Grosvenor Prints

A View taken near Mr. Smith's House at Battersea, looking up the Thames. No.7.
J. Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell 1752. & Sold at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside. London. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 420mm (10¼ x 16½").
View on the river at Battersea; a grand house with front terrace on the left, small boats and barges on water in foreground. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.7.
[Ref: 29300] £400.00

A View taken near Battersea Church, looking towards Chelsea. No.6.
J. Boydell del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside. London 1752. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 425mm (10¼ x 16¾"). Some foxing.
A fine view on the river at Battersea; the church on the right; in right foreground boats grouped around pier; Chelsea in distance on the left. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.6.
[Ref: 29299] £350.00

Beau-Parc Most Humbly Inscribed to Charles Lambart Esq.r by Tho.s Milton.
T. Roberts Pinx.t. T. Milton sculp.t.
Published as the Act directs 1st March, 1785 by J. Walker, Charing Cross London, for the Author, T. Milton in Dublin.
Engraving. 155 x 200mm (6 x 8"). Very large margins.
Beau Parc, County Meath, built in the 1770s possibly by amateur architect Nataniel Clements. This plate was engraved by Thomas Milton after Thomas Roberts (1748-78) and issued in the third installment (of six) of Milton's 'A Collection of Select Views from the different Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland', published 1783-93, with a total of 24 plates. Milton (1743-1827), son of marine painter John Milton, is believed to have been a pupil of William Woollett. He later worked on Boydell's Shakespeare series and aquatinted some of Luigi Meyer's views of Egypt.
http://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/thomas-milton.php.
[Ref: 39141] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Beeston Castle in Cheshire. 60.
J. Boydell Sculp.
Engrav'd 1747 from an Old Drawing in the Possession of Wm. Cooper Esq.r one of the Antiquarian Society. Sold by J, Boydell Engraver, Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with large margins. Plate 342 x 482mm (13½ x 19").
A view of Beeston Castle, Cheshire, which is perched on a rocky sandstone crag above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester (1170-1232). on his return from the Crusades. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29387] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

The Hospital of Bethlehem. L'Hospital de Fou. [47 in ink]
[Jn.o Boydell Sculp.]
[J:no Boydell Engraver.] [n.d. c.1770.]
Very fine engraving. 280 x 370mm (11 x 14½"), with large margins
Bethlem Royal Hospital, from John Boydell's 'A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales', first issued in 1770.
Adams (London): 47.47.
[Ref: 29382] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Blackwall, looking towards Greenwich. No.11.
J. Boydell Del & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1750. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 425mm (10¼ x 16¾").
A fine view from the river of Blackwall, looking towards Greenwich (the hospital can be seen on the left); a cluster of sailing ships anchored near docks, other small boats surrounding. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.11.
[Ref: 29304] £300.00

A North-West View of Caernarvon Castle. Caernarvon is a small, well built Town, standing at the Bottom of a Bay, on the Firth or Inlet call’d Meneu, dividing the Isle of Anglesea from the Main Land, Twas founded by Edward I, who also built a Castle here to curd the wild People of the Mountains. That Monarch often kept his Counrt in Caernarvon, & here was born his Son & Successor Edward II, who was the first Prince of Wales. Here us’d to be kept the Chancery & Exchequer of the Princes of Wales, for the north part of the Principality. Caernarvon wou’d be a Town of good Trade, was the Country round it able to make a proper Consumption Tis the capital of the County call’d from its Name. 68.
J. Boydell Delin. et Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell, at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand, 1749. Price 1.s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾").
A fine view of Caernarfon Castle seen from across the River Seiont, Gwynedd, north-west Wales; ships delivering their goods to the right. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29395] £300.00

Another Prospect of Caernarvon, taken on the East side. 69.
J.no Boydell Delin. et Sculp.t
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell, Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand 1750. Price 1s.
Engraving, Plate 300 x 446mm (11¾ x 17½"), with watermark and very large margins.
A fine view of Caernarfon Castle, Wales, with the River Seiont seen behind. From John Boydell's 'Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales'.
[Ref: 29396] £350.00

A View of Carisbrooke Castle in the Isle of Wight. Vüe du Chateaue de Carisbrooke dans l'Isle de Wight. 62.
A. Menageot Pinx.t [J. Hulett] Sculp.t
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queens Street in Cheapside and R. Sayer Map & Printseller at the Roe Buck facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street 1755.
Engraving. 320 x 470mm (12½ x 18½"), with large margins. Weak printing in title area.
A view of Carisbrooke Castle, the historic motte-and-bailey castle near Newport, Isle of Wight. Charles I was imprisoned here in the months prior to his trial. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29389] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of then Entrance into Carisbrooke Castle, in the Isle of Wight. Vüe de l'Entrance dans le Chateau de Carisbrooke dans l'Isle de Wight. 63.
A. Menageot Pinx.t J. Hulett Sculp.t
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queens Street in Cheapside and R. Sayer Map & Printseller at the Roe Buck facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street 1755.
Engraving, paper watermarked. Plate 325 x 470mm (12¾ x 18½").
The entrance to Carisbrooke Castle, the historic motte-and-bailey castle near Newport, Isle of Wight. Charles I was imprisoned here in the months prior to his trial. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29390] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Chelsea Water Works. No.5.
J. Boydell del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside. London 1752. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 425mm (10¼ x 16¾").
View of the buildings at Chelsea, next to the Thames; a man on a raft in foreground, other figures by riverbank. The Chelsea Waterworks Company was formed in 1723 (where the Churchill Gardens estate, Pimlico now stands), and supplied water to Westminster and adjacent parts. It introduced the first iron main in London in 1746. The company held water in reservoirs in Hyde Park and Green Park and pumped water through an elaborate sysstems of canals which covered a large area of today's Pimlico. As the years marched by the water was becoming more and more contaminated and the Company installed the first Sand filtration operation to purify the water. Eventurally in the late nineteenth century the company became part of the Metropolitan Water Board. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.5; the location of the water works is shown in Rocque's map of Chelsea, ref. 18215
[Ref: 29298] £300.00

A South Prospect of the City of Chester. [67 in ink]
J. Boydell Delin. et Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell, at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand, 1749. Price 1.s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾").
A fine view of the City of Chester, seen from across the River Dee, with the Castle to the left, and Handbridge to the right; ships and other boats seen on the river. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29394] £300.00

A View of the Rt. Hon.ble the Earl of Burlington’s House at Chiswick, and part of the Town. Vüe d’une des Maisons de Plaisance du Comte de Burlington, et d’une partie du Village. No.27.
P. Brooks delin. J.no Fougeron sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May 31.st 1750. London: Printed for J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner Queen Street Cheapside.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 280 x 451mm (11 x 17¾"). Two very small fox marks.
A view across the River Thames towards Chiswick and Chiswick House; town in the distance, boats on the water, and figures and cattle on the river bank. This Palladian villa was completed in 1729 during the reign of George II and designed by Lord Burlington, Richard Boyle (1694-1753). Handel lived with the family for two years when he arrived in England in 1712. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.27.
[Ref: 29320] £450.00

A West Prospect of Conway Castle, in Caernarvon Shire. This Castle, with its Towers, are very white, & look nobly at a Distance; but being all in ruins, serve only to shew what Wales was, when govern’d by its own Princes. The Town of Conway, at a miles distance, has a most delightful Effect on ye Eye. It stands on the Side of a Hill, on the Banks of an Arm of the Sea, broad as the river Thames at London. A very fine Harbour, (was there occasion,) might be built at Conway. [70 in ink]
J. Boydell delin. et Sculp.t
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell, Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand 1749. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 446mm (11¾ x 17½").
A view of Conwy Castle, Wales, built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1289 on the River Conwy. Horses being rowed across the water lower right. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29397] £300.00

A View in Crumford, near Matlock Bath, In Derbyshire.
Jn.o Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver. 1749.
Engraving. 18th century watermarked paper; Platemark: 305 x 455mm (12 x 17¾"). One very small pinhole in middle, large margins.
A scenic view in Cromford, in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire. A number of figures can be seen along a path to the right where a small cottage sits beneath the cliffs. The River Derwent runs through the centre of the image, with hills in the distance. A plate from Boydell's 'Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales'.
[Ref: 38142] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

A View in Crumford, near Matlock Bath, in Derby Shire. [59 in ink].
J.no Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1749.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 305 x 456mm (12 x 18").
A view at Cromford, two miles south of Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales. The Cromford Mill was built in 1771, the first water-powered cotton spinning mill developed by Richard Arkwright. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29386] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A North View of Denbigh Castle, in North Wales. This noble antient Castle (once adorn'd with lofty Towers) is partly situated on a high Rock; and was one of the frontier Garrisons of Wales, before that Country became subject to England. [72 in ink]
J.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand 1750. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾").
A fine view of Denbigh Castle, the fortress built by Edward I following the 13th-century conquest of Wales; a hunt going on in the foreground with hounds and horses chasing a hare. An early hunting view. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29399] £400.00

A View taken near the Store House, at Deptford. No.10
John Boydell del et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1750. Price 1.s
Very fine hand coloured engraving on 1808 watermarked paper. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17"), with large margins. Some surface dirt in margins. Some water droplet stains in image.
A view on the Thames at Deptford. From Boydell's series of plates "Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales," published in 1770. Deptford was the site of the first Royal Dockyard, established by Henry VIII. For much of the period during which England ruled the waves, her ships were built at Deptford.
[Ref: 56289] £360.00

A View taken near the Store House, at Deptford. No.10.
J. Boydell Del & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1750. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 425mm (10¼ x 16¾").
A fine view on the Thames, at Deptford, looking towards Greenwich; the store house in right foreground; boats, including sailing ships, on water in foreground. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.10.
[Ref: 29303] £300.00

A View of Reynards Hall in Dove Dale, near Ashbourn. [57 in ink]
J.no Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1749.
Engraving, paper watermarked with large margins. Plate 305 x 450mm (12 x 17¾").
A view of ruins in Dovedale, in the Peak District. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29384] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Streights in Dove Dale, near Ashbourn in Derby Shire. [56 in ink]
J.no Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1749.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 305 x 450mm (12 x 17¾").
Dovedale, in the Peak District. The valley is cut by the River Dove; limestone rock formations are visible. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29383] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Streights in Dove Dale, near Ashbourn in Derbyshire.
Jn.o Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver. 1749.
Engraving. 18th century watermarked paper; Platemark: 305 x 455mm (12 x 17¾"). Large margins. Repair right bottom.
A landscape view of Dovedale, a valley in Derbyshire with various limestone pillars on either side of Dove River, which runs through the centre of the image. A couple with a dog are sat in the foreground, as more figures approach from the left. Two swans are on the water to the right, with numerous goats in the hills to both sides. A plate from Boydell's 'Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales'.
[Ref: 38141] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Gaunant Mawr, a great Water-fall near Snowden. 60
J. Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J Boydell at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand 1750. Price 1s.6d.
Copper engraving. Plate 342 x 483mm. 13½ x 17¼".
Gaunant Mawr Waterfall in Northern Wales. From Boydell's series of plates "Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales".
[Ref: 20361] £320.00

A View of Gravesend, in the County of Kent ~ Vue du Gravesend, dans le Comte de Kent. No.21.
J.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1752.
Engraving. 255 x 410mm (10 x 16"), with very large margins. Surface scratch and repaired paper loss in water to right. Paper thinning in sky.
A view of sailing ships, rowing boats and other small vessels on the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.21.
[Ref: 29314] £350.00

A View of Greenwich Hospital. No.16.
J.no Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1751. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17").
A fine view down the Thames with Greenwich Hospital to the left and Deptford beyond; ships, rowing boats and other small vessels heading upstream into London. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.16.
[Ref: 29309] £450.00

Greenwich Hospital. No.17.
Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1753.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 255 x 420mm (10 x 16½").
A fine view of Greenwich Hospital from the River Thames, rowing vessels and other small ships seen on the river; Greenwich Observatory seen behind on the hill. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.17.
[Ref: 29310] £450.00

[A View Near Hadley in Suffolk'] Drawn after Nature. No 2.
Tho.s Gainsborough del.t. John Boydell sculp.t.
Published by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London [n.d., c.1790].
Engraving, very faint 18th century watermark. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"), with large margins. Repaired tears in edges.
A view of rural Suffolk, one of a set of four originally published as 'Four Landskips Engrav'd by John Boydell' in 1747, but this example from Boydell's 'Collection of Views of England and Wales', issued to celebrated his becoming Lord Mayor of London.
[Ref: 59631] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Hammersmith, looking down the Thames. No.8.
J. Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside. London 1752. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 420mm (10¼ x 16½").
A fine view on the Thames at Hammersmith; small boats and barges in foreground. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.8.
[Ref: 29301] £450.00

The South Prospect of Hather Thorpe in Lincolnshire. One of the Seats of Sir Michael Newton Baronet and Knight of the Hon:ble Order of the Bath. To whom this Plate is humbly inscrib'd by his Obedients Servants, Tho: Badeslade & Will.m Henry Toms. 81.
T: Badeslade delin. WHToms sculp.
Publish'd July 30th. 1750, by the Proprietor WH Toms Engraver at the Golden Head over ag.st Surgeons Hall, near Ludgate Hill.
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 439 x 596mm (14¼ x 23½"). Centre fold as normal; crease top right.
Culverthorpe Hall, the grade II listed estate, farm, park and lake in Lincolnshire. It was constructed in 1679 with later additions. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29407] £480.00

Number IV of the Seats and Demesnes belonging to the Nobility and Gentry of Ireland, In a collection of Select Views from Original Drawings. Containing Views of The Castle of Lismore, Howth-House, Florence-Court, and the Entrance of Glen-Molaur. Price to Subscribers, Five British Shillings.
Published in May, 1786. Sold by P. Byrne, No. 3, Grafton Street, Dublin, And by the Author, Thomas Milton, No 40, Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
Oblong 8vo, original blue printed paper wrappers, stitched; four engraved views, each with a page of letterpress, three interleaved with tissue. Back wrapper lacking, tissue foxed.
Four views of the seats of the nobility of Ireland, engraved by Thomas Milton after Francis Wheatley (three including one attributed to William Pars on the plate) and J. J. Barralet. This is the fourth installment of six, published between 1783 and 1793, with a total of 24 plates. Milton (1743-1827), son of marine painter John Milton, is believed to have been a pupil of William Woollett. He later worked on Boydell's Shakespeare series and aquatinted some of Luigi Meyer's views of Egypt.
http://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/thomas-milton.php.
[Ref: 39139] £260.00 view all images for this item

A View taken near Limehouse Bridge, looking down the Thames. No.14.
J.no Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1751. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17").
View on the Thames, to the east of London, looking towards Limehouse Basin; barges, small rowing boats, and large sailing ships on the river. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.14.
[Ref: 29307] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of London taken off the Thames near York Buildings. Veüe de Londres dessiné de dessus la Tamise, pres de York Buildings. No.22.
John Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J.no Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. [n.d c.1770.]
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17").
A view of York Buildings waterworks, on the Thames riverside near the Strand. The tower is the York Buildings Company's octagonal 70-ft water tower, built in the late 17th century, with supplied up to 2,500 housholds with water. In the background are Westminster Abbey and Bridge. Also visible are the houses of the Duchess of Portland, Earl of Pembroke, Sir Thomas Robinson, Mrs. Dunch, Black Lion Stairs, and Villiers Street. On the far right is part of the Salt Office, formerly Samuel Pepys' house. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.22; Hugh Phillips, 'The Thames around 1750' p.116
[Ref: 29315] £450.00

A View of London as it was in the Year 1647. 45. [&] Vüe de Londres comme il etoit dans L’An. 1647. 46. [with numbered key both in English and French.]
R. Benning del. et sculp.
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn in Cheapside London 1756.
Panoramic view on two sheets; engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins; rare in good condition. Plate 305 x 489mm (12 x 19¼").
A long view of London as it was in 1647, before the Great Fire, from Westminster Abbey to St. Katharine's and Essex on the north side of the Thames. Very detailed view of Southwark on the south of the Thames in the foreground. From John Boydell's 'A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales', compiled after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by engravers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.45 & 46.
[Ref: 29381] £1,500.00 view all images for this item

A View of London taken off Lambeth Church. Veüe de Londres dessinè de dessus l’Eglize de Lambeth. No.24.
J.no Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside London 1752. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17").
Fine view of London looking from Lambeth towards the centre of London. Westminster Abbey and bridge in middle-distance, St Paul's in the distance. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.24.
[Ref: 29317] £450.00

A View of London Bridge taken near St. Olave's Stairs. No.13.
J: Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand. 1751. Price. 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with large margins. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17").
View of the east front of London Bridge; a large sailing ship enters picture in foreground to right; Monument seen to the far right. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.13.
[Ref: 29306] £350.00

A View of Matlock Bath, in Derby Shire. [58 in ink]
J.no Boydell Del. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1749.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 305 x 456mm (12 x 18").
A view of the village of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire; built along the River Derwent. In 1698 warm springs were discovered and a Bath House was built. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29385] £300.00

A View of New Palace Yard Westminster. Veüe de New Palace Yard a Westminster. No.35.
John Boydell delin & sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by John Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street in Cheapside London. Price 1s. [n.d. c.1770.]
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 255 x 425mm (10 x 16¾"). Slight foxing on left.
View of New Palace Yard, Westminster; staffage includes carriages, street traders, and elegantly dressed figures. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.35.
[Ref: 29370] £350.00

A View of Northfleet, in the County of Kent. Vüe du Northfleet, dans le Comté du Kent. No.20.
I.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J.no Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1752.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 255 x 420mm (10 x 16½").
A view of Northfleet, Kent along the River Thames, adjacent to Gravesend; ships sailing in a strong tail wind. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.20.
[Ref: 29313] £300.00

A View of Northfleet, in the County of Kent. Vüe du Northfleet, dans le Comté du Kent. No.20.
I.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J.no Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1752.
Hand coloured engraving on watermarked paper. Platemark: 255 x 420mm (10 x 16½"). Small margins.
A view of Northfleet, Kent along the River Thames, adjacent to Gravesend, with ships sailing to the right. From 'A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales'. John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.20.
[Ref: 38705] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Penmaen Mawr in Caernarvon Shire. [plate number scratched out, '75' in ink]
J. Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1750. Price 1s.6d.
Engraving, paper watermarked. Plate 344 x 481mm (13½ x 19"). Trimmed to platemark along lower edge.
A view of Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Wales. People struggle to save a carriage on the edge of a steep and precarious cliff edge; onlookers in a boat below. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29401] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A South East View of Portsmouth. 1. South Sea Castle. 2. The New Hospital for Sick Seamen. 3. Block house fort. 4. Gosport. 5. The Saluting Battery & Magazine. 6. The Spur Battery. 7. The King's Baston. 8. Governour's House. 9. Portsmouth Church. 10. Feltons Gibbett. 65.
In.o Waters Pinxit.
London, Printed for Jn.o Ryall, at Hogarth's Head, Fleet Street. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March ye 28th 1765.
Rare engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾").
A very fine view of Portsmouth, Hampshire with 10-point key identifying key locations. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
for a coloured impression see ref. 6481
[Ref: 29392] £400.00

A View of the Town and Harbour of Portsmouth, with his Majesty’s Fleet under Sail. Vüe de la Ville et Port de Portsmouth, avec la Flôte de sa Majesté sous les Voiles. 64.
A. Menageot Pinxit Scotin Sculp.
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queens Street in Cheapside and R. Sayer Map & Printseller at the Roe Buck facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street 1755.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins, very rare. Plate 319 x 460mm (12½ x 18"). impression faint along
A view of Portsmouth Harbour and Porchester Castle to the right, from Portsdown Hill; His Majesty's Royal Navy setting sail. A very fine view showing the English Fleet. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29391] £350.00

A View of Privy-Garden Westminster. Veüe du Privy-Garden a Westminster. No.36.
J.no Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street in Cheapside London. 1751. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 431mm (10¼ x 17").
A fine view along the Banqueting House in Whitehall towards Westminster Abbey. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.36.
[Ref: 29371] £450.00

A View of Purfleet in the County of Essex. Vüe du Purfleet dans le Comté d’Essex. No.18.
J.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1752.
Engraving, paper watermarked with large margins Plate 255 x 420mm (10 x 16½").
A view of Purfleet, on the River Thames, in Thurrock, Essex; ships and other small vessels on the water. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.18.
[Ref: 29311] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Putney, took of [sic] Fulham Bridge. No.4.
J. Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 260 x 420mm (10¼ x 16½").
View on the Thames, from roughly mid-stream, taken from the bridge, with Putney on the left, the church at far left; small boats on the river. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.4.
[Ref: 29297] £450.00

A View of Reynards Hall in Dove Dale, near Ashbourn._
Jn.o Boydell Del. & Sculp. 49.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1749.
Hand-coloured engraving. Plate 310 x 457mm. 12¼ x 18".
Reynard's Hall in Dove Dale, Derbyshire, from Boydell's series of plates "Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales."
Ex Collection Norman Blackburn.
[Ref: 18463] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Rhaidder Fawr, A Great Cataract, three Miles from Penmaen Mawr. [plate number scratched out, '76' in ink]
J. Boydell Delin & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1750. Price 1s.6d.
Engraving, paper watermarked. Plate 344 x 481mm (13½ x 19"). Trimmed to platemark along lower edge.
A view of Rhaidder Fawr near Snowdonia and Penmaenmawr, Northern Wales, with spectators admiring it. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29402] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

A North West View of Rhuddlan Castle, in Flint Shire. Rhuddlan Castle is so call’d from the reddish Banks of the River Cluid on which it stands It is almost decay’d thro’ Age, and was built by a Welsh Prince, Tho. Rhuddlan is now a mean Village, it appears to have once been a considerable Town; from the Footsteps of an Abbey, an Hospital and a Gate half a mile from the Village. Anne Dom 794, a great Battle was fought here, between a King of Mercia, and another of Wales. [71 in ink]
J. Boydell del. et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell 1749. Price 1s.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾"). Few very small fox marks.
A view of Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales. It was built by Edward I in 1277 following the First Welsh War; situated next to the River Clwyd. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29398] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

The East Prospect of Rushton in Northampton Shire. The Seat of the Right Hon:ble Charles Lord Viscount Cullen. To whom this Plate is most humbly inscribed, by his Lordship's most Obedient Serv.t William Winstanley. 80.
Will.m Winstanley Delin. 1741. WH Toms sculp.
Publish'd July 30th. 1750, by the Proprietor WH Toms Engraver at the Golden Head over ag.st Surgeons Hall, near Ludgate Hill.
Engraving with very large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 450 x 640mm (17¾ x 25¼"). Centre fold as normal, large repaired tear at bottom. Other nicks and repairs to margins.
Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire, seat of Sir William Cockayne, Lord Mary of London. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29406] £420.00

A View of Sheperton. No.3
John Boydell del et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver 1752. - & Sold by him at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Elizabeth street Cheapside.
Very fine hand coloured engraving. Plate 260 x 430mm (10¼ x 17"), with large margins on three sides. Small margin on left.
A view of Shepperton on the River Thames from Boydell's series of plates "Collection of One Hundred Views in England and Wales," published in 1770.
[Ref: 56290] £320.00

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