A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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A Calm.
Brooking Pinx. Jn.o Boydell Sculp. Publish'd according to the Act of Parliam.t & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London 1754.
London, 1754.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Excellent condition.
A seascape of ships near a harbour.
[Ref: 55567] £360.00
Brooking Pinx. Jn.o Boydell Sculp. Publish'd according to the Act of Parliam.t & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London 1754.
London, 1754.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Excellent condition.
A seascape of ships near a harbour.
[Ref: 55567] £360.00
a 4th. Rate Dutch men of war, English built hawling up her forsail. Un Vaisseau de Guerre Hollandois du 4e: Rang Construit a l'angloise, Carguant sa Misaine. Een Hollands Oorlog Schip van de 4e: Rang op zyn Engels gebouwt zym Fok op Gyende.
Pretrus Schenk. Exc. [n.d. c.1700].
A mint engraving, 17th century watermark. 215 x 345mm (8½" x 13½"), with very large margins. Uncut.
A warship built by the English for the Dutch navy in choppy seas
[Ref: 55458] £260.00
Pretrus Schenk. Exc. [n.d. c.1700].
A mint engraving, 17th century watermark. 215 x 345mm (8½" x 13½"), with very large margins. Uncut.
A warship built by the English for the Dutch navy in choppy seas
[Ref: 55458] £260.00
Evening.
Brooking pinx. J. Boydell Sculp. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street in Cheapside London 1755. 55.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 295 x 420mm (11½ x 16"), large margins on 3 sides. Tear in title area repaired with tape on reverse.
Seascape of naval ships near a coast. From a set of four, 'Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening' and 'Night' by John Boydell after Charles Brooking.
[Ref: 55566] £360.00
Brooking pinx. J. Boydell Sculp. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street in Cheapside London 1755. 55.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 295 x 420mm (11½ x 16"), large margins on 3 sides. Tear in title area repaired with tape on reverse.
Seascape of naval ships near a coast. From a set of four, 'Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening' and 'Night' by John Boydell after Charles Brooking.
[Ref: 55566] £360.00
![[Battle of Gibraltar, 1607] Abbildung des Wunderlichen Schiffstreits zwichen der Spanisch und Holandischen](jpegs/55460.jpg)
[Battle of Gibraltar, 1607] Abbildung des Wunderlichen Schiffstreits zwichen der Spanisch und Holandischen Atmeen under Jacob Heimstirchen bei Gibralter den 25 Apr 1607.
Frankfurt, Matthäus Neruan, c.1650.
Engraving, 17th century watermark,165 x 330mm (6½ x 13"). Narrow margin on left.
During the Eighty Years' War a Dutch fleet of 26 warships, led by Jacob van Heemskerk, surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. In four hours most of the Spanish ships were destroyed, after which the Dutch sent out longboats to kill the swimming Spanish sailors. The Dutch lost 100 men including van Heemskerk.
[Ref: 55460] £380.00
Frankfurt, Matthäus Neruan, c.1650.
Engraving, 17th century watermark,165 x 330mm (6½ x 13"). Narrow margin on left.
During the Eighty Years' War a Dutch fleet of 26 warships, led by Jacob van Heemskerk, surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. In four hours most of the Spanish ships were destroyed, after which the Dutch sent out longboats to kill the swimming Spanish sailors. The Dutch lost 100 men including van Heemskerk.
[Ref: 55460] £380.00
H.M.S. Powerful, 84 Guns. To Captn. C. Napier, & the Officers of H.M.S. Powerful. This print is most respectfully dedicated by The Publisher.
Drawn by H. John Vernon, del. et lith. Day & Hague, Lithrs. to the Queen.
A.Hinton, Portsmouth. [n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph, sheet 360 x 450mm (14¼ x 17¾"), with large margins.. Repaired tear centre top in margins.
HMS Powerful was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 June 1826 at Chatham Dockyard. From 1 January 1839 to the end of 1840 she was commanded by Captain Charles Napier, mainly in the Mediterranean and for much of the time as lead ship of a detached squadron under Napier's orders.
Parker: 1839.
[Ref: 55596] £390.00
Drawn by H. John Vernon, del. et lith. Day & Hague, Lithrs. to the Queen.
A.Hinton, Portsmouth. [n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph, sheet 360 x 450mm (14¼ x 17¾"), with large margins.. Repaired tear centre top in margins.
HMS Powerful was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 June 1826 at Chatham Dockyard. From 1 January 1839 to the end of 1840 she was commanded by Captain Charles Napier, mainly in the Mediterranean and for much of the time as lead ship of a detached squadron under Napier's orders.
Parker: 1839.
[Ref: 55596] £390.00
Hazy Weather
Vandervelde Pinx. Jn.o Boydell Sculp. Engrav'd after an Original Picture of Vanderveldt. Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, [n.d. 1755].
Very fine hand coloured engraving. 295 x 415mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins.
A seascape of ships and sailing boats near the shore.
[Ref: 55569] £360.00
Vandervelde Pinx. Jn.o Boydell Sculp. Engrav'd after an Original Picture of Vanderveldt. Publish'd by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, [n.d. 1755].
Very fine hand coloured engraving. 295 x 415mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins.
A seascape of ships and sailing boats near the shore.
[Ref: 55569] £360.00
![[Line Crossing Certificate.] By Royal Command. Be it known that J.H. Reynols did, on the 24th Day of Aug.t 1941](jpegs/55551.jpg)
[Line Crossing Certificate.] By Royal Command. Be it known that J.H. Reynols did, on the 24th Day of Aug.t 1941 in His Britannic Majesty's Ship Edinburgh, enter our Realm... Cha.s E. Davis.
Galvin & Sales Ltd. Cape Town [n.d., 1941].
Chromolithographic certificate with matching Gothic mss. name. Sheet 385 x 560mm (15¼ x 22"). Folds reinforced with tape on the reverse.
A 'Crossing the Line' certificate, given at an initiation ceremony for those on a ship crossing the Equator for the first time, a naval tradition recorded by Joesph Banks on Cook's first voyage. This is a war-time example, for H.M.S. Edinburgh, a light cruiser accompanying a convoy to South Africa. It is signed by Charles Ernest Davis, Chief Petty Officer, who died in a German attack on the Edinburgh in the Barents Sea., first by a U-boat then by three destroyers. Badly damaged, the ship was scutttled after the surviving crew were evacuated. Most of the 4.5 tons of gold bullion onboard was recovered in 1981.
[Ref: 55551] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Galvin & Sales Ltd. Cape Town [n.d., 1941].
Chromolithographic certificate with matching Gothic mss. name. Sheet 385 x 560mm (15¼ x 22"). Folds reinforced with tape on the reverse.
A 'Crossing the Line' certificate, given at an initiation ceremony for those on a ship crossing the Equator for the first time, a naval tradition recorded by Joesph Banks on Cook's first voyage. This is a war-time example, for H.M.S. Edinburgh, a light cruiser accompanying a convoy to South Africa. It is signed by Charles Ernest Davis, Chief Petty Officer, who died in a German attack on the Edinburgh in the Barents Sea., first by a U-boat then by three destroyers. Badly damaged, the ship was scutttled after the surviving crew were evacuated. Most of the 4.5 tons of gold bullion onboard was recovered in 1981.
[Ref: 55551] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Abbildung de Stadt und Revier von Rochester, Chetham, etc. allwo die Statische oder holländische Kriegsfloote ein gefallen seindt / fo fefchehen den 19.20.21.22 under 23 Junÿ.1667
[after Willem Schellinks.]
[Frankfurt: Matthäus Merian, 1677.]
Engraving. Printed area 150 x 375mm (6 x 14¾"). Trimmed from larger sheet, losing second prospect.
A prospect of the River Medway during the raid by the Dutch in June 1667, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Engraved after the view by Willem Schellinks as etched by Romeyn de Hooghe and published in the ''Theatrum Europaeum''.
[Ref: 55461] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[after Willem Schellinks.]
[Frankfurt: Matthäus Merian, 1677.]
Engraving. Printed area 150 x 375mm (6 x 14¾"). Trimmed from larger sheet, losing second prospect.
A prospect of the River Medway during the raid by the Dutch in June 1667, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Engraved after the view by Willem Schellinks as etched by Romeyn de Hooghe and published in the ''Theatrum Europaeum''.
[Ref: 55461] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Battles of Schooneveld.] Afbeeldinge Van De Twee Bloedige Zeeslagen gehauden op de 7 en 14 juny 1673,](jpegs/55457.jpg)
[Battles of Schooneveld.] Afbeeldinge Van De Twee Bloedige Zeeslagen gehauden op de 7 en 14 juny 1673, tussen de Maghtige Zee vlooten van Vranckryck en Engelandr, tegen die vande Vereen Nederlanden.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. Sheet 180 x 295mm (7 x 11½"). Trimmed to printed border, losing letterpress, left corners slightly snipped.
An etched view of one of the Battles of Schooneveld (7th and 14th July 1673), from a Dutch broadsheet celebrating the victory of Admirals de Ruyter and Tromp over a combined French and English fleet led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Jean, Comte d'Estrées.
[Ref: 55457] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1780.]
Etching. Sheet 180 x 295mm (7 x 11½"). Trimmed to printed border, losing letterpress, left corners slightly snipped.
An etched view of one of the Battles of Schooneveld (7th and 14th July 1673), from a Dutch broadsheet celebrating the victory of Admirals de Ruyter and Tromp over a combined French and English fleet led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Jean, Comte d'Estrées.
[Ref: 55457] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
A Small Breeze.
Brooking Pinx.t Tho.s Boydell Sculp. Harvarden 1755. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament & Sold by Jn.o Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Top margin trimmed to platemark.
A seascape of ships and sail boats under a clearing sky.
[Ref: 55568] £360.00
Brooking Pinx.t Tho.s Boydell Sculp. Harvarden 1755. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament & Sold by Jn.o Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London.
London, 1755.
Very fine hand coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"), large margins. Top margin trimmed to platemark.
A seascape of ships and sail boats under a clearing sky.
[Ref: 55568] £360.00
![[The Soveraigne of the Seas builte in the Yeare 1637.]](jpegs/55462.jpg)
[The Soveraigne of the Seas builte in the Yeare 1637.]
Thomas Jenner [scratched in plate] [after John Payne].
Thomas Jenner feicet 1653
Rare etching, 17th century watermark. Sheet 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾"). Trimmed into image on three sides, losing title at top.
Extremely scare & wonderful image, a survivor of the 17th century. A portait of 'The Sovereign of the Seas', one of the biggest warships of the Stuart navy, ordered by Charles I as part of the arms race with the Dutch and paid for with the notorious 'Ship Money' tax that made Charles so unpopular. This is a reduced copy of a two-sheet engraving by John Payne, published as a propaganda piece c.1638, with added key letters (key not present). Built by Peter Pett and launched in 1637, the 'Sovereign of the Seas' had 102 guns as specified by Royal command, but soon after she entered service the number was cut to make her faster and safer. The diarist John Evelyn described her as 'a monstrous vessel ... being for burthen, defense and ornament the richest that ever spread cloth before the wind'. During the Commonwealth she was renamed, first 'Commonwealth' then 'Sovereign', before being made the 'Royal Sovereign' on the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. She survived the three Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Nine Years' War with the French only to burn while laid up at Chatham in 1697.
BM 1881,0611.274, also trimmed and damaged; see 1854,0614.252 for Payne's original. Not in Hind.
[Ref: 55462] £1,350.00
Thomas Jenner [scratched in plate] [after John Payne].
Thomas Jenner feicet 1653
Rare etching, 17th century watermark. Sheet 205 x 245mm (8 x 9¾"). Trimmed into image on three sides, losing title at top.
Extremely scare & wonderful image, a survivor of the 17th century. A portait of 'The Sovereign of the Seas', one of the biggest warships of the Stuart navy, ordered by Charles I as part of the arms race with the Dutch and paid for with the notorious 'Ship Money' tax that made Charles so unpopular. This is a reduced copy of a two-sheet engraving by John Payne, published as a propaganda piece c.1638, with added key letters (key not present). Built by Peter Pett and launched in 1637, the 'Sovereign of the Seas' had 102 guns as specified by Royal command, but soon after she entered service the number was cut to make her faster and safer. The diarist John Evelyn described her as 'a monstrous vessel ... being for burthen, defense and ornament the richest that ever spread cloth before the wind'. During the Commonwealth she was renamed, first 'Commonwealth' then 'Sovereign', before being made the 'Royal Sovereign' on the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. She survived the three Anglo-Dutch Wars and the Nine Years' War with the French only to burn while laid up at Chatham in 1697.
BM 1881,0611.274, also trimmed and damaged; see 1854,0614.252 for Payne's original. Not in Hind.
[Ref: 55462] £1,350.00
![[Spanish Armada] Classis Hispanica 30 Maii Anno 1588. Lisbona Angliam contra emissa...](jpegs/55459.jpg)
[Spanish Armada] Classis Hispanica 30 Maii Anno 1588. Lisbona Angliam contra emissa...
[After Frans Hogenberg?]
[Cologne?, n.d., c.1600.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 225 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼") large margins.
The English fleet attacking the Spanish Armada in the Strait of Dover, at the Battle of Gravelines, 28th July, 1588. This later state has the Isle of Wight engraved east of Dover! Probably after Frans Hogenberg (1535-90), engraver of the Ortelius atlas and the Braun and Hogenberg townplans, who also produced broadsheets on the French and Netherlandish religious wars from 1569, continued after his death by his son Abraham.
[Ref: 55459] £650.00
[After Frans Hogenberg?]
[Cologne?, n.d., c.1600.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. 225 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼") large margins.
The English fleet attacking the Spanish Armada in the Strait of Dover, at the Battle of Gravelines, 28th July, 1588. This later state has the Isle of Wight engraved east of Dover! Probably after Frans Hogenberg (1535-90), engraver of the Ortelius atlas and the Braun and Hogenberg townplans, who also produced broadsheets on the French and Netherlandish religious wars from 1569, continued after his death by his son Abraham.
[Ref: 55459] £650.00
![[A warship.]](jpegs/55463.jpg)
[A warship.]
Printed; and Sold by John Garrett at his shop, next ye Exchange stayres in Cornhill: where ye may have all sorts of Large and small Mapps, Books for Drawing, and Copy Books, and Choyce of very good prints [n.d., c.1690].
Very rare engraving. Sheet 385 x 470mm (15¼ x 18½"). Trimmed into plate, two wormholes in sky, hole in rigging of ship on left, some staining, centre fold as issued.
A wonderful and scarce large engraving of the 17th century. Impressive warship under sail, its various components numbered in the image (key lettering missing). John Garrett (1673 active - 1718/20), one of the leading map and print sellers at the end of the 17th century, had premises at the south entrance of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London.
[Ref: 55463] £1,150.00
Printed; and Sold by John Garrett at his shop, next ye Exchange stayres in Cornhill: where ye may have all sorts of Large and small Mapps, Books for Drawing, and Copy Books, and Choyce of very good prints [n.d., c.1690].
Very rare engraving. Sheet 385 x 470mm (15¼ x 18½"). Trimmed into plate, two wormholes in sky, hole in rigging of ship on left, some staining, centre fold as issued.
A wonderful and scarce large engraving of the 17th century. Impressive warship under sail, its various components numbered in the image (key lettering missing). John Garrett (1673 active - 1718/20), one of the leading map and print sellers at the end of the 17th century, had premises at the south entrance of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London.
[Ref: 55463] £1,150.00
S.K.H Gehet zu Schiff in Engelland uber Zufahren.
[Frankfurt, heir of Matthaus Merian, c.1690.]
Engraving. Sheet 310 x 375mm (12¼ x 14¾"). Trimmed to printed border, laid on canvas, paper toned.
William of Orange landing at Torbay to a rapturous welcome, the Dutch fleet filling the bay. Published in the ''Theatrum Europaeum''.
[Ref: 55464] £350.00
[Frankfurt, heir of Matthaus Merian, c.1690.]
Engraving. Sheet 310 x 375mm (12¼ x 14¾"). Trimmed to printed border, laid on canvas, paper toned.
William of Orange landing at Torbay to a rapturous welcome, the Dutch fleet filling the bay. Published in the ''Theatrum Europaeum''.
[Ref: 55464] £350.00