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Bombay [No. IV. Indes: Rue à Bombay.]
Bombay [No. IV. Indes: Rue à Bombay.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromo-fac-simile par R. Steinbock, d'aprés l'aquarelle de Ed. Hildebrandt, de la collection de M. Richard Goehde..]
[Publié par R.Wagner, à Berlin, Paris et Londres, Goupil & Cie, Editeurs] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Chromolithograph. Image 2405 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse. Board spotted.
A wide street in Bombay, India, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 31586]   £450.00  
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San Francisco.
San Francisco. Strasse in St. Francisco mit einem Dampf-Omnibus. [on publisher's label.]
[title label on verso:] Ed Hildebrandt. Chromofacsimilirt von R. Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung "die Reise um die Erde".
[title label on verso:] Verlag von R. Wagner, Berlin, Zimmerstr. 92/93. [n.d. c.1865.]
Chromolithograph. 455 x 560mm. 18 x 22", laid on card as issued. Board soiled.
A view up California Street, towards Nob Hill, one of the original 'Seven Hills' of the city. past Montgomery Street. On the right are the Parrott Building and St. Mary's, to the left Grace Church. In the foreground is a steam-powered trolley car, a decade before the introduction of the first cable system. Edward Hildebrandt (1818-1869) went on a world tour in the 1860s with stops that included the United States. A folio of his works from his round-the-world voyage were published as chromolithographs in 1864 in Berlin under the title 'Reise um die Erde' (Journey around the Earth). His original watercolours were exhibited in London in 1866 and Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin.
[Ref: 22311]   £380.00  
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San Francisco.
San Francisco.
E. Hildebrandt. Chromofacsimile
[n.d. c.1865.]
Chromolithograph. 270 x 380mm. 10¾ x 15" Trimmed to image as normal.
A view up California Street, towards Nob Hill, one of the original 'Seven Hills' of the city. past Montgomery Street. On the right are the Parrott Building and St. Mary's, to the left Grace Church. In the foreground is a steam-powered trolley car, a decade before the introduction of the first cable system. Edward Hildebrandt (1818-1869) went on a world tour in the 1860s with stops that included the United States. A folio of his works from his round-the-world voyage were published as chromolithographs in 1864 in Berlin under the title 'Reise um die Erde' (Journey around the Earth). His original watercolours were exhibited in London in 1866 and Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin.
[Ref: 56145]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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Camelus Bactrianus Linn.
Camelus Bactrianus Linn.
De Seve del. J.C. Bock sc.
[Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther, c.1775.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 230 x 180mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
A portrait of Bactrian camel of Central Asia, from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's 'Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'.
[Ref: 52337]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Camelus Dromedarius Linn.
Camelus Dromedarius Linn.
De Seve del. J.C. Bock sc.
[Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther, c.1775.]
Engraving with original fine hand colour, pt 18th century watermark. 230 x 180mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
A portrait of an Arabian camel (Dromedary), from Johann Christian Daniel Schreber's 'Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'.
[Ref: 52336]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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M.r Thomas Chubb.
M.r Thomas Chubb. Aetat: 68; A: D: 1747.
G: Beare Pinxit. G: Bockman fecit.
Mezzotint, 18th century watermark, sheet 375 x 295mm (14¾ x 11¾"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet. Some foxing.
Half length portrait of English lay Deist writer Thomas Chubb (1679–1747). He wears a white, chin-length wig, coat and neckerchief. He is seated in front of a book, open on a stand to right, holding a quill between hands folded on his chest, an ink-pot beside the stand and two books, one labelled 'Chubbs Tracts' on the other side.
CS 2 only state.
[Ref: 61560]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland. &c.
His Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland. &c.
Bockman Delin. et fecit.
Sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [n.d. c.1760].
Laid on board. Some light staining and foxing.
Third son of George II. A life-long soldier, described by Horace Walpole as 'proud and unforgiving, fond of war for its own sake' [1721 - 1765]. His victory at Culloden in April 1746 ended the Jacobite threat, but his severe treatment of the rebels earned him the nickname of 'Butcher Cumberland'.
CS: 4, "apparently an after state" of CS 3.
[Ref: 693]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Duncan.
Duncan.
Peint par J. Hoppner. Gravé par J.C. Bock.
Nuremberg, chez J. F. Frauenholz. 1799.
A fine stipple. Plate 357 x 252mm. Sheet 405 x 285mm. Spotting.
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory was considered one of the most significant actions in naval history.
In the NMM. See 12562.
[Ref: 12560]   £170.00   (£204.00 incl.VAT)
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[Admiral Adam Duncan.]
[Admiral Adam Duncan.]
[Peint par J. Hoppner. Gravé par J.C. Bock.]
[Nuremberg, chez J. F. Frauenholz. 1799.]
Stipple. Proof before letters, rare. 322 x 246mm.
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory was considered one of the most significant actions in naval history.
In the NMM. See 12560.
[Ref: 12562]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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To the Worshipful Company of the Mistery of Goldsmiths in the City of London this plate is Humbly Dedicated by their most humble Servant G.Bockman. St. Dunstan was well-extracted, being related to King Athelston.
To the Worshipful Company of the Mistery of Goldsmiths in the City of London this plate is Humbly Dedicated by their most humble Servant G.Bockman. St. Dunstan was well-extracted, being related to King Athelston.
B. Pinxit & fecit 1743.
Trimmed to plate.
St. Dunstan (c.909-88), abbot of Glastonbury, bishop of Worcester, bishop of London, and archbishop of Canterbury, as well as serving as minister of state to several Saxon kings. A late C11th legend tells that the Devil tempted Dunstan disguised as a woman, but was caught by the nose with the tongs shown in this portrait.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 695]   £660.00  
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[A garden scene with a fountain.]
[A garden scene with a fountain.]
A.Watteau p.t. G. Bockman fecit.
[n.d., c.1740.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 355 x 250mm.
Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 6489]   £380.00  
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[Guanaco] Camelus Huanacus Mol.
[Guanaco] Camelus Huanacus Mol.
De Seve del. J.C. Bock sc.
[Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther, c.1775.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 230 x 180mm (9 x 11"). Very large margins.
A Chilean Guanaco, here with the name given to it by Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), a Jesuit priest and naturalist.
[Ref: 52338]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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Japan. Jeddo. [No 23. Japanische Dschunke.]
Japan. Jeddo. [No 23. Japanische Dschunke.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual.
Junks in the harbour of Ezo, Japan, one with the Rising Sun flag on its sail. After a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46873]   £320.00  
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Japan. Jeddo.
Japan. Jeddo.
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromolithographed by R.Steinbock.]
[Published by R. Wagner, c.1865.]
Chromolithograph. Image 275 x 380mm (10¾ x 15"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued. Board spotted.
Junks in the harbour of Ezo, Japan, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 31593]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Her Highness Princess Louisa.
Her Highness Princess Louisa.
J. Worsdale pinxit Bockman fecit.
Sold by T. Jefferys at the Corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross and by W. Herbert at the Golden Globe on London Bridge [c.1760].
Rare mezzotint, platemark 370 x 250mm (14½ x 9¾"), with large margins.
Louisa, Queen of Denmark and Norway (1724-51) as a girl. The second daughter of George II, Louisa married Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, with whom she had five children, in 1743. Frederick became king following the death of his father in 1746 and it was hoped that Louisa would encourage Denmark to side with Britain against Prussia, although she was unable to influence her husband's policies. Louisa died following an operation on a hernia developed during childbirth in 1751. Engraving after a portrait by James Worsdale (c.1692-1767), portraitist and rake, whose success as an artist has been attributed mostly to his amusing conversation, conviviality, and clever singing and acting. He was involved in forming the Hell Fire Clubs in Dublin and Limerick, and had close associations with the stage in London and Dublin.
CS 12
[Ref: 40475]   £320.00  
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Luzerner See.
Luzerner See.
[title label on verso:] Ed Hildebrandt. Chromofacsimilirt von R. Steinbock nach der Original-Aquarelle aus dem Besitze Sr. Erlaucht des Grafen von Pourtalés.
[title label on verso:] Verlag von Raimund Mitscher, Berlin SW. Wilhelmstr. 9. [n.d. c.1870.]
Chromolithograph. 455 x 560mm. 18 x 22", laid on card as issued.
A view across Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, chromolithograph from a watercolour dated 1851 (Hildebrandt's inscription his maintained in the lower left corner). Edward Hildebrandt (1818-1869) later went on a world tour, from which a folio of his works was published as chromolithographs in 1864 in Berlin under the title 'Reise um die Erde' (Journey around the Earth). His original watercolors were exhibited in London in 1866 and Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin.
[Ref: 23414]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Manila [No 10. Indisches Dorf auf den Philipinnen.]
Manila [No 10. Indisches Dorf auf den Philipinnen.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual.
A Filippino village on stilts after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46872]   £550.00  
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Chinie. Ladronen.
Chinie. Ladronen.
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromolithographed by R.Steinbock.]
[Published by R. Wagner, c.1865.]
Chromolithograph. Image 265 x 390mm (10½ x 15¼"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued. Board spotted.
View of the Mariana Islands after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 31597]   £380.00  
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Johann Caspar Monath.
Johann Caspar Monath. gebohren 1763.
Bock fec.
[n.d., c.1810]
Stipple with very large margins. 155 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Creasing.
Oval portrait of Johann Caspar Monath, born 1763. Bookseller in Nuremberg.
[Ref: 29777]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Mondscheinlandschaft am Nordcap.]
[Mondscheinlandschaft am Nordcap.]
[Ed. Hildebrandt. Nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammluug des Hernn Richard Goehde. Chromofacsimilirt von Steinbock.]
[Verlag von R. Wagner, Berlin, Maurstr. 36.] [n.d., c.1865.]
Chromolithograph. Image 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, publisher's label, with title and inscriptions as above, on reverse. Board soiled.
A lake lit by moonlight, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 31603]   £360.00  
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Japon. Nagasaki. [No. 19. Nagasacki. Der Hafen.]
Japon. Nagasaki. [No. 19. Nagasacki. Der Hafen.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Chromolithograph. Image 275 x 360mm (10¾ x 14¼"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse. Board soiled.
The port of Nagasaki, Japan, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 31585]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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The Owl Face.
The Owl Face. In dull Solemnity there winks the Owl [...]
J. Molin Pinx.t. W. Bockman Fecit
Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil [c.1760]
Mezzotint, platemark 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; 'CL-B' collector's stamp verso.
Satire with a man mocking the owl he holds, while the woman next to him identifies him as 'the grinning fool' as the text below explains.
Ex: collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. In reverse of 36212.
[Ref: 36213]   £380.00  
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Peking. [No.34. Brücke bei Peking.]
Peking. [No.34. Brücke bei Peking.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Chinese bridge, with a pagoda and a pavilion, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46878]   £420.00  
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Peking. [No.29. Runde Strasse in Peking.]
Peking. [No.29. Runde Strasse in Peking.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"), trimmed to image and laid on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A Peking street scene, after a watercolour by by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolors, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs from voyages was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46879]   £550.00  
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Singapore [No 22. Singapore. Der Hafen.]
Singapore [No 22. Singapore. Der Hafen.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A view of Singapore harbour after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46870]   £750.00  
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Suez.
Suez.
E. Hildebrandt.
[Berlin, c.1870.]
Chromolithograph, verso in pencil No. 14. Image 360 x 270mm (14 x 10½"), mounted on card as issued. Edges of backboard slightly soiled.
A back street of Suez with an Arab astride a donkey, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1819-1869). He travelled in the Americas in the 1840s and through Egypt to the Far East in the 1860s. This is one of a collection of chromolithographs from his watercolours, published as 'die Reise um die Erde'. The chromolithograph is trimmed to the image as normal and mounted on card, in imitation of the presentation of a watercolour.
[Ref: 31433]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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The Right Honourable Charles Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
The Right Honourable Charles Lord Talbot, Baron of Hensol, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Bockman fecit.
Printed for Tho.s Bowles near the Chapter House in St Pauls Church Yard, and Jn.o Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London.
Mezzotint. 365 x 255mm. Trimmed close to plate.
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot (1685-1737), British lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor 1733 to 1737. While Solicitor General, Talbot co-wrote the 'Yorke-Talbot slavery opinion', which decided that slavery was legitimate under British law, 1729.
CS: 21. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 696]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Johann Baptista Tavernier
Johann Baptista Tavernier Ritter und Freyherr von Aubonne Seines Alters LXXVII Jahr MDCLXXXI.
J.C. Böcklin August: Sculpsit Geneve 1681.
Engraving. Printed on 17th century watermarked paper with Collector's mark verso, area 290 x 175mm (11½ x 7"). Trimmed into image on left.
Jean Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) a French traveller and pioneer of trade with India, who published an account of his travels through Persia. He is best known for the discovery and sale of the 118-carat blue diamond that he subsequently sold to Louis XIV of France in 1668. Lost during the French Revolution it is believed that it was recut as the famous 'Hope Diamond'.

[Ref: 29722]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Siam. Bangkok. Gewürzläden. [No. 9. Siam. Schwimmende Gewürzläden.]
Siam. Bangkok. Gewürzläden. [No. 9. Siam. Schwimmende Gewürzläden.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Finely coloured chromolithograph. Image 275 x 360mm (10¾ x 14¼"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual.
A view of floating spice shops in Bangkok, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-1869). Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46869]   £480.00  
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[Vicuña] Camelus Vicugna Mol.
[Vicuña] Camelus Vicugna Mol.
De Seve del. J.C. Bock sc.
[Erlangen: Wolfgang Walther, c.1775.]
Engraving with fine original hand colour.. 230 x 180mm (9 x 11"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A Chilean Vicuña, here with the name given to it by Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), a Jesuit priest and naturalist.
[Ref: 52339]   £110.00   (£132.00 incl.VAT)
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Whampoa [No 18. Whampoa. Sonnenuntergang.]
Whampoa [No 18. Whampoa. Sonnenuntergang.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt nach der Aquarelle aus der Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4.]
Fine coloured chromolithograph. Image 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, title label on reverse as usual. Board foxed.
A view of Whampoa, once the main anchorage for Western shipping traading with Canton, after a watercolour by Eduard Hildebrandt (1818-69). Two pagodas are on the far shore. Born in Gdansk, Hildebrandt travelled constantly, including visits to the Middle East, India, Singapore, Siam (Thailand), Macao, Hong Kong, China, The Philippines, Japan and the United States. He worked mainly in watercolours, and his paintings were exhibited in London in 1866 and at the Crystal Palace in 1868, just a year before his death in Berlin. A folio of chromolithographs, mounted in imitation of watercolour presentation, was published as 'Reise um die Erde', (Journey around the World).
[Ref: 46874]   £450.00  
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John Wilkes, Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex, Alderman of the Ward of Farringdon Without Friend to Liberty, a Lover of his King, Opposer of Ministerial Tyranny, and Defender of his Country.
John Wilkes, Esqr. Member of Parliament for the County of Middlesex, Alderman of the Ward of Farringdon Without Friend to Liberty, a Lover of his King, Opposer of Ministerial Tyranny, and Defender of his Country.
G. Bock _ fecit.
[Published as the Act directs April 14, 1769.]
Mezzotint, very rare & scarce. 355 x 253mm. 14 x 10". Publication line cut. Cut to plate.
John Wilkes (1725-1797), politician and agitator. His imprisonment for libel and banishment from the House of Commons brought into question the validity of parliamentary elections. Arrested in 1763 for publishing an attack on the King's speech. His case became very popular causing violent public protests to the cry of "Wilkes and Liberty". He was finally permitted to take his seat in 1774 and was elected Lord Mayor of London the same year.
CS: 25. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 14800]   £360.00  
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Japan. Yokohama. [No. 20. Strasse in Jokohama.]
Japan. Yokohama. [No. 20. Strasse in Jokohama.]
E. Hildebrandt. [Chromofacsimilirt von R.Steinbock nach der Aquarelle aus der.Sammlung 'die Reise um die Erde'.]
[Verlag von R.Wagner, Berlin Zimmerstr. No.92/93.] [n.d., 1871-4)
Chromolithograph. Image size: 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15"). Laid on card as issued.
A view in Yokohama, Japan, from a collection of chromolithographs after Hildebrandt's watercolours, published as 'die Reise um die Erde'. Edward Hildebrandt (1819-1869), travelled in the Americas in the 1840s and the Far East in the 1860s.
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The Right Hon.ble Philip Lord Hardwicke
The Right Hon.ble Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Harwicke in the County of Gloucester, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
M. Dahl pinxt. Bockman fecit.
Printed for Thos. Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard & Jno. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill London.
Fine mezzotint, print 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Trimmed through publication line. Glued to album sheet.
Bust portrait of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), in an oval, wearing heavily brocaded chancerial robes, lace cravat and long white wig. Yorke was Lord Chancellor 1737-1756.
CS 10. See Ref: 58872
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