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This View of Her Majesty's Steam Frigate Cyclops, off Spithead under Admiralty Orders, Is with permission dedicated to Sir W.m Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, by his obedient & humble Servants, Ackermann & Comp.y.
Knell, Pinxit. H. Papprill Sculp.t.
London: Published March 2nd 1840 by Ackermann & Comp.y 96, Strand.
Aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. 490 x 680mm (19¼ x 26¾"). Contemporary frame. A few spots, unexamined out of frame.
'Cyclops', a naval paddle steamer commanded by Horatio T. Austin, in choppy seas off Spithead, a ship's boat in the foreground transporting passengers. Sir Horatio Thomas Austin (1801-65) led the 1850 expedition in search of Sir John Franklin aboard H.M.S. Resolute. He and his crew published at least five editions of a handwritten newspaper, 'The Illustrated Arctic News'. In 1863 Austin became admiral superintendent at Malta Dockyard.
[Ref: 51750] £850.00
Knell, Pinxit. H. Papprill Sculp.t.
London: Published March 2nd 1840 by Ackermann & Comp.y 96, Strand.
Aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. 490 x 680mm (19¼ x 26¾"). Contemporary frame. A few spots, unexamined out of frame.
'Cyclops', a naval paddle steamer commanded by Horatio T. Austin, in choppy seas off Spithead, a ship's boat in the foreground transporting passengers. Sir Horatio Thomas Austin (1801-65) led the 1850 expedition in search of Sir John Franklin aboard H.M.S. Resolute. He and his crew published at least five editions of a handwritten newspaper, 'The Illustrated Arctic News'. In 1863 Austin became admiral superintendent at Malta Dockyard.
[Ref: 51750] £850.00
A Sloop of War Ship (new Class) 18 Guns, as Dido, &c. Hove to, making signal for a Pilot. Ensign and Pendant hoisted.
Knell, del.t N. Fielding, sc.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Coloued aquatint and etching. 152 x 235mm. 6 x 9¼". Minor foxing, small tears in lower edge.
The HMS Dido was an 18-gun corvette, a small, manoeuvrable, lightly armed warship, launched in 1836, used as a coal hulk after 1860 and eventually sold in 1903.
NMM: PAI3090.
[Ref: 17933] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Knell, del.t N. Fielding, sc.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Coloued aquatint and etching. 152 x 235mm. 6 x 9¼". Minor foxing, small tears in lower edge.
The HMS Dido was an 18-gun corvette, a small, manoeuvrable, lightly armed warship, launched in 1836, used as a coal hulk after 1860 and eventually sold in 1903.
NMM: PAI3090.
[Ref: 17933] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
A Sloop of War Brig (New Class) 16 Guns, as Pilot, &c. All sail set __ Wind on the quarter__Ensign and Pendant flying.
Knell, del.t N. Fielding, sc.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Coloued aquatint and etching. 152 x 235mm. 6 x 9¼".
HMS Pilot was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1838 and sold in 1862.
NMM: PAI3091.
[Ref: 17937] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Knell, del.t N. Fielding, sc.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Coloued aquatint and etching. 152 x 235mm. 6 x 9¼".
HMS Pilot was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1838 and sold in 1862.
NMM: PAI3091.
[Ref: 17937] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A Man of War Cutter of 10 Guns, as Bramble, &c. Sailing by the wind, on the Larboard tack._Ensign and Pendant flying.
Knell, del.t. N. Fielding sculp.t.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾'').
A view of a Man of War H.M.S Bramble which served as tender to H.M.S Fly and H.M.S Rattlesnake, it also undertook several tours around Australia.
[Ref: 49896] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Knell, del.t. N. Fielding sculp.t.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾'').
A view of a Man of War H.M.S Bramble which served as tender to H.M.S Fly and H.M.S Rattlesnake, it also undertook several tours around Australia.
[Ref: 49896] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
An Epitome, Historical and Statistical, Descriptive of the Royal Naval Service of England. By E. Miles, with the Assistance of Lieutenant Lawford Miles, R.N. Embellished with Eight Highly-Finished, Coloured, Engraved Views of Shipping, by W. Knell Besides Fourteeen Coloured Illustrations of The Flags, Pendants, and Ensigns, as worn by Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels in Commission.
London: Ackermann & Company, 96, Strand. 1841.
8vo, original half morocco, gilt-illustrated front board; pp. pp. xiv (incl. half-title, title and dedication) + 184 + (ii) (pricelist of Ackermann's Important Marine Prints) + 14 ('List of the most essential Requisites for Artists and Amateurs'); 8 coloured aquatint plates, each with a sheet with a quadrain, and 14 coloured wood-engraved text illustrations. Spine worn and split, inner hinges strained.
A history and description of the Royal Navy, dedicated to Queen Victoria. It lists the types of warships and how they are equipped and crewed, and describes the various duties of each rank.
[Ref: 22509] £750.00 view all images for this item
London: Ackermann & Company, 96, Strand. 1841.
8vo, original half morocco, gilt-illustrated front board; pp. pp. xiv (incl. half-title, title and dedication) + 184 + (ii) (pricelist of Ackermann's Important Marine Prints) + 14 ('List of the most essential Requisites for Artists and Amateurs'); 8 coloured aquatint plates, each with a sheet with a quadrain, and 14 coloured wood-engraved text illustrations. Spine worn and split, inner hinges strained.
A history and description of the Royal Navy, dedicated to Queen Victoria. It lists the types of warships and how they are equipped and crewed, and describes the various duties of each rank.
[Ref: 22509] £750.00 view all images for this item