Grosvenor Prints

[Plymouth Panorama.]
[n.d. c.1825.]
Lithograph. Proof. 172 x 724mm. 6¾ x 28½". Trimmed.
A panorama of Plymouth Sound looking out at Drake's Island, Devon. To the right is Mount Edgcumbe, the estate of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Sailing boats and ships sit in the bay; people in the foreground look out at the view.
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 19827] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[Set of six views in Plymouth.] A view of the Lara from Crabtree to the Head of Catwater. [&] A View of the Bloack-House near Dock, with part of the Lines and the Mouth of the Harbour, from Mount Edgcumbe. [&] Mount Wise Fort Plymouth Dock, taken from the Passage Beach. [&] A View of Catwater and part of the Citadel, from the West Hoe. [&] The Entrance to Plymouth Sound and Hamoaze at Low Water, taken from under Mount Wise. [&] A View of St. Nicholas Island and Plymouth Sound, from the Lines at Dock.
Drawn by W. Hay. Eng.d by B.T. Pouncey. [&] J. Pye.
Published by W, Hay 1781 - 1782.
A set of six engravings. Very fine. Platemark: 235 x 280mm (9¼ x 11") each. Very scarce complete.
A complete set of set of 'Six Views of Plymouth Waterfront', by William Hay. Within ovals, each with a unique dedication and coat of arms below the image.
For a coloured example of this set, see item ref: 38761.
[Ref: 38759] £1,250.00 view all images for this item

Plymouth Sound. Haoaze and Catwater Surveyed in 1786.
London, Printed for Robert Sayer, No 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 10th Feb.ry, 1791.
Engraved map. 710 x 530mm (28 x 21"). Slight loss of paper at centre fold.
A detailed sea chart of the environs of Plymouth, showing the Tamar up to Saltash. with Ram Head lower left and the Great Mew Stone and Wembury lower right.
[Ref: 38815] £295.00

Plymouth Sound, from Devil's Point.
W Hawkes Smith, del. & fec. Printed from Stone, by W.H. Smith, 1820
Original pen and ink drawing, drawn area 185 x 440mm (7¼ x 17½"). Unique.
View of Plymouth Sound with key identifying (l-r) 'Citadel / Opening to Catwater / Mount-Batton, on which is one of O. Cromwell's Towers / St. Nicholas' or Drake's Island / The Breakwater / Mount Edgcombe'. By the little-known Birmingham printmaker William Hawkes Smith (1818-1821, fl.).
Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32244] £420.00

Sound; -From Devil's Point
W. Hawkes Smith, del. & fec. Printed from Stone, by W.H. Smith.
[n.d., c.1820]
Lithograph, printed area 180 x 440mm (7¼ x 17"). Crease on right; very rare.
View of Plymouth Sound with key indicating (l-r) 'Citadel / Opening to Catswater / Mount Batton, on which is one of O. Cromwell's Towers / St. Nicholas, or Drake's Island / The Breakwater / Mount Edgcombe'. By the little-known Birmingham printmaker William Hawkes Smith (1818-1821, fl.).
Ex Collection: The Late Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 32247] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[A view of Plymouth sound, taken from the Rope House, Plymouth Dock] To the R.t H.ble George Edgcumbe, Earl of Mount of Edgcumbe, Visc.t Valletort. This view of Plymouth Sound, taken from the Rope House Plymouth Dock is dedicated by his Lordship's most obedient humble serv.t Charles Tomkins.
Painted by W. Tomkins. Engraved by C. Tomkins.
Stipple engraving, scarce. Printed area: 350 x 350mm. 13.5" x 13.5".
Plymouth Sound, or known locally as just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.
[Ref: 27845] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[A view of Plymouth sound, taken from the Rope House, Plymouth Dock] To the R.t H.ble George Edgcumbe, Earl of Mount of Edgcumbe, Visc.t Valletort. This view of Plymouth Sound, taken from the Rope House Plymouth Dock is dedicated by his Lordship's most obedient humble serv.t Charles Tomkins.
Painted by W. Tomkins. Engraved by C. Tomkins.
[n.d., c. 1790.]
Hand coloured stipple. Scarce. Sheet size: 410 x 345mm (16 x 13½"). Trimmed to image. Repaired damage along bottom edge.
A view of Plymouth Sound, through a circular trompe l'oel window, with a number of figures, including fishermen, in the foreground and several sailing boats on the water behind.
[Ref: 38753] £450.00

The Entrance of Plymouth Sound and Hamoaze at Low Water taken from under Mount Wise. Most Humbly Inscribed to Lieu.t Gen.l Haviland, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Forces in the Western District, and Col: of the 45th Reg.t by his most obliged humble Serv.t W. Hay.
Drawn by W. Hay. Engraved by J. Pye.
Publishe 1.st June 1780.
Etching. Plate 253 x 298mm. 10 x 11¾". Large margins.
Plymouth with boats in the estuary at the entrance to Plymouth Sound; a small neoclassical temple to the right, part of Mount Edgecombe.
In the BM.
[Ref: 20358] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

A View of St Nicholas Island and Plymouth Sound, from the Lines at Dock. Most Respectfully Inscribed to Major Gen.l Charles Grey, Col.l of the 28th Reg.t of Foot by his most obliged Humble Serv.t W. Hay.
Drawn by Wm. Hay. Eng.d by Pouncy.
Published by W. Hay Dec.r 1. 1781.
Etching. Plate 248 x 292mm. 9¾ x 11½". Large margins.
Coastal view of boats in the bay around Drake's Island in the Plymouth Sound; the fortified prison on the island. General Charles, 1st Earl Grey (1729-1807).
In the BM.
[Ref: 20355] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

Quay at Straddon point, near Plymouth.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m. Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Russel Place, Fitzroy Square, London, May 20, 1825.
Coloured aquatint. Plate: 300 x 230mm (12 x 9"); very large margins.
A view at Straddon Point showing the harbour and the sandbank. The harbour is full of boats and there are several figures on the jetty. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
[Ref: 39511] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Panoramic View from the Western Hoe Plymouth.
Drawn from Nature & on Stone by H. Worsely, 1826. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Published by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row, & W. Curtis, Plymouth. Ent.d at Stationers Hall.
Lithograph, rare and laid on sheet. India 202 x 723mm. 8 x 28½". Some soiling and spotting.
A view from Plymouth Hoe, the large south facing space along coastlime.
Not in Abbey. In the Library of Devon County Council.
[Ref: 23360] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

Polkerris, Cornwall.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Russell Place, Fitzroy Square, London May 20. 1825.
Aquatint with fine original hand colour. 230 x 300mm (9 x 12"). Large margins.
A view of the fishing village of Polkerris. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey: Scenery, 16; Tooley: Books with Coloured Plates 177.
[Ref: 47136] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Polperro Fish Market]
TS [monogram of Sydney Tushingham].
[n.d., c.1925.]
Etching, signed by the artist in pencil. 205 x 310mm (8 x 12¼"), very large margins.
A Cornish view of men sealing barrels of fish on a quayside, sheltered by a portico. Sidney Tushingham (1884-1968). He worked as a vase painter at Royal Doulton before establishing himself as a painter & etcher, specialising in in rustic scenes and small-town life.
[Ref: 59619] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Independent Chapel, Poole. This print is most respectfully dedicated to the Ministers and Congregationm by their obliged and humble servant, J.R. Justican.
Drawn by Henry Burn. Day & Hague, Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Lithograph on chine, very scarce. Printed area 280 x 375mm (11 x 14¾")
Now the Skinner Street United Reformed Church, Minister Rev.d Tim Meachin.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 30906] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

To the Merchants Shipowners, and Inhabitants of Poole, This View of the Harbour, is most Respectfully inscribed by their obedient Servant, Rich.d And.w Grove.
On Stone by L. Haghe. J.M. Gilbert del.t. Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the King, Gate St. Linc. Inn F.ds.
Pub.d by R.A. Grove, Lymington, Hants May 1833.
Lithograph on india with hand colour, very scarce. India 385 x 545mm (15¼ x 21½"). Laid on new paper.
A superb view of the working boats in Poole Harbour, including a rowing boat with lobster pots.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 30909] £950.00

Poole, Dorsetshire.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, Aug.t 1, 1823.
Aquatint with fine original hand colour. 230 x 300mm (9 x 12"), with large margins.
A view of Poole in Dorset. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey: Scenery, 16; Tooley: Books with Coloured Plates 177.
[Ref: 47158] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[Brownsea Castle] View of Branksea Castle & Island, with the Town & Harbour of Poole. (Taken from Parkestone.)
Clay Litho.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Very scarce tinted lithograph. Sheet 275 x 360mm (10¾ x 14¼"). Faint soiling, backed with waxy paper.
View of Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour from Parkstone, from the ridge to the north-east of Poole, looking towards Purbeck.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 30901] £420.00

South East View of Brownsea Castle & Island, the Summer Sea of H. Sturt Esq. Built and planted by the present Possessor consisting of about one thosand Acres. 1774
[n.d., c.1796.]
Engraving. 225 x 375mm (8¾ x 14¾"), with large margins. Some staining on right.
View of Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour. Inheriting the castle in 1765, Sir Humphrey Sturt extended the 16th century blockhouse castle to form a Palladian styled, four-storey tower with battlements, and landscaped the island, importing manure to improve the soil. From The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset' by Hutchins.
[Ref: 58765] £160.00

[Britain] A Draught of Portland, the Shambles, and the Race of Portland.
Dunbar delin.
[London, Mount & Page, c.1774.]
Engraved sea chart. 430 x 620mm.
Sea chart, also showing the town of Weymouth.
[Ref: 4338] £320.00

View of Portland near Weymouth.
On Stone by W.m Gauci. from a Sketch by H. Haseler.
Published by W. Thomas, Bookseller & Librarian, Weymouth Augst. 1832. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Rare lithograph, image 85 x 130mm (3¼ x 5").
A prospect of the Isle of Portland, close to Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset. Cows in foreground. William Gauci (1826 - 1854; fl.).
Not in Abbey.
[Ref: 26235] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Island of Portland from the Look Out.
J. Nixon Esq.r delin.t F. Bernie Aqua tint. Etch'd & Finish'd by J. Fittler.
Pub. as the Act directs Jan.y 1790 by I. Fittler, London, I.Love, Weymouth.
Aquatint and etching in brown ink. 260 x 300mm (10¼ x 11¾"), on J. Whatman paper with large margins.
A view of the Isle of Portland, the limestone tied island, in the English Channel, Dorset.
[Ref: 31117] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Ferry & Passage-House of Portland.
J. Nixon Esq.r delin.t F. Bernie Aqua tint.
[published by James Fittler, July 1790]
Aquatint and etching, sheet 250 x 295mm (9¾ x 11½"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line; tears and creases.
A view of the Isle of Portland, the limestone tied island, in the English Channel, Dorset. Before 1839 there was no bridge connection Portland to the Mainland, and passage between the two was only possible in a small boat as seen here. On the mainland two men wait with their horses to take them across to the island. From a set of twelve views of Weymouth and the surrounding area.
Abbey Scenery 339.8; for the complete set see ref. 35799.
[Ref: 37974] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Bow & Arrow Castle on the Island of Portland.
J. Nixon Es.r delin.t. F. Bernie Aqua tint. Etch'd & Finish'd by J. Fittler
Pub.d as the Act directs Jan.y 1790 by I. Fittler, London and J.Love, Weymouth.
Coloured aquatint and etching with watercolour wash, plate 260 x 299mm (10¼ x 11¾"). Very large margins.
A view along the Jurassic coast in Dorset; the Grade 1 listed Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, the ruined castle overlooking Church Ope Cave on Portland. Named Rufus as it was probably built by that king. Soon after this print was made, William Penn's grandson John built a mansion nearby and enclosed the castle, restricting the free access to the castle which had previously been available to visitors. From the oblong folio 'Views of Waymouth' (1791, 12 plates) after J. Nixon, A. Beaumont; T. Morris, F. Bowles, and J. Love.
Abbey Scenery 339.1 for the complete set see ref. 35799.
[Ref: 37978] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

The North View of Portland Castle.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Ink and watercolour. 245 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾"). Mounted in album paper, marks top left.
A view of Portland Castle, built by Henry VIII, looking north towards the mainland.
[Ref: 45131] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Ferry & Passage-House of Portland.
J. Nixon Esq.r del.t. F. Bernie Aqua tint
Pub.d July1790 by I. Fittler, London and J.Love, Weymouth.
Coloured aquatint and etching with watercolour wash, plate 260 x 299mm (10¼ x 11¾"). J Whatman watermark; very large margins.
A view of the Isle of Portland, the limestone tied island, in the English Channel, Dorset. Before 1839 there was no bridge connection Portland to the Mainland, and passage between the two was only possible in a small boat as seen here. On the mainland two men wait with their horses to take them across to the island. From a set of twelve views of Weymouth and the surrounding area.
Abbey Scenery 339.8 for the complete set see ref. 35799.
[Ref: 37979] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Portland Harbour & Breakwater.]
E. Duncan, pinx. T.A. Prior, sculp.
[n.d., c.1860s.]
Steel engraving on india laid paper, proof, 255 x 455mm. 10 x 18". A fine impression.
View of shipping in Portland Harbour, beside the Isle of Portland, off the Dorset coast. With separate text sheet.
[Ref: 11819] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

National Fortifications__Portland Harbour and Breakwater__Dorset.
Drawn by E. Duncan. Engraved by T.A. Prior
London. Published by J. Robins, Tooley Street [1863].
Steel engraving with hand-colouring, printed area 215 x 405mm (8½ x 16"). Slight time staining around image.
First engraved by Thomas Abiel Prior (1809-66) after Edward Duncan (1803-82) for the Stationers' Company Almanack for 1863.
[Ref: 20318] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Pennsylvania & Bow & Arrow Castles. Portland.
Drawn by H. Horsnell. C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Published by B. Benson, Library, Weymouth. [n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph on india, very large margins. Sheet 222 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼").
A view along the Jurassic coast in Dorset; Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, the ruined castle overlooking Church Ope Cave on Portland; the castle was reportedly built for William II. Beyond is Pennsylvania Castle, the Gothic Revival mansion, built in 1797-1800 by James Wyatt and John Penn, the grandson of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
[Ref: 31297] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Convict Prison, Portland, Dorset.
[Anon., c.1850]
Chromolithograph printed in colour, sheet 105 x 140mm (4 x 5½").
Early view of the prison on the island of Portland, Dorset, which opened in 1848. The convicts moving carts full of rubble and laying roads in the foreground refer to the work on a new coastal defence scheme that early convicts at the prison were required to contribute to. Since the early twentieth century the prison has functioned under various guises as an establishment for young offenders.
[Ref: 41627] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Sandsfoot Castle and Portland.
[Drawn by H. Horsnell.] C. Graf, Lith. to Her Majesty.
Published by B. Benson, Library, Weymouth. [n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph on india, very large margins. Sheet 222 x 285mm (8¾ x 11¼").
Sandsfoot Castle, one of Henry VIII's Device Forts, built c.1541 to the west of Weymouth, Dorset, opposite Portland Harbour.
[Ref: 31302] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

The entrance to Portreath, Cornwall.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by Mess.rs Longman, & Co. Paternoster Row, & W. Daniell, 9 Cleveland St. Fitzroy Square, London. Feb.y, 1, 1814.
Aquatint with fine original hand colour. 230 x 300mm (9 x 12"). Large margins.
A view at Portreath, Cornwall, with a man seated on a wall in the foreground and another beside him, watching a ship at sea, tilting to the left near the entrance to a narrow harbour. A group of figures can be seen standing on a jetty to the left. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey: Scenery, 16; Tooley: Books with Coloured Plates 177.
[Ref: 37608] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Town and Harbour of Portsmouth, with his Majesty’s Fleet under Sail. Vüe de la Ville et Port de Portsmouth, avec la Flôte de sa Majesté sous les Voiles. 64.
A. Menageot Pinxit Scotin Sculp.
Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queens Street in Cheapside and R. Sayer Map & Printseller at the Roe Buck facing Fetter Lane Fleet Street 1755.
Engraving, paper watermarked with very large margins, very rare. Plate 319 x 460mm (12½ x 18"). impression faint along
A view of Portsmouth Harbour and Porchester Castle to the right, from Portsdown Hill; His Majesty's Royal Navy setting sail. A very fine view showing the English Fleet. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
[Ref: 29391] £350.00

A View of His Majesty's Dock Yard at Portsmouth, in the County of Hampshire, on the_British Channel. Vue du Chantier de La Majeste a Portsmouth, dans le Comte de Hampshire, sur la Manche. 25
J. Cleveley jun.r pinx.t
London, Printed for Bowles & Carver, N.o 69 in S.t Paul's Church Yard.
Engraving, plate 275 x 425mm (10¾ x 16¾), very large margins.
A view of the dock with variously sized ships from sailing to rowing coming and going.
[Ref: 56585] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

A South East View of Portsmouth. 1. South Sea Castle. 2. The New Hospital for Sick Seamen. 3. Block house fort. 4. Gosport. 5. The Saluting Battery & Magazine. 6. The Spur Battery. 7. The King's Baston. 8. Governour's House. 9. Portsmouth Church. 10. Feltons Gibbett.
In.o Waters Pinxit. London, Printed for Jn.o Ryall, at Hogarth's head, Fleet Street.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March ye. 28.th 1765.
A scarce engraving. Plate 305 x 457mm. 12 x 18". Some tears and soiling in the margins crease right sky.
A numbered-key prospect of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
See Ref. 6481 for coloured impression.
[Ref: 22969] £420.00

A South East View of Portsmouth. 1. South Sea Castle. 2. The New Hospital for Sick Seamen. 3. Block house fort. 4. Gosport. 5. The Saluting Battery & Magazine. 6. The Spur Battery. 7. The King's Baston. 8. Governour's House. 9. Portsmouth Church. 10. Feltons Gibbett. 65.
In.o Waters Pinxit.
London, Printed for Jn.o Ryall, at Hogarth's Head, Fleet Street. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament March ye 28th 1765.
Engraving, rare, paper watermarked with very large margins. Plate 300 x 450mm (11¾ x 17¾").
A very fine view of Portsmouth, Hampshire with 10-point key identifying key locations. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
for a coloured impression see ref. 6481
[Ref: 29392] £400.00

The West Prospect of Portsmouth in Hamp-Shire.
Sam and Nath.l Buck del et Sculp.
Published according to Act of parliam.t Sep. 11. 1749. Garden Court, No.1. Middle Temple London.
Engraving. Sheet size: 330 x 810mm (13 x 31¾"). Trimmed. Damaged. Laid on tissue.
A detailed prospect of Portsmouth harbour, with a descriptive text below and a key to the right, indicating various landmarks and buildings such as 'North Dock', 'Portsmouth Church' and 'Isle of Wight'. A plate from 'Buck's Perspective Views of Cities and Chief Towns in England and Wales'.
[Ref: 40265] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)

[Portsmouth Harbour]
E. Duncan pinx. T. A. Prior sculpt.
[n.d. c.1870.]
Engraving. Plate size: 252 x 450mm. 10 x 18¾".
A view of Portsmouth Harbour and dockyard. Depicting the H.M.S. Duke of Wellington 131 guns and the H.M.S. Victory 100 guns.
[Ref: 27936] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Port wrinkle, Cornwall.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Russell Place, Fitzroy Square, London May 20. 1825.
Aquatint with fine original hand colour, J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1823 watermark. 230 x 300mm (9 x 12"), with large margins.
A view of the small fishing village of Portwrinkle. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey: Scenery, 16; Tooley: Books with Coloured Plates 177.
[Ref: 47138] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Potters Heigham [pencil].
W.P. Robins 1921.
Etching, signed and dated by the artist in pencil. 175 x 275mm (7 x 10¾") very large margins. Faint mount burn.
A view of a river bank on the Norfolk Broads, with a thatched cottage and grazing cow. William Palmer Robins (1882-1959), member of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers, and the Chicago Society of Etchers.
[Ref: 62562] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Powderham Castle] To S.r William Courtenay Bar.t, Knight of the Shire of Devon This South East View of Powderham Castle near Exeter is most humbly Inscrib'd by His very Obedient Serv.ts Sam:l & Nath:l Bucks.
Sam.l & Nath.l Buck delin. et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 15th 1745. No I Middle Temple London.
Rare engraving. 380 x 590mm (15 x 23¼"). Trimmed within plate left and top left for binding in a scrapbook, folded at centre.
A view of Powderham Castle from the Ex, prior to the alterations by James Wyatt in the 1790s.
[Ref: 52626] £420.00

Preston Hall in Kent. The Seat of Charles Milner Esqr.
Drawn by J.G. Wood. Engraved by Wm. Green.
[London, Published Feby.1.1800, by Jno. Geo. Wood, No. 7, Beaumont Street.]
A very rare and fine coloured aquatint. Plate 394 x 445mm. 15½ x 17½".
A view of Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent. It was Dr John Milner, M.D. who in 1723 when he married Lady Taylor of Aylesford, the last of the Culpeper's to stay in this residence, decided to the devise the inheritance of the estate of Preston Hall to his brother Dr. Charles Milner, M.D.,
Abbey Scenery: 173: 15.
[Ref: 18506] £350.00

New Pump Room, Bristol, Hotwells.
Sketched from Nature by T. Hulley. Drawn on Stone by H. Jones R.I.A.
Bristol Pub.d by T. Bedford, High Street. [n.d. c.1840.]
Lithograph on india. Sheet 263 x 369mm (10¼ x 14½"). Scarce.
Hotwells takes its name from the hot springs which bubble up through the rocks of Avon Gorge. In 1692 the Society of Merchant Venturers leased the springs and a pump room was built. The pump room of 1696 was demolished and replaced by Hotewells House in 1816. In 1822 a new pump room was built, as seen here, but that too was eventually demolished in 1867 to allow for the widening of the River Avon.
[Ref: 30038] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

A View of Purfleet in the County of Essex. Vüe du Purfleet dans le Comté d’Essex. No.18.
J.no Boydell Delin. & Sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street Cheapside London. 1752.
Engraving, paper watermarked with large margins Plate 255 x 420mm (10 x 16½").
A view of Purfleet, on the River Thames, in Thurrock, Essex; ships and other small vessels on the water. From "A Collection of One Hundred Views In England and Wales". John Boydell's 'Collection of Views' was made after he turned from engraver to print publisher in 1767. The first collection was issued in 1770, and included some plates by printmakers other than himself.
Adams (London): 47.18.
[Ref: 29311] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

South View of the Pyramids or Devils Arrows at Boroughbridge.
Published as the Act Directs March 23 1798 by J. Flintoff Boroughbridge.
Very scarce and fine aquatint. Plate 235 x 295mm (9¼ x 11½") with very wide margins.
View of 'The Devil's Arrows', standing stones found in Boroughbridge, a small settlement in the parish of Aldborough. The National Gazetteer of England and Wales 1868 reported: "Near Boroughbridge are three obelisks roughly shapen of ragstone, about whose origin and character antiquarians are not agreed. They are locally named the Devil's Arrows or Bolts, and by different authorities have been assigned to a British, a Roman and a Celtic origin." There may originally have been even more standing stones here.
In the Online Catalogue for the British Library.
[Ref: 52418] £320.00

Gypsum Quarry at Fauld.
Printed in colors by Hullmandel & Walton
London, John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Chromolithograph, rare; sheet 155 x 250mm (6 x 9¾"). Crease top left.
Gypsum quarry in Fauld, Staffordshire. Fauld Mine now supplies cement rock for the cement industry.
[Ref: 43333] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Quarry Gill Bridge. In Swinton Park Yorkshire the Seat of W. Danby Esq.r It was commenced in 1811 & finished in 1822.
Drawn by Anne H. Danby. [c.1830]
Lithograph, sheet 215 x 290mm (8½ x 11½"). Rare.
Gothic bridge built to designs by John Foss at Swinton Park near Masham, Yorkshire. Swinton Park remains the seat of the Danby family (one of whom made this print).
[Ref: 43621] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Queens Cross, near Northampton. [&] Holbech Cross Lincolnshire.
Sold by I.Seago Printseller Highs Street, St Giles.
A pair of engravings on one sheet. Plates: 150 x 80mm (6 x 3") and 140 x 200mm (5½ x 8"), with large margins.
A pair of views of medieval crosses, the first plate shows the Queens Cross near Northampton while the second shows a cross in Lincolnshire.
[Ref: 45405] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

The Radcliffe Infirmary.
F. Mackenzie. J. Le Keux.
Published March 1, 1834 by J.H. Parker, Oxford; C. Tilt, Fleet Street, & J. Le Keux, Harmondsworth.
Engraving. Plate: 140 x 180mm (5½ x 7"), with large margins.
A view of the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford. The hospital was name after doctor John Radcliffe and was opened in 1770.
[Ref: 45921] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Church, & part of the Parish of Radipole.
A. Beaumont Esq.r, del.t / F. Bernie Aqua tint.
Publish'd March 1790 by J. Fittler, London, and J. Love, Weymouth.
Aquatint and etching with watercolour wash, platemark sheet 260 x 295mm (10 x 11½"). J. Whatman watermark. Very large margins.
View of Radipole in Dorset with the Grade II* listed Church of St Ann. Radipole was an independent parish until 1933 when it became part of the district of Weymouth. From a set of twelve views of Weymouth and the surrounding area.
Abbey Scenery 339.4; for the complete set see ref. 35799.
[Ref: 37975] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Wearmouth Railway Bridge.]
Tom. M. Hemy.
Published by Hills & Co, printsellers, Sunderland, September 1st, 1893.
Scarce signed proof etching. 430 x 570mm, (17 x 22½")..
Limited edition etching of the Wearmouth railway bridge in Sunderland, signed in pencil by the artist.
[Ref: 8394] £350.00

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