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[Robert Cocking's parachute]. The Ascent of the Royal Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall, with the Parachute attached.
[Robert Cocking's parachute]. The Ascent of the Royal Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall, with the Parachute attached. [&] The fatal Descent of the Parachute by which Mr Cocking lost his life.
W. Lake litho 50 Old Bailey.
[n.d., c.1837.]
Two coloured lithographs. Sheets (at most) 230 x 165mm (9 x 6½"). Trimmed as scraps. Fine repairs in ascent.
Two scenes of Robert Cocking's attempt at a parachute descent from a balloon on 24th July 1837: the successful ascent in the Royal Nassau, piloted by Charles Green and Edward Spencer; and the disastrous descent, in which the flimsy design broke up before it even hit the ground.
[Ref: 57018]   £380.00  
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The Banquet at Guildhall.  The Royal Table.
The Banquet at Guildhall. The Royal Table. Taken at the moment of the Queen's drinking the Health of the Citizens of London.
W. Lake. lith. 50, Old Bailey.
Pub.d by E. Davies, 437. Oxford St [n.d., but 1837].
Fine rare lithograph, sheet 230 x 310mm. 9" x 12¼".
A banquet for the young Queen Victoria in the City of London, from a series of prints celebrating her accession to the throne.
Guildhall Library Record 3495.
[Ref: 26822]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Queen's Visit to the City. No.v.r 9.th 1837.
The Queen's Visit to the City. No.v.r 9.th 1837. Drawn on the Spot from the corner of Chancery Lane.
W. Lake. lith. 50. Old Bailey.
Pub.d by E. Davies, 437. Oxford St. [n.d., c.1837]
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 275 x 380mm (14¾ x 15"). Paper toned
A scene of Queen Victoria's first official visit to the City of London, on Lord Mayor's Day 1837, five months after her coronation. She is shown arriving in the Royal Carriage.
[Ref: 55488]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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The Queen's Visit to the City. No.v.r 9.th 1837.
The Queen's Visit to the City. No.v.r 9.th 1837. Drawn on the Spot from the corner of Chancery Lane.
W. Lake. lith. 50. Old Bailey.
[Pub.d by E. Davies, 437. Oxford St.] [n.d., c.1837]
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet: 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 12''). Trimmed, losing publication line.
A scene of Queen Victoria's first official visit to the City of London, on Lord Mayor's Day 1837, five months after her coronation. She is shown arriving in the Royal Carriage.
[Ref: 48909]   £240.00   (£288.00 incl.VAT)
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