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A View of Clare Mount, one of the Seats of his Grace the Duke of NewCastle.
J. Rocque del. J. Bonneau Sculp.
Taken & Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Rocque at Charing Cross, 1750.
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 355 x 505mm (14 x 19¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides.
A scarce view of Claremont, engraved by Jacob Bonneau after a drawing by John Rocque, when the house was occupied by the Duke of Newcastle. John Rocque (c. 1704-62 is better known for his plans of country estates and his monumental maps of London.
[Ref: 55677] £360.00
J. Rocque del. J. Bonneau Sculp.
Taken & Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Rocque at Charing Cross, 1750.
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 355 x 505mm (14 x 19¾"). Trimmed to plate on three sides.
A scarce view of Claremont, engraved by Jacob Bonneau after a drawing by John Rocque, when the house was occupied by the Duke of Newcastle. John Rocque (c. 1704-62 is better known for his plans of country estates and his monumental maps of London.
[Ref: 55677] £360.00
England and Wales Drawn from the most Accurate Surveys. Containing all the Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns & Villages. In Which are included all the improvements and observations both Astronomical and topographical , which have been made by Members of the Royal Society & others Down to the present year.
The whole corrected & improv'd by John Rocque, Chorographer to his Majesty.
[London: John Rocque] 1761.
Engraved map, one sheet only (of two). Dissected and laid on linen, with tab and title label in French mss. Superb original colour. 590 x 1000mm (23¼ x 39¼"). A few water streaks.
The northern half of Rocque's large format map of England and Wales, in exceptional original colour. It was published towards the end of the Seven Years' War, when the British were getting the upper hand and thus becoming the dominant world power. This is reflected in the superb title cartouches, which features Britannia with the Cap of Liberty, the British Lion and the Greek gods Athena and Mercury.
[Ref: 33686] £480.00 view all images for this item
The whole corrected & improv'd by John Rocque, Chorographer to his Majesty.
[London: John Rocque] 1761.
Engraved map, one sheet only (of two). Dissected and laid on linen, with tab and title label in French mss. Superb original colour. 590 x 1000mm (23¼ x 39¼"). A few water streaks.
The northern half of Rocque's large format map of England and Wales, in exceptional original colour. It was published towards the end of the Seven Years' War, when the British were getting the upper hand and thus becoming the dominant world power. This is reflected in the superb title cartouches, which features Britannia with the Cap of Liberty, the British Lion and the Greek gods Athena and Mercury.
[Ref: 33686] £480.00 view all images for this item
![[Pembroke Gardens] An Exact Survey of the Beautiful & Magnificent](jpegs/61711.jpg)
[Pembroke Gardens] An Exact Survey of the Beautiful & Magnificent House Garden & Park of the Right Hon.ble the Earl of Pembroke, With the Ancient Town of Wilton 3 Miles from Salisbury by John Rocque Chorographer to his Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Published according to Act of Parliament. Price 2.s 6.d. [1754]
Very rare engraved plan, 18th century watermark; plate 350 x 545mm (13¾ x 21½"), with large margins. Central fold.
Plan of the gardens and grounds at Wilton; the house towards the bottom with more formal gardens and large fish pond to the right, looking out towards the River Nader, and park land beyond; with inset views of the great bridge, the house itself, the arcade, and the porter's lodge on the left, and at top a further view of the bridge from the north. Below on left a plan of the ground floor on a scroll.
[Ref: 61711] £650.00
Published according to Act of Parliament. Price 2.s 6.d. [1754]
Very rare engraved plan, 18th century watermark; plate 350 x 545mm (13¾ x 21½"), with large margins. Central fold.
Plan of the gardens and grounds at Wilton; the house towards the bottom with more formal gardens and large fish pond to the right, looking out towards the River Nader, and park land beyond; with inset views of the great bridge, the house itself, the arcade, and the porter's lodge on the left, and at top a further view of the bridge from the north. Below on left a plan of the ground floor on a scroll.
[Ref: 61711] £650.00
![[Map of Rotherhithe and Limehouse, from John Rocque's ‘Plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark’.]](jpegs/53082.jpg)
[Map of Rotherhithe and Limehouse, from John Rocque's ‘Plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark’.]
Published by John Pine & John Tinney in October 1746 according to Act of Parliament.
Engraved map. 695 x 505mm (27¼ x 19¾"). Small margins.
The most detailed map of Rotherhithe and Limehouse up to that time, showing the locations of the small docks made obsolete by the building of the East and West India docks half a century later. This plate was on the eastern edge of an iconic 24 sheet map, with a scale of 26 inches to a mile, surveyed by John Rocque (1736 - 1762) between 1735 and 1746. The map's eleborate engraved border runs down the right of this sheet.
[Ref: 53082] £460.00
Published by John Pine & John Tinney in October 1746 according to Act of Parliament.
Engraved map. 695 x 505mm (27¼ x 19¾"). Small margins.
The most detailed map of Rotherhithe and Limehouse up to that time, showing the locations of the small docks made obsolete by the building of the East and West India docks half a century later. This plate was on the eastern edge of an iconic 24 sheet map, with a scale of 26 inches to a mile, surveyed by John Rocque (1736 - 1762) between 1735 and 1746. The map's eleborate engraved border runs down the right of this sheet.
[Ref: 53082] £460.00
To the most High Puissant & Noble Prince Charles Duke of Marlborough &c: &c: &c: This Plan of Windsor Park is most hum.bly Inscrib'd by His Graces most Devoted * Obe:t hum.ble Servant J: Rocque.
J: Rocque 1738
Very rare engraved plan. 475 x 630mm (18¾ x 24¾"), with margins. Central fold.
Plan of Windsor Castle and gardens, with smaller images on top showing the north view of the castle with cows in the foreground to the right; west view with a couple in the foreground to the left; the Duke of Marlborough's lodge, with a couple in the foreground looking at the house; the greenhouse with a worker in front; large decorative plate with dedication to Prince Charles Duke of Marlborough; and at the bottom the plan of the proposed gardens.
[Ref: 61710] £680.00
J: Rocque 1738
Very rare engraved plan. 475 x 630mm (18¾ x 24¾"), with margins. Central fold.
Plan of Windsor Castle and gardens, with smaller images on top showing the north view of the castle with cows in the foreground to the right; west view with a couple in the foreground to the left; the Duke of Marlborough's lodge, with a couple in the foreground looking at the house; the greenhouse with a worker in front; large decorative plate with dedication to Prince Charles Duke of Marlborough; and at the bottom the plan of the proposed gardens.
[Ref: 61710] £680.00