Grosvenor Prints

Great Pagoda, at Congeveram.
J. Wathen del.t. J. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint, printed area 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6"). Trimmed.
From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 63745] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Hereford Cathedral.] To His Grace Charles Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Surrey, &c. &c. This View of the West Tower and Front of Hereford Cathedral, taken on the Morning of the 17,,th of April 1786 (on which Day the Tower fell) is with the greatest respect inscribed by his Graces obedient & obliged Servant James Wathen.
Drawn by J.s Wathen. Engrav'd by S. Middiman & F. Jukes.
London Pub.d April 12, 1788 by F. Jukes, Howland Street.
Rare aquatint, pt printed in colours and hand finished. 365 x 275mm. (14¼ x 10¾"). Small margins.
View of Hereford Cathedral immediately prior to the collapse of the west tower, west front and the entire adjoining nave and aisles on April 17th 1786 during repair work. James Wyatt rebuilt the west front, along with one bay east of the old front.
[Ref: 51232] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Macau.] Franciscan Monastry at Macoa.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark. Slight creasing.
A view from James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40186] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Macau.] Church of S.t. Lazarus near Macoa.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed within plate, small repaired hole in image.
A view of St Lazarus Church, built between 1557 and 1560, is one of the oldest churches in Macao. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 56328] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[Madras.] 1.st. View from the Great Pagoda, near Conjeveram.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40202] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Madras.] 2.d. View looking N. from the Pagoda, near Conjeveram.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40203] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Madras.] Fort and Scenery near Chingleput, from the Mount Road.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of Chingleput Fort, Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40204] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)

New Custom House, from the Hope in Madras Roads.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint, image 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½". Trimmed inside plate mark, false margins added.
From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 21480] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Mallacca, with the Hope at Anchor in the Roads.
I.Wathen del.t. I.Clark direx.t.
London Pub.d by Black, Parry & Co, 1814.
Coloured aquatint. 180 x 240mm, 7 x 9½".
From James Wathen's 'Voyage to Madras and China'.
[Ref: 8942] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Bramin's Tomb, near the Road to Pondicherry.
J. Wathen del.t. J. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint, image 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½".
From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 38993] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

James Town, St Helena, looking to Ladder Hill Barracks.
J. Wathen del.t. J. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint. Printed area 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6"), on Whatman paper watermarked 1814.
Jamestown, the capital of St Helena, showing the path up Ladder Hill. From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 39776] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

No. 3. Sugar-loaf Hill, St Helena.
Drawn by James Wathen Esq.r. Arranged by E.W. Engraved by J. Clark.
London, 1821, Published for the Proprietor, by T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, Rob.t Jennings, Poultry, & In.o Major, Skinner Street.
Hand coloured aquatint. 215 x 285mm (8½ x 11¼"), on paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1821'. Small margins.
From James Wathen's 'A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St Helena'. This scene was used on a St Helena stamp in 1976. During a trip recorded as 'A Journal of a Voyage to Madras and China' (1814) Walthen spent three days on St Helena, during which time he made thirteen sketches. Two were included in his 'Journal'; with Napoleon's exile increasing the interest in St Helena, eight of the remainder were published here, with the addition of a plate of Longwood House, Napoleon's residence in exile, not built in Wathen's time.
Abbey Travel 314.
[Ref: 49609] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

No. 5. Fort on High Knoll, St Helena.
Drawn by James Wathen Esq.r. Arranged by E.W. Engraved by J. Clark.
London, 1821, Published for the Proprietor, by T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, Rob.t Jennings, Poultry, & In.o Major, Skinner Street.
Fine hand coloured aquatint. 215 x 285mm (8½ x 11¼"). Tear entering plate but not image at top. Small margins.
High Knoll Fort, also known as The Citadel, a circular tower defending Jamestown, built by the British in 1799, enlarged 1874. From 'A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St Helena' by James Wathen (1751?-1828). During a trip recorded as 'A Journal of a Voyage to Madras and China' (1814) Walthen spent three days on St Helena, during which time he made thirteen sketches. Two were included in his 'Journal'; with Napoleon's exile increasing the interest in St Helena, eight of the remainder were published here, with the addition of a plate of Longwood House, Napoleon's residence in exile, not built in Wathen's time.
Abbey Travel 314.
[Ref: 49611] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

No. 6. View from High Knoll, St Helena.
Drawn by James Wathen Esq.r. Arranged by E.W. Engraved by J. Clark.
London, 1821, Published for the Proprietor, by T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, Rob.t Jennings, Poultry, & In.o Major, Skinner Street.
Fine hand coloured aquatint. 215 x 285mm (8½ x 11¼"). Small margins. Bit messy on left margin.
View from High Knoll Fort, looking inland. From 'A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St Helena' by James Wathen (1751?-1828). During a trip recorded as 'A Journal of a Voyage to Madras and China' (1814) Walthen spent three days on St Helena, during which time he made thirteen sketches. Two were included in his 'Journal'; with Napoleon's exile increasing the interest in St Helena, eight of the remainder were published here, with the addition of a plate of Longwood House, Napoleon's residence in exile, not built in Wathen's time.
Abbey Travel 314.
[Ref: 49612] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

No. 7. Longwood House, St Helena.
Drawn by James Wathen Esq.r. Arranged by E.W. Engraved by J. Clark.
London, 1821, Published for the Proprietor, by T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, Rob.t Jennings, Poultry, & In.o Major, Skinner Street.
Fine hand coloured aquatint. 215 x 285mm (8½ x 11¼"), on Whatman paper watermarked '1821'. Small margins.
Napoleon Bonaparte's home in exile on St Helena. From 'A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St Helena' by James Wathen (1751?-1828). During a trip recorded as 'A Journal of a Voyage to Madras and China' (1814) Walthen spent three days on St Helena, during which time he made thirteen sketches. Two were included in his 'Journal'; with Napoleon's exile increasing the interest in St Helena, eight of the remainder were published here, with the addition of this plate of Longwood House, which had not been built in Wathen's time.
Abbey Travel 314.
[Ref: 49613] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

No. 8. Plantation House, St Helena.
Drawn by James Wathen Esq.r. Arranged by E.W. Engraved by J. Clark.
London, 1821, Published for the Proprietor, by T. Clay, Ludgate Hill, Rob.t Jennings, Poultry, & In.o Major, Skinner Street.
Fine hand coloured aquatint. 215 x 285mm (8½ x 11¼"), on paper watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1821'. Staining on left. Small margins.
Plantation House, official residence of the governor of St Helena and Napoleon Bonaparte's first home in exile on St Helena. From 'A Series of Views Illustrative of the Island of St Helena' by James Wathen (1751?-1828). During a trip recorded as 'A Journal of a Voyage to Madras and China' (1814) Walthen spent three days on St Helena, during which time he made thirteen sketches. Two were included in his 'Journal'; with Napoleon's exile increasing the interest in St Helena, eight of the remainder were published here, with the addition of a plate of Longwood House, Bonaparte's home in exile, which had not been built in Wathen's time.
Abbey Travel 314.
[Ref: 49614] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

Col.l Doveton's House, near Sandy Ridge, St Helena.
J. Wathen del.t. J. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint. Printed area 240 x 150mm (9½ x 6").
A house under rocky cliffs on St Helena. William Doveton entertained Napoleon at his house during his exile and, when he visited England to be knighted by George IV, petitioned that the former emperor be moved to a healthier residence. From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 39777] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

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