Small loss at bottom & top right.
Three rainbows over a cathedral city by a river. Plate 104 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56791] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Sukey. Thaw.
Published Jan.y 10. 1825 by S. W. Fores Piccadilly London.
Hand coloured etching. 170 x 145mm (6¾ x 5¾"). Small loss and crease in bottom left corner. Trimmed.
A caricature of a woman with an umbrella, traipsing through a sodden street in the rain. She wears a purple dress and bonnet with a colourful green shawl.
[Ref: 57218] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Published Jan.y 10. 1825 by S. W. Fores Piccadilly London.
Hand coloured etching. 170 x 145mm (6¾ x 5¾"). Small loss and crease in bottom left corner. Trimmed.
A caricature of a woman with an umbrella, traipsing through a sodden street in the rain. She wears a purple dress and bonnet with a colourful green shawl.
[Ref: 57218] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Parhelia _ No 2.
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
Parhelia (or 'sun dogs') are an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Plate 96 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56789] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
Parhelia (or 'sun dogs') are an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Plate 96 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56789] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
H.M. Ship, Thisbe. N.o2. On Fire by Lightning at Sea. 4.th Jan.y 1786
From a Drawing by N.M. Condy. Esq.re. Engraved on Copper by C. Rosenburg.
London, Published by John Weale, 1849.
Very rare aquatint, plate 255 x 305mm (10 x 12"), with large margins.
A view of the HMS Thisbe sailing on fire after being struck by lightning. Text below image goes into the details. The HMS Thisbe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in December 1787 under the command of Captain George Robertson.
[Ref: 57086] £350.00 (£420.00 incl.VAT)
From a Drawing by N.M. Condy. Esq.re. Engraved on Copper by C. Rosenburg.
London, Published by John Weale, 1849.
Very rare aquatint, plate 255 x 305mm (10 x 12"), with large margins.
A view of the HMS Thisbe sailing on fire after being struck by lightning. Text below image goes into the details. The HMS Thisbe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in December 1787 under the command of Captain George Robertson.
[Ref: 57086] £350.00 (£420.00 incl.VAT)
1. Phaenomenon, observ'd near Warrington. 2. Ansty Church. 3. Shulbred Priory. Pl. I.p.641.
Father Paul del.
Gent. Mag. August. 1799.
Engraving, plate 180 x 110mm (7 x 4½"), with large margins. Right edge holes where previously bound.
A series of views published in The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle: a tornado June 16th 1798 that occured in Warrignton, Cheshire, the small rural church of Ansty in Wiltshire and of Shulbred Priory (also known as Woolynchmere Priory) , in West Sussex both places of notable antiquity.
[Ref: 57031] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Father Paul del.
Gent. Mag. August. 1799.
Engraving, plate 180 x 110mm (7 x 4½"), with large margins. Right edge holes where previously bound.
A series of views published in The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle: a tornado June 16th 1798 that occured in Warrignton, Cheshire, the small rural church of Ansty in Wiltshire and of Shulbred Priory (also known as Woolynchmere Priory) , in West Sussex both places of notable antiquity.
[Ref: 57031] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
The Effect of a Water Spout at Sea. N.o 109.
J.F. Ellis. Pinx.t. H. Dawe. Sculp.
Pub.d April 1832 by H. Dawe 6 Bartholomew Place Kentish Town, R. Ackermann Strand & C. Tilt Fleet Street
Mezzotint, sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½).
A view of a ship on rough seas sailing away from a waterspout.
[Ref: 57034] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
J.F. Ellis. Pinx.t. H. Dawe. Sculp.
Pub.d April 1832 by H. Dawe 6 Bartholomew Place Kentish Town, R. Ackermann Strand & C. Tilt Fleet Street
Mezzotint, sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½).
A view of a ship on rough seas sailing away from a waterspout.
[Ref: 57034] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
The Phenomena of Water Spouts.
[n.d., c.1800]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 180mm (4½ x 7") Trimmed within plate.
A view of waterspouts lettered, presumably once with an explanatory key. Ships sail in the distance
[Ref: 57048] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1800]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 180mm (4½ x 7") Trimmed within plate.
A view of waterspouts lettered, presumably once with an explanatory key. Ships sail in the distance
[Ref: 57048] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
The Phenomena of Water Spouts.
[n.d., c.1800]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 180mm (4½ x 7") Trimmed within plate.
A view of waterspouts lettered, presumably once with an explanatory key. Ships sail in the distance
[Ref: 57050] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1800]
Engraving, sheet 115 x 180mm (4½ x 7") Trimmed within plate.
A view of waterspouts lettered, presumably once with an explanatory key. Ships sail in the distance
[Ref: 57050] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
A New Weather Table. constructed upon a Philosophical consideration of the attraction of the Sun and Moon...
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine coloured engraving on card. 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼"). A little surface wear. Very small loss on right.
A diagram for weather forecasting based on the positions of the sun and moon.
[Ref: 56800] £360.00
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine coloured engraving on card. 145 x 110mm (5¾ x 4¼"). A little surface wear. Very small loss on right.
A diagram for weather forecasting based on the positions of the sun and moon.
[Ref: 56800] £360.00
Zodiacal Light.
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustation of Zodiacal Light, or false dawn, caused by sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust, over the ruins of classical temples. Plate 97 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56795] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[London: David Bogue, c. 1845.]
Coloured lithograph on card. Sheet 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Edges clipped at corners.
An illustation of Zodiacal Light, or false dawn, caused by sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust, over the ruins of classical temples. Plate 97 of 'The Beauty of the Heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe' by Charles F Blunt.
[Ref: 56795] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)