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Entrance to the Caves of Beni Hassan.
Entrance to the Caves of Beni Hassan.
David Roberts R. A. L. Haghe lith.
[n.d. c, 1840]
Lithograph with letterpress. Printed area: 300 x 540mm (12 x 21"). Light foxing. Left edge frayed where previously bound in a book. Small tear in right margin.
View of the entrance to the Ancient Egyptian cemetery of Beni Hasan in front of which two goat herds and their flock are resting. Beni Hasan, as the letterpress describes, contained detailed depictions of everyday life in Ancient Egypt.
[Ref: 35080]   £150.00   (£180.00 incl.VAT)
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Ballerina dell'isola di Bolabola.
Ballerina dell'isola di Bolabola. Danseusè de la isle Bolabola.
p.il Zatta [Venice: Antonio Zatta & Son, n.d., c.1794.]
Stipple and etching. 305 x 200mm (12 x 8"). Folds as normal, offset in margins.
A half naked woman of Bora Bora, French Polynesia, dancing. A plate from an Italian edition of Cook's Voyages.
[Ref: 65718]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Cleopatra's Needle.
Cleopatra's Needle. Obelisk at Alexandria commonly called Cleopatra's Needle.
David Roberts R. A. L. Haghe lith.
London Published by F. G. Moon 20 Threadneedle Street, Aug.t 1.st. 1846.
Lithograph with letterpress printed below. Printed area: 350 x 260, (13¾ x 10¼").
View of a red granite obelisk at Alexandria. The letterpress below explains that the obelisk was offered to the English by Mohammed Ali but remained in Egypt for many years before eventually being brought to England and erected on the Victoria Embankment on 12th September 1878.
[Ref: 35045]   £150.00   (£180.00 incl.VAT)
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[View of Florence from Fiesole]
[View of Florence from Fiesole]
[n.d., c.1780.]
Aquatint with etching, printed in brown. Sheet 365 x 505mm (14¼ x 19¾"). Trimmed to image, losing all inscriptions, laid on album paper.
A rare 18th century view of Florence from the north-east, with a villa to the right and shepherds in the foreground.
[Ref: 65638]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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A View of Florence from the Convent of Capuchins at Montugi.
A View of Florence from the Convent of Capuchins at Montugi.
[after Giuseppe Zocchi.]
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, N.º 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London [n.d., c.1770].
Engraving. 175 x 280mm (6¾ x 11"), large margins.
A prospect of Florence after Giuseppe Zocchi (c.1711-67), best known for his vedute of his native city, Florence.
[Ref: 65640]   £170.00   (£204.00 incl.VAT)
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Donna delle Isole degli Amici che suona il flauto con le narici.
Donna delle Isole degli Amici che suona il flauto con le narici. Femme des Isles des Amis jouant le flute avec les nez.
p.il Zatta [Venice: Antonio Zatta & Son, n.d., c.1794.]
Stipple and etching. 305 x 200mm (12 x 8"). Thread margins.
Two women of the Friendly Islands, one playing a nose-flute, the other a type of Pan's pipes. A plate from an Italian edition of Cook's Voyages.
[Ref: 65720]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Panorama von Hamburg aufgenommen aus der obersten Etage der Elb=Wasserkunst beim Jonashafen in St. Pauli.
Panorama von Hamburg aufgenommen aus der obersten Etage der Elb=Wasserkunst beim Jonashafen in St. Pauli.
n.d. Natur gez. u. lith v. Wilhekm. Heuer. Druck u. Verlag d. lith v Charles Fuchs. Hamburg.
Druck u. Verlag d. lith v Charles Fuchs. Hamburg [n.d., c.1860].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 525 x 700mm (20¾ x 27½"). Faint mount burn around image. Some restoration at top in sky.
A large prospect of Hamburg, with the harbour on the right, filled with ships.
[Ref: 57964]   £390.00  
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[Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.]
[Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.]
ANT. LAFRER I. FORMIS. ROMAE 8 .D L. [Antoine Lafréry] [n.d. c.1550]
Engraving, trimmed, sheet 390 x 110mm (15½ x 11"). Taped into mount. Light time staining. Creases.
Very fine & rare image showing fragment of the sculptural group depicting Menelaus holding the dying Patroclus, known as the "talking statue" of Pasquino in Rome. Petitions are posted on the nearby wall, with a poem in Italian inscribed on the statue’s plinth and additional writings, known as "zetelli," on the wall.
Huelsen 1921 Das Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae des Antonio Lafreri 71.
[Ref: 65959]   £750.00  
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[Mexican imperial shield]
[Mexican imperial shield]
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 235 x 380mm (9¼ x 15"). On paper watermarked 'J Green & Son 1823'. Centrefold. Writing paper format.
A watercolour of the Mexican Imperial Coat of Arms of 1822 on a writing sheet.
[Ref: 65725]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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[Mexican imperial shield]
[Mexican imperial shield]
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 170 x 215mm (6¾ x 8½"). On paper watermarked 'Nay & Sons London.' Staining along top edge of paper.
A watercolour of the Mexican Coat of Arms.
[Ref: 65726]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Vista de la Palacio Nacional de Mejico.
Vista de la Palacio Nacional de Mejico. despues de la memorable jornada del 15 al 27 de Julio de 1840.
P. Gualdi.
Lito Junto al Correo. [n.d. c.1840]
Rare lithograph, sheet 185 x 350mm (11¼ x 13¾"). Foxing.
From Pedro Gualdi's 'Vistas de la Revuelta Federalista.' A view of the National Palace in disrepair following the July 1840 Federalist Revolt. A balcony railing is broken, and one wall has nearly fallen in. Near the wall are a couple of bystander soldiers and a number of people who seem to be quietly observing the devastation. One of the soldiers has his hand out to the civilian's back while they are conversing.
[Ref: 65723]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Carte des Isles Philippines.
Carte des Isles Philippines. Dressée sur la Carte Espagnole du R.P. Murillo de Velarde. 2.e Feuille.
Par le S.r Bellin Ing.r de la Marine, 1752.
Engraved map with hand colour, Collector's stamp DA, 18th century watermark. 220 x 315mm (8¾ x 12½"), large margins. A little spotting.
French map of the Philippines.
[Ref: 65600]   £180.00  
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Il Re della picciola Otaiti, cun uno de suoi capi e nobile.
Il Re della picciola Otaiti, cun uno de suoi capi e nobile. Le Roi de la petite O-Taiti, avec un des ses chefs et nobles.
p.il Zatta [Venice: Antonio Zatta & Son, n.d., c.1794.]
Stipple and etching. 305 x 200mm (12 x 8"). Trimmed within plate for binding. Left margin repaired.
The king of Tahiti Iti ('Small Tahiti, the south-east part of the island), with his nobles A plate from an Italian edition of Cook's Voyages.
[Ref: 65719]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Title page] No 3 of a Series of Views in the West Indies:
[Title page] No 3 of a Series of Views in the West Indies: Engraved from Drawings taken recently in the Islands: With Letter Press Explanations Made From Actual Observation.
Davison, Whitefriars.
London: [Smith Elder & Co, Cornhill] Fleet-Street [n.d., 1827-29.]
Rare & scarce title sheet, letterpress with wood-engraved border, label with mss. publisher details stuck on. 290 x 440mm (11½ x 17¼"). Laid on card, wear to paper surface.
The title sheet of the third (and last, of a planned eight] parts of J. Johnston's 'Views in the West Indies', a series of an engraved map and eleven aquatint views. The series was begun by Mess.rs Underwood but completed by Smith Elder & Co.
Abbey Travel 678.
[Ref: 54220]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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