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[Seascape with a ship floundering on a rocky coastline] Tres Notus abreptas in saxa latentia torquet. Virgil
TBaston delin. J. Sartor sculp.
[Thomas Baston, n.d., 1721.]
Fine etching. 195 x 300mm (7¾ x 11¾"), with very large margins. Uncut.
Plate seventeen from a series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'. Engraved by Johann Jakob Sartor after Thomas Baston, marine artist (1699-1730, fl.), who made a series of marine paintings for William III in 1699 and published the series of prints from which this plate comes himself. The epigram from Virgil translates as 'The South wind whirled around three ships carrying them off onto hidden rocks
[Ref: 51231] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Intonuere Poli, et crebris micat ignibus Æther. Virgil.
TBaston delin. E. Kirkal S.
[n.d. 1721.]
Etching. 215 x 320mm (8½ x 12½"), with very large margins.
A thunderstorm at sea with a ship struggling in high seas. From the series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'. The quote from Virgil translates as ''And the air flashed with frequent fire'.
[Ref: 39697] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Seascape with sailing ships on a rocky sea] Incubuere Mari totumque a sedibus imis / Una Eurusque Notusq; Ruunt creberque procellis / Africus, et vastos volvunt at Litor afluctus. Virgil
TBaston delin. J. Sartor sculp.
[Thomas Baston, n.d., 1721.]
Etching. 195 x 300mm (7¾ x 11¾"), uncut sheet.
Plate seventeen from a series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'. Engraved by Johann Jakob Sartor after Thomas Baston, marine artist (1699-1730, fl.), who made a series of marine paintings for William III in 1699 and published the series of prints from which this plate comes himself. Epigram from Virgil below.
[Ref: 48000] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Seascape with a ship floundering on a rocky coastline] Tres Notus abreptas in saxa latentia torquet. Virgil
TBaston delin. J. Sartor sculp.
[Thomas Baston, n.d., c.1721.]
Scarce & rare etching with added artwork. Plate 195 x 300mm (7¾ x 11¾"), with margins. Slightly stained. Tears to edges.
From an 18th century Print Room or Screen, plate seventeen from a series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'. Engraved by Johann Jakob Sartor after Thomas Baston, marine artist (1699-1730, fl.), who made a series of marine paintings for William III in 1699 and published the series of prints from which this plate comes from. The epigram from Virgil translates as 'The South wind whirled around three ships carrying them off onto hidden rocks See 51231 for original without added artwork.
[Ref: 60051] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
_ proram Obvertit vento et] flridens Aquilone procella Velum Adverta ferit fluctufq ad Sydera tollit. Virgil
T Baston F. J. Sartor S.
[Thomas Baston, n.d., c.1721.]
Scarce & rare etching with added artwork. Plate 195 x 300mm (7¾ x 11¾"), with margins. Stained. Tears to edges.
From an 18th century Print Room or Screen, plate from the series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'. Engraved by Johann Jakob Sartor after Thomas Baston, marine artist (1699-1730, fl.), who made a series of marine paintings for William III in 1699 and published the series of prints from which this plate comes himself. The epigram from Virgil translates as 'He is turned by the wind, and, laughing in the north, the storm strikes the Velum Warninga with a wave and takes it away to the Siders.' See also reference 60051.
[Ref: 60052] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
To the Hon.ble the Court of Directors of the South Sea Company This Piece being a Representation of the Fishery of Great Britain, in it's three different Branches viz.t Cod, Herring, and Whale, is most humbly Dedicated.
T. Baston Del. E. Kirkall sculp.
[n.d., 1721.]
Etching. 255 x 365mm (10 x 14¼"), extended with ink mss. image and borders. Laid on archival paper, with repairs.
A composite scene representing the three most important types of commercial fishing. The manuscript borders were added to make the print fit with others in a print room. Ex: Collection Hon C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 55664] £360.00
[Whaling] To the Hon.ble S.r John Eyles Barr.t Sub-Governour of the South-Sea-Company This Plate of the Whale or Greeland Fishery is most humbly Inscrib'd.
Baston F. E. Kirkall S.
[n.d., 1721.]
Scarce etching, 18th century watermark. Plate c.305 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"), extended with ink mss. image and borders. Tear taped.
A scene of British sailors hunting whales from longboats and (unrealistic) polar bears and walruses on land. The manuscript borders were added to make the print fit with others in a print room. Ex: Collection Hon C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 59510] £490.00
Midnight. Minuit.
T.Baston del. E. Kirkall Sculp.
T.Burford Exc.t. [n.d. c.1720].
Mezzotint. 200 x 260mm. Faint stain on print surface.
Ships at anchor, with anglers. The moon has a face. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 547] £550.00
[Moonlit bay with a statue of Neptune] _ now glow'd the Firmament...
T. Baston delin: E. Kirkall Sculp.
[n.d., c.1720.]
Engraving with etching, 220 x 320mm (8¾ x 12½"), extended with ink mss. image and borders. Laid on archival paper.
A calm moonlit bay, with men fishing with lines and nets. The manuscript borders were added to make the print fit with others in a print room. Ex: Collection Hon C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 55663] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Revolt of the Fleet. The Parliament having invested the Earl of Warwick with the command of ye Fleet contrary to his Majesty's Pleasure... NB. Considering ye vast Improvement in Naval Building it was thought it would be most agreeable to represent ye Fleet as compos'd of Modern Ships, at top are several Hierogtyphick Figures.
S.N. [Sutton Nichols?] fc 1728.
Rare etching, fine early state. Sheet 390 x 445mm (15¼ x 17½"), 18th century watermark. Trimmed inside platemark. Repairs to left corner.
A fleet of British Navy warships is framed by columns and a tableau of allegorical and mythological figures above. The inscription below relates the events leading up to the revolt of British sea captains against Royal authority during the Civil War. The plate seems to be engraved by Sutton Nicholls (1680 - 1740; fl), the London topographical engraver, printseller and publisher. After Louis Chéron (1660 - 1725) and Thomas Baston (1699 - 1730; fl.).
[Ref: 51752] £480.00
To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales. Honi. Soit. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense. Ich Dien. [in crest]
T Baston F. J. Harris S.
[n.d. c.1721].
Coloured engraving. 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12").
'Royal George' was a short-lived name for the Royal Nay 100-gun ship of the line launched in 1675 as 'Royal James'. After the Glorious Revolution she was renamed 'Victory', then 'Royal George' in 1714, on the Hanoverian accession, but reverted to 'Victory' the following year.. She burned to the waterline in 1721 and was broken up. Fine impression.
[Ref: 8507] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
To his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, This Plate of his Maj.ties Ship the Royal George is most humbly Inscribed.
T. Baston delin: J. Cole Sculp.
[n.d., c.1714.]
Engraving. Sheet 335 x 485mm (13¼ x 19"). Mss borders added through image from a print screen.
'Royal George' was a short-lived name for the Royal Navy 100-gun ship of the line launched in 1675 as 'Royal James'. After the Glorious Revolution she was renamed 'Victory', then 'Royal George' in 1714, on the Hanoverian accession, but reverted to 'Victory' the following year. She burned to the waterline in 1721 and was broken up.
[Ref: 55056] £680.00
[Whaling] The Fishery of Great Britain in its three different Branches viz.t Herring, Cod, and Whale Fishing. 19
Tho. Baston Pinx.t. I. Kirkall Sculp.t.
Printed for Bowles and Carver, No. 69, St Paul's Church Yard London [n.d., c.1800].
Scarce etching with engraving with fine colour, 18th century watermark. 230 x 375mm (9 x 14¾"), large margins Repaired tear in top right margin, slight oxidation of colour in sky.
A composite image of British warships guarding whalers, with scenes of fish houses and whale fat rendering. First published in 1721 as part of the series 'Twenty-two prints of several of the capital ships of his Majesties Royal Navy with variety of other sea pieces'.
[Ref: 59511] £390.00
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