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![[Sea-battle]](jpegs/45160.jpg)
[Sea-battle]
[c.1810, probably restrike of a plate first published c.1760.]
Engraving with very fine hand-colouring, printed area 275 x 395mm (10¾ x 15½`"). Trimmed along lower edge, probably losing text and (?)part of image.
[Ref: 45160] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1810, probably restrike of a plate first published c.1760.]
Engraving with very fine hand-colouring, printed area 275 x 395mm (10¾ x 15½`"). Trimmed along lower edge, probably losing text and (?)part of image.
[Ref: 45160] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Naarder afbeelding der werking van Gianibellies brandtscheenen tegen de Schinbrug des Prinsen van Parma over de de Schelde. 1. Parmaas Schipbrug. 2. Het brandtschip de Hoop. 3. Het brandship de Fortuin. 4. D.andre kleener brandtscheepen. 5. De Schans S. Marye op den Vlaamschen oever.
[Pieter Bor.]
[Antwerp, n.d. c.1585].
Rare etching. 280 x 345mm 11 x 13½"), large margins Central crease as normal. Two repaired tears in lower margin and title area.
The explosive 'hellburners' or fireships used to destroy the pontoon bridge constructed by the army of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, during the seige of Antwerp. Supported and subsidised by Elizabeth I, Italian engineer Federigo Giambelli developed perhaps the earliest example of weapons of mass destruction, two unmanned ships packed with gunpowder, schrapnel and fitted with a sophisticated timer mechanism set to detonate at the ideal moment. It is recorded that over one thousand Spanish troops were killed instantly at the moment of detonation, and the seige on Antwerp was lifted for a time.
[Ref: 56315] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Pieter Bor.]
[Antwerp, n.d. c.1585].
Rare etching. 280 x 345mm 11 x 13½"), large margins Central crease as normal. Two repaired tears in lower margin and title area.
The explosive 'hellburners' or fireships used to destroy the pontoon bridge constructed by the army of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, during the seige of Antwerp. Supported and subsidised by Elizabeth I, Italian engineer Federigo Giambelli developed perhaps the earliest example of weapons of mass destruction, two unmanned ships packed with gunpowder, schrapnel and fitted with a sophisticated timer mechanism set to detonate at the ideal moment. It is recorded that over one thousand Spanish troops were killed instantly at the moment of detonation, and the seige on Antwerp was lifted for a time.
[Ref: 56315] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Seige Of Sebastopol]](jpegs/16402.jpg)
[The Seige Of Sebastopol]
George Baxter
1855.
Baxter method Printed in colour, Engraving. 103 x 152mm. 4 x 6". Original board lost laid on backing.
Seige of Sevastopol (1854-1855) was a major battle during the Crimean War. The allied troops of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire, fought to overpower the importann city and port of Sevastopol, home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. The allied troops defeated the Russian fleets.
Victoria University: Baxter Starr Collection: No.199.
[Ref: 16402] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
George Baxter
1855.
Baxter method Printed in colour, Engraving. 103 x 152mm. 4 x 6". Original board lost laid on backing.
Seige of Sevastopol (1854-1855) was a major battle during the Crimean War. The allied troops of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire, fought to overpower the importann city and port of Sevastopol, home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. The allied troops defeated the Russian fleets.
Victoria University: Baxter Starr Collection: No.199.
[Ref: 16402] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
A Perspective View of Entering the Breach of the Moro Castle by Storm, the 30.th July 1762, between the Hours of 1 and 2 in the Afternoon._ 11.
P. Osbridge del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A reduced engraving of Plate 11 of 'Scenographia Americana', or, 'A Collection of Views of North America and the West Indies [. . .] From Drawings Taken on the Spot, by Several Officers of the British Army and Navy', a twenty-eight print series of North American landscapes from Quebec to Guadeloupe, first published in London in 1768. This plate depicts a British fleet approaching the fortification of Moro Castle, Cuba.
[Ref: 32505] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P. Osbridge del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A reduced engraving of Plate 11 of 'Scenographia Americana', or, 'A Collection of Views of North America and the West Indies [. . .] From Drawings Taken on the Spot, by Several Officers of the British Army and Navy', a twenty-eight print series of North American landscapes from Quebec to Guadeloupe, first published in London in 1768. This plate depicts a British fleet approaching the fortification of Moro Castle, Cuba.
[Ref: 32505] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Roseau in the Island of Dominique, with the Attack made by Lord Rollo, & Sr. James Douglas in 1760. 10.
Arch. Campbell del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving, very small margins. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A reduced engraving from plate 10 of 'Scenographia Americana', or, 'A Collection of Views of North America and the West Indies [. . .] From Drawings Taken on the Spot, by Several Officers of the British Army and Navy', a twenty-eight print series of North American landscapes from Quebec to Guadeloupe, first published in London in 1768. The French island of Dominique (Dominica) in the Caribbean was captured by a British amphibious force on 6 June 1761 during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Lord Andrew Rollo commanded the land forces, which included the 22nd and the 94th Regiments of Foot, and Commodore Sir James Douglas led the Royal Navy squadron. France formally ceded possession of the island as part of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
[Ref: 32506] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Arch. Campbell del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving, very small margins. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A reduced engraving from plate 10 of 'Scenographia Americana', or, 'A Collection of Views of North America and the West Indies [. . .] From Drawings Taken on the Spot, by Several Officers of the British Army and Navy', a twenty-eight print series of North American landscapes from Quebec to Guadeloupe, first published in London in 1768. The French island of Dominique (Dominica) in the Caribbean was captured by a British amphibious force on 6 June 1761 during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Lord Andrew Rollo commanded the land forces, which included the 22nd and the 94th Regiments of Foot, and Commodore Sir James Douglas led the Royal Navy squadron. France formally ceded possession of the island as part of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
[Ref: 32506] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
An exact Representation of the Attack made by the British Fleet, under the Command of Adm.l Keppel the 8th of April, 1761, at Port Andre, on the Island of Belle Isle. 9.
R. Short del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving, very small margins. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A scene depicting the attack of Belle Isle off the Brittany Coast in 1761, during the Seven Years War. After an initial British attack was repulsed, a second landing was made, and after a six-week siege the island's main citadel at Le Palais was stormed, consolidating British control of the island.
[Ref: 32507] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
R. Short del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving, very small margins. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A scene depicting the attack of Belle Isle off the Brittany Coast in 1761, during the Seven Years War. After an initial British attack was repulsed, a second landing was made, and after a six-week siege the island's main citadel at Le Palais was stormed, consolidating British control of the island.
[Ref: 32507] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
The Engagement between two of his Majesty's Ships Flamborough Cap.t Kennedy, and Boddeford Cap.t Skinner, of 20 Guns & 160 Men each, & two French Frigates La Malicieure of 36 Guns, and L'Omphale of 32 Guns & 300 Men each, on ye 4th, of Apr. 1760 near the Rock of Lisbon.
J. Hood del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A scene depicting the action which took place at the Rock of Lisbon during the Seven Years' War, between two Britsh ships, the Flamborough and Biddeford, and two French frigates, La Malicieure and L'Omphale.
[Ref: 32526] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
J. Hood del. J. Smith sculp.
London printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller No. 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1768].
Hand coloured engraving. Platemark: 172 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾"). Fine hand colouring.
A scene depicting the action which took place at the Rock of Lisbon during the Seven Years' War, between two Britsh ships, the Flamborough and Biddeford, and two French frigates, La Malicieure and L'Omphale.
[Ref: 32526] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![The Barge of the Adventure saving the Crew of a Bombard [ms].](jpegs/37544.jpg)
The Barge of the Adventure saving the Crew of a Bombard [ms].
M.A.J. Whitby. Newlands 1828.
Rare lithograph, printed area and text 130 x 170mm (5 x 6¾").
This print probably shows the crew of the HMS Adventure coming to the aid of shipwrecked sailors, perhaps off the coast of North Africa. The printmaker, Mary Anne Theresa Whitby (1784-1850) appears to have spent time in Italy and North Africa in the 1820s or before, and the Adventure was in Leptis Magna, near Tripoli in modern-day Libya, in 1817. Whitby was married to Captain John Whitby, flag captain for Admiral Sir William Cornwallis. They lived on the admiral's estate, Newlands: after John's death in 1806, Mary stayed on, spending much of her time with Cornwallis, who left his estate to her on his death in 1819. Being a keen amateur lithographer, Whitby established a private press at Newlands, but she is better remembered for the first successful sericulture (silk production) to England after three centuries of attempts, presenting twenty yards of damask to Queen Victoria in 1844. She performed genetic experiments on her silkworms for Charles Darwin, who published her results in his 'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication' (1868).
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; for Whitby, see refs. 35710, 35711 etc
[Ref: 37544] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
M.A.J. Whitby. Newlands 1828.
Rare lithograph, printed area and text 130 x 170mm (5 x 6¾").
This print probably shows the crew of the HMS Adventure coming to the aid of shipwrecked sailors, perhaps off the coast of North Africa. The printmaker, Mary Anne Theresa Whitby (1784-1850) appears to have spent time in Italy and North Africa in the 1820s or before, and the Adventure was in Leptis Magna, near Tripoli in modern-day Libya, in 1817. Whitby was married to Captain John Whitby, flag captain for Admiral Sir William Cornwallis. They lived on the admiral's estate, Newlands: after John's death in 1806, Mary stayed on, spending much of her time with Cornwallis, who left his estate to her on his death in 1819. Being a keen amateur lithographer, Whitby established a private press at Newlands, but she is better remembered for the first successful sericulture (silk production) to England after three centuries of attempts, presenting twenty yards of damask to Queen Victoria in 1844. She performed genetic experiments on her silkworms for Charles Darwin, who published her results in his 'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication' (1868).
Ex Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd; for Whitby, see refs. 35710, 35711 etc
[Ref: 37544] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
The squadron under the command of Sir J. Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio. From a Sketch by Sir J. Brisbane.
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[n.d. c.1814.]
Aquatint. 159 x 241mm. 6½ x 9½".
A British naval bombardment on April 11th 1814 of the French Port Maurigo, close to Monaco in the Mediterranean. The ships are HMS Aigle, HMS Alcmene, and HMS Pembroke, of which Brisbane was Captain.
NMM: PAD5848 .
[Ref: 25149] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[n.d. c.1814.]
Aquatint. 159 x 241mm. 6½ x 9½".
A British naval bombardment on April 11th 1814 of the French Port Maurigo, close to Monaco in the Mediterranean. The ships are HMS Aigle, HMS Alcmene, and HMS Pembroke, of which Brisbane was Captain.
NMM: PAD5848 .
[Ref: 25149] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
The Spanish Invincible Armada, attacked between Dover and Calais, and defeated by the English Fleet.
Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine 1750 for J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard London.
Engraving, 170 x 295mm. 6¾ x 11½". Two vertical folds, as normal.
The Spanish armada in close formation off the French coast attacked by squadrons of English fleet. In frame containing 18 captioned portrait medallions of English admirals and captains, including Francis Drake and John Hawkins. For the Universal Magazine, after John Pine's engravings of the House of Lords tapestries.
[Ref: 13506] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine 1750 for J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard London.
Engraving, 170 x 295mm. 6¾ x 11½". Two vertical folds, as normal.
The Spanish armada in close formation off the French coast attacked by squadrons of English fleet. In frame containing 18 captioned portrait medallions of English admirals and captains, including Francis Drake and John Hawkins. For the Universal Magazine, after John Pine's engravings of the House of Lords tapestries.
[Ref: 13506] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Spanish Armada Tapestries - The English sending in the fireships at Calais.]](jpegs/28304.jpg)
[The Spanish Armada Tapestries - The English sending in the fireships at Calais.] IX.
C. Lempriere delin. J. Pine Sculp.
Publish'd by John Pine, June 24 1739. according to Act of Parliament. T. Bowles, in St Paul's Church Yard, & J. Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [1753.]
Engraving printed from two plates, the scene printed in blue, the frame in black. Outer plate mark 380 x 610 (15 x 24").
A scene depicting the English fleet sending in the eight fireships among the Spanish Armada, anchored off Calais in 1588. Petrified that these would explode in their midst, most of the Spanish cut their anchor cables to escape quickly, leaving themselves at the mercy of heavy winds that drove them north. The scene is bordered by an engraved frame decorated with trophies and medallion portraits of the English Lord Admiral (Lord Howard of Effingham) and his captains, including Martin Frobisher. In 1591 Charles Howard commissioned ten tapestries celebrating the victory over the Armada from the Dutch marine painter Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, which were hung in the House of Lords at Westminster. Over a century later John Pine, fearing that 'Time, or Accident, or moths may deface these valuable shadows', commissioned Charles Lempriere and Hubert-François Gravelot to make copies, published as 'The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords'. Pine's fears were well founded: the tapestries were lost when Parliament was destroyed by fire in 1834. This example is from the second and final edition.
Map Collectors' Circle 4.
[Ref: 28304] £520.00
C. Lempriere delin. J. Pine Sculp.
Publish'd by John Pine, June 24 1739. according to Act of Parliament. T. Bowles, in St Paul's Church Yard, & J. Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill. [1753.]
Engraving printed from two plates, the scene printed in blue, the frame in black. Outer plate mark 380 x 610 (15 x 24").
A scene depicting the English fleet sending in the eight fireships among the Spanish Armada, anchored off Calais in 1588. Petrified that these would explode in their midst, most of the Spanish cut their anchor cables to escape quickly, leaving themselves at the mercy of heavy winds that drove them north. The scene is bordered by an engraved frame decorated with trophies and medallion portraits of the English Lord Admiral (Lord Howard of Effingham) and his captains, including Martin Frobisher. In 1591 Charles Howard commissioned ten tapestries celebrating the victory over the Armada from the Dutch marine painter Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, which were hung in the House of Lords at Westminster. Over a century later John Pine, fearing that 'Time, or Accident, or moths may deface these valuable shadows', commissioned Charles Lempriere and Hubert-François Gravelot to make copies, published as 'The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords'. Pine's fears were well founded: the tapestries were lost when Parliament was destroyed by fire in 1834. This example is from the second and final edition.
Map Collectors' Circle 4.
[Ref: 28304] £520.00
Capture & Destruction of Four Spanish Frigates, Oct.r. 5.th. 1804.
Painted by Pocock. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
Publish'd March 1. 1817, at 48, Strand for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
Handcoloured aquatint. Plate: 300 x 215mm (11¾ x 8½"). Very large margins.
A naval scene showing the capture of four Spanish ships Mercedes, Fama, Medea and Clara, which were carrying treasure, by the British ships Indefatigable, Medusa, Amphion and Lively. The scene shows the moment Mercedes blew up. The total cargo was valued at £1,000,000. From 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793-1817' by J.Jenkins.
[Ref: 39185] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Pocock. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
Publish'd March 1. 1817, at 48, Strand for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
Handcoloured aquatint. Plate: 300 x 215mm (11¾ x 8½"). Very large margins.
A naval scene showing the capture of four Spanish ships Mercedes, Fama, Medea and Clara, which were carrying treasure, by the British ships Indefatigable, Medusa, Amphion and Lively. The scene shows the moment Mercedes blew up. The total cargo was valued at £1,000,000. From 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793-1817' by J.Jenkins.
[Ref: 39185] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Speedy Sloop of War attacked by Spanish Gun-Boats.
Wells sc.
Publish'd July 1, 1801 by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint offset. 140 x 229mm. 5½ x 9".
Lord Cochrane, commander of HMS Speedy (1782) fighting against gunboats off Gibraltar. Cochrane's career inspired events in both 'Master and Commander' and Hornblower.
Parker: 156.
[Ref: 25154] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Wells sc.
Publish'd July 1, 1801 by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint offset. 140 x 229mm. 5½ x 9".
Lord Cochrane, commander of HMS Speedy (1782) fighting against gunboats off Gibraltar. Cochrane's career inspired events in both 'Master and Commander' and Hornblower.
Parker: 156.
[Ref: 25154] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
French Fleet attacking the English Fleet in St. Lucia Bay.
Ellis sculp.
Publish'd by Binney & Gold, Nov 1. 1800.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4384] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Ellis sculp.
Publish'd by Binney & Gold, Nov 1. 1800.
Aquatint. 130 x 220mm.
Published in the 'Naval Chronicle'.
[Ref: 4384] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Surrender of Tamatave. From a drawing by Mr. Beechey.
Painted by T.Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[London, c.1820.]
Aquatint, sheet 160 x 245mm. 6¼ x 9¾".
The Battle of Tamatave (sometimes called the Battle of Madagascar or the Action of 20 May 1811) was fought off Tamatave in Madagascar between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was the final engagement of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811, and it saw the destruction of the last French attempt to reinforce their garrison on Mauritius. The battle confirmed British dominance of the seas east of the Cape of Good Hope for the rest of the Napoleonic Wars. For James Ralfe's 'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain'.
NMM PAD5805.
[Ref: 20281] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T.Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[London, c.1820.]
Aquatint, sheet 160 x 245mm. 6¼ x 9¾".
The Battle of Tamatave (sometimes called the Battle of Madagascar or the Action of 20 May 1811) was fought off Tamatave in Madagascar between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The action was the final engagement of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811, and it saw the destruction of the last French attempt to reinforce their garrison on Mauritius. The battle confirmed British dominance of the seas east of the Cape of Good Hope for the rest of the Napoleonic Wars. For James Ralfe's 'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain'.
NMM PAD5805.
[Ref: 20281] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[The Landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 1915]](jpegs/47084.jpg)
[The Landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 1915]
Norman Wilkinson [signed in pencil]
Published by The Fine Art Society, 148, New Bond Street, London, March 1st 1916. Copyright.
A rare coloured photolithograph glued into mount, window 265 x 375mm (10¼ x 14¾").
The landing at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli peninsula, part of the British attempt to secure the peninsula and capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) during World War I. The landing, and the campaign, ultimately failed and the British commander Sir Frederick Stopford was dismissed. Signed print by Lieut. Norman Wilkinson, CBE (1878-1971), an illustrator for the Illustrated London News, who also worked on camouflage techniques during both World Wars worked developing camouflage techniques. Wilkinson was also a prolific illustrator of salmon and trout fishing.
[Ref: 47084] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Norman Wilkinson [signed in pencil]
Published by The Fine Art Society, 148, New Bond Street, London, March 1st 1916. Copyright.
A rare coloured photolithograph glued into mount, window 265 x 375mm (10¼ x 14¾").
The landing at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli peninsula, part of the British attempt to secure the peninsula and capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) during World War I. The landing, and the campaign, ultimately failed and the British commander Sir Frederick Stopford was dismissed. Signed print by Lieut. Norman Wilkinson, CBE (1878-1971), an illustrator for the Illustrated London News, who also worked on camouflage techniques during both World Wars worked developing camouflage techniques. Wilkinson was also a prolific illustrator of salmon and trout fishing.
[Ref: 47084] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Defeat of a French Squadron, Commanded by Mons. de la Clue, off Cape Lagos, on the 18th of August 1759 by a Squadron of his Majestys Ships under the Command of the Rt. Hon.ble Edward Boscawen Admiral of the Blue.
Swaine del. et pinx. J. Smith sculp.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller, No.53 in Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, 2 in right top corner; platemark 180 x 280mm (7 x 11"). Laid on card as issued.
The battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War in which Admiral Boscawen's fleet gave chase to a French fleet under de la Clue. Boscawen was appointed General of Marines for his services in this British victory. From of a series of prints made from paintings by marine painter Francis Swain (c.1719-82) recording celebrated naval battles which were probably reduced copies of other engravings issued by the same publisher.
Parker 64 (not in, although a larger engraving, probably from the same picture by Swain, is listed and dated to c.1770)
[Ref: 32269] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Swaine del. et pinx. J. Smith sculp.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller, No.53 in Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, 2 in right top corner; platemark 180 x 280mm (7 x 11"). Laid on card as issued.
The battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War in which Admiral Boscawen's fleet gave chase to a French fleet under de la Clue. Boscawen was appointed General of Marines for his services in this British victory. From of a series of prints made from paintings by marine painter Francis Swain (c.1719-82) recording celebrated naval battles which were probably reduced copies of other engravings issued by the same publisher.
Parker 64 (not in, although a larger engraving, probably from the same picture by Swain, is listed and dated to c.1770)
[Ref: 32269] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![The Brave Cap.t Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns & 472 Men, defeating the Florissant, Aigrette, & Atalante, three French Ships of War, the 3rd of Nov.r 1758 [...]](jpegs/32267.jpg)
The Brave Cap.t Tyrrill in the Buckingham of 66 Guns & 472 Men, defeating the Florissant, Aigrette, & Atalante, three French Ships of War, the 3rd of Nov.r 1758 [...]
F. Swain pinx. J. Smith sculp.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller, No.53 in Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, 3 in right top corner; platemark 180 x 280mm (7 x 11"). Laid on card as issued.
Action off the island of Guadeloupe during the Seven Years' War in which the British ship Buckingham gave chase to a French fleet. From of a series of prints made from paintings by marine painter Francis Swain (c.1719-82) recording celebrated naval battles which were probably reduced copies of other engravings issued by the same publisher.
Parker 62 (not in, although a larger engraving, probably from the same picture by Swain, is listed and dated to c.1770)
[Ref: 32267] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
F. Swain pinx. J. Smith sculp.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Print & Mapseller, No.53 in Fleet Street.
Engraving with fine hand-colouring, 3 in right top corner; platemark 180 x 280mm (7 x 11"). Laid on card as issued.
Action off the island of Guadeloupe during the Seven Years' War in which the British ship Buckingham gave chase to a French fleet. From of a series of prints made from paintings by marine painter Francis Swain (c.1719-82) recording celebrated naval battles which were probably reduced copies of other engravings issued by the same publisher.
Parker 62 (not in, although a larger engraving, probably from the same picture by Swain, is listed and dated to c.1770)
[Ref: 32267] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Tacking in Succession The Squadron under the command of Sir Josias Rowley Bar.t K.C.B. G.C.M.G. July 19th 1834
A. Dawson [lower left], Lith. by C. de Brocktorff. Malta
[n.d., 1834.]
Lithograph, 270 x 295mm.
Lithograph of action off the coast of Malta.
[Ref: 12685] £330.00
A. Dawson [lower left], Lith. by C. de Brocktorff. Malta
[n.d., 1834.]
Lithograph, 270 x 295mm.
Lithograph of action off the coast of Malta.
[Ref: 12685] £330.00
![[Battle of Tamandaré] Admiral Lichthart with 4 ships a Frigate & a Bark attacks the Portuguese Fleet of 17 Sail.](jpegs/61334.jpg)
[Battle of Tamandaré] Admiral Lichthart with 4 ships a Frigate & a Bark attacks the Portuguese Fleet of 17 Sail.
[Dublin: James Williams, 1750.]
Scarce engraving. Sheet 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Stain in margin.
The Battle of Tamandaré, off the coast of Brazil, September 9th 1645, during the occupation of Brazil by the Dutch (1630-54), when a squadron commanded by Jan Cornelisz Lichthart (died 1646) destroyed a Portuguese squadron under the command of Jerônimo Serrão de Paiva. From 'The World Displayed: Or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 61334] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Dublin: James Williams, 1750.]
Scarce engraving. Sheet 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Stain in margin.
The Battle of Tamandaré, off the coast of Brazil, September 9th 1645, during the occupation of Brazil by the Dutch (1630-54), when a squadron commanded by Jan Cornelisz Lichthart (died 1646) destroyed a Portuguese squadron under the command of Jerônimo Serrão de Paiva. From 'The World Displayed: Or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels'.
[Ref: 61334] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Commencement of Capt.n Schomberg's Action off Madagascar, May 26th. 1811. From a Drawing by Mr. Beechey.
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[n.d. c.1811.]
Aquatint. 159 x 241mm. 6¼ x 9½". Some spotting.
The beginning of what became known as the Battle of Tamatave, Madagascar, between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The British side was led by Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg.
[Ref: 25148] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
[n.d. c.1811.]
Aquatint. 159 x 241mm. 6¼ x 9½". Some spotting.
The beginning of what became known as the Battle of Tamatave, Madagascar, between British and French frigate squadrons during the Napoleonic Wars. The British side was led by Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg.
[Ref: 25148] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
![[Tétouan] View of Tetuan on the Coast of Barbary. Pirate chased by a French Frigate.](jpegs/55330.jpg)
[Tétouan] View of Tetuan on the Coast of Barbary. Pirate chased by a French Frigate.
Drawn by Baugean & G. Webster. Engravd by J. Dower.
Published by J. Dower & G. Webster, 6, Cumming Place, Pentonville, Jan.y 1st, 1821.
Rare aquatint, printed in blue and black, with touches of hand colour. 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾"), with large margins.
A night scene view of Tétouan, a port on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, an infamous pirate base. In 1829, only two years before this print was published, the Austrian Empire had bombarded the city in reprisal for piratical attacks. Very atmospheric.
[Ref: 55330] £320.00
Drawn by Baugean & G. Webster. Engravd by J. Dower.
Published by J. Dower & G. Webster, 6, Cumming Place, Pentonville, Jan.y 1st, 1821.
Rare aquatint, printed in blue and black, with touches of hand colour. 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾"), with large margins.
A night scene view of Tétouan, a port on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, an infamous pirate base. In 1829, only two years before this print was published, the Austrian Empire had bombarded the city in reprisal for piratical attacks. Very atmospheric.
[Ref: 55330] £320.00
Sir J.B. Warren's Action off Ireland with a Squadron of French Frigates.
N. Pocock Del. T.Medland sc.
Publish'd by Burney and Gold May 31. 1800.
Aquatint. Sheet 140 x 225mm (5 x 9"). Some creasing. Trimmed.
The Battle of Tory Island, (or Warren's Action, after the British leader, Sir John Borlase Warren), fought off the north-west coast of Ireland on the 12th October 1798 between the British and French. Part of the French Revolutionary Wars, it was also the last action of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the last French attempt to invade the British Isles. Theobald Wolfe Tone, the Irish rebel leader, was found aboard the French flagship: he committed suicide before he could be hanged. Published in the Naval Chronicle.
Parker: 137.
[Ref: 53517] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
N. Pocock Del. T.Medland sc.
Publish'd by Burney and Gold May 31. 1800.
Aquatint. Sheet 140 x 225mm (5 x 9"). Some creasing. Trimmed.
The Battle of Tory Island, (or Warren's Action, after the British leader, Sir John Borlase Warren), fought off the north-west coast of Ireland on the 12th October 1798 between the British and French. Part of the French Revolutionary Wars, it was also the last action of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and the last French attempt to invade the British Isles. Theobald Wolfe Tone, the Irish rebel leader, was found aboard the French flagship: he committed suicide before he could be hanged. Published in the Naval Chronicle.
Parker: 137.
[Ref: 53517] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Destruction of the French Fleet at Toulon, Dec.r 18.th 1793
Painted by T. Whitcombe T. Sutherland sculp.t
Pub.d April 1 1816, at 48 Strand, for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
A fine coloured aquatint, platemark 215 x 305mm (8½ x 12"), with very large margins.
In 1793 French Republican forces suppressed a royalist rebellion in the city of Toulon (the royalists were assisted by British, Spanish, Neapolitan and Pedmontese troops). As the city fell, however, the British used firships to destroy the French Republican fleet, as shown here. Plate from James Jenkins, 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the year 1793 to 1817' (1817).
[Ref: 46522] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Whitcombe T. Sutherland sculp.t
Pub.d April 1 1816, at 48 Strand, for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
A fine coloured aquatint, platemark 215 x 305mm (8½ x 12"), with very large margins.
In 1793 French Republican forces suppressed a royalist rebellion in the city of Toulon (the royalists were assisted by British, Spanish, Neapolitan and Pedmontese troops). As the city fell, however, the British used firships to destroy the French Republican fleet, as shown here. Plate from James Jenkins, 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the year 1793 to 1817' (1817).
[Ref: 46522] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Death of Nelson. From the Alto-Relievo by J.E. Carew, from the Front Panel in the Nelson Column, Trafalgar Square.
J.E. Carew [pencil signature]. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1849.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 640 x 675mm (25¼ x 26½") very large margins. Repaired tears, one entering image at top.
The huge bronze relief panel on the front of the pedestal of Nelson's column, by Irish sculptor John Edward Carew (c. 1782-1868), installed in December 1849.
[Ref: 57238] £480.00
J.E. Carew [pencil signature]. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1849.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 640 x 675mm (25¼ x 26½") very large margins. Repaired tears, one entering image at top.
The huge bronze relief panel on the front of the pedestal of Nelson's column, by Irish sculptor John Edward Carew (c. 1782-1868), installed in December 1849.
[Ref: 57238] £480.00
Admiral Lord Nelson's Attack upon the Combined Fleet, off Trafalgar October 21st 1805.
Published by John Fairburn, 146, Minories.
Very rare etching. 190 x 420mm (7½ x 16½"). Some loss of print surface, especially in key, creased, wear to edges, spotting, laid on album paper.
A plan of the start of the Battle of Trafalgar, with Nelson audaciously ordering his fleet to sail directly at the allied battle line's flank, hoping to break it into pieces. Despite John Fairburn being a successful publisher, we have been unable to trace another example of this print.
[Ref: 56622] £320.00
Published by John Fairburn, 146, Minories.
Very rare etching. 190 x 420mm (7½ x 16½"). Some loss of print surface, especially in key, creased, wear to edges, spotting, laid on album paper.
A plan of the start of the Battle of Trafalgar, with Nelson audaciously ordering his fleet to sail directly at the allied battle line's flank, hoping to break it into pieces. Despite John Fairburn being a successful publisher, we have been unable to trace another example of this print.
[Ref: 56622] £320.00
Ever Memorable Battle Off Cape Trafalgar: 21 October 1805.
[Published 12th December 1805 by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London.]
Hand coloured aquatint with engraving. Sheet 280 x 420mm (11 x 16½"). Trimmed to printed border on three sides, into image at top, laid on album paper with some of the original letterpress pasted on reverse, including half the publication line.
A scarce broadsheet plan of the Battle of Trafalgar, published less than two months after the event, showing the two columns of Royal Navy ships charging into the side of the French line. A sketch map illustrates the position of the battle against the coasts of Spain and Africa, markign Cadiz. Between the British columns is a vignette scene of Admiral Nelson collapsing on the quarterdeck of H.M.S. Victory, having been hit by a French musket ball.
[Ref: 59092] £550.00
[Published 12th December 1805 by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, No 53 Fleet Street, London.]
Hand coloured aquatint with engraving. Sheet 280 x 420mm (11 x 16½"). Trimmed to printed border on three sides, into image at top, laid on album paper with some of the original letterpress pasted on reverse, including half the publication line.
A scarce broadsheet plan of the Battle of Trafalgar, published less than two months after the event, showing the two columns of Royal Navy ships charging into the side of the French line. A sketch map illustrates the position of the battle against the coasts of Spain and Africa, markign Cadiz. Between the British columns is a vignette scene of Admiral Nelson collapsing on the quarterdeck of H.M.S. Victory, having been hit by a French musket ball.
[Ref: 59092] £550.00
Anecdote at the Battle of Trafalgar.
W. Heath del. M. Dubourg Sculp.t.
Published & Sold Aug.t. 1. 1817 by Edw.d. Orme, Bond Street, (corner of Brook Street) London.
Fine coloured aquatint with large margins. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾").
Naval scene depciting the rescue, by a British sailor,of a French captain's wife who, to escape the burning vessel L'Achille, had jumped into the waves. The sinking L'Achille can be seen on the left, while several French and British engaging in battle can be seen on the right. In the foreground a woman in a white dress is pulled from the water into a boat full of British sailors.
[Ref: 33585] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
W. Heath del. M. Dubourg Sculp.t.
Published & Sold Aug.t. 1. 1817 by Edw.d. Orme, Bond Street, (corner of Brook Street) London.
Fine coloured aquatint with large margins. 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾").
Naval scene depciting the rescue, by a British sailor,of a French captain's wife who, to escape the burning vessel L'Achille, had jumped into the waves. The sinking L'Achille can be seen on the left, while several French and British engaging in battle can be seen on the right. In the foreground a woman in a white dress is pulled from the water into a boat full of British sailors.
[Ref: 33585] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Burning of the French Adm.ls Ship L'Orient in the Glorious Battle of the Nile Aug. 1 1798.
[Engraved by Charles Turner.] Orme, New Bond Street. Excu.t. R.M.
Sold & Published Jan.y 1, 1799 by Edw.d Orme, New Bond Street, London. Where may be had a Variety of Transparent Prints & New Publications. NB. Every requisite for drawing Transparencies sold as above.
Mezzotint with etching, large margins. 240 x 280mm (9½ x 11").
An unfinished transparency print of the French flagship L'Orient's on fire at night during the Battle of the Nile. When the magazine exploded the shock wave caused a pause in the battle lasting ten minutes, as the ships had to deal with burning debris flying everywhere. Transparency prints are usually finished with colour and varnish on the reverse so that when held up to the light the scene changes. Edward Orme invented the process c.1794, and Charles Turner engraved the first such plate; Turner's diary lists this plate as one of the transparency prints he engraved for Orme.
BM: 2010,7081.7693, this example a later state with the addition of the R.M. Whitman: Turner 286.
[Ref: 32167] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Charles Turner.] Orme, New Bond Street. Excu.t. R.M.
Sold & Published Jan.y 1, 1799 by Edw.d Orme, New Bond Street, London. Where may be had a Variety of Transparent Prints & New Publications. NB. Every requisite for drawing Transparencies sold as above.
Mezzotint with etching, large margins. 240 x 280mm (9½ x 11").
An unfinished transparency print of the French flagship L'Orient's on fire at night during the Battle of the Nile. When the magazine exploded the shock wave caused a pause in the battle lasting ten minutes, as the ships had to deal with burning debris flying everywhere. Transparency prints are usually finished with colour and varnish on the reverse so that when held up to the light the scene changes. Edward Orme invented the process c.1794, and Charles Turner engraved the first such plate; Turner's diary lists this plate as one of the transparency prints he engraved for Orme.
BM: 2010,7081.7693, this example a later state with the addition of the R.M. Whitman: Turner 286.
[Ref: 32167] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Last Battle of Admiral Tromp.] Laeste Zeeflach van M.H. Tromp Admirael van Hollandt: etc Tegen die van Engelandr 1653.](jpegs/42949.jpg)
[Last Battle of Admiral Tromp.] Laeste Zeeflach van M.H. Tromp Admirael van Hollandt: etc Tegen die van Engelandr 1653.
[n.d., c.1653.
Engraving. Sheet: 120 x 155mm (4¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed, some loss in left edge. Folds as normal.
A view showing the Battle of Scheveningen fought between the English and Dutch during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which Admiral Tromp was killed by a sharpshooter while climbing the rigging of Sir William Penn's ship.
[Ref: 42949] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1653.
Engraving. Sheet: 120 x 155mm (4¾ x 6¼"). Trimmed, some loss in left edge. Folds as normal.
A view showing the Battle of Scheveningen fought between the English and Dutch during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which Admiral Tromp was killed by a sharpshooter while climbing the rigging of Sir William Penn's ship.
[Ref: 42949] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
To Captain Sir Thomas Williams, this print representing the Capture of the French Frigate La Tribune by His Majesty's ship the Unicorn on the 8.th June 1796, is resepectfully inscribed by his humble servant N. Pocock.
Nath.l Pocock Del.t. F. Chisham Sculp.t.
London, Published Sept.r 14 1797 by N. Pocock Ct. George Street Westminster.
Fine aquatint and engraving with large margins. Platemark: 480 x 640mm (18¾ x 25¼").
A dramatic battle scene depicting action between the English frigate 'Unicorn', and the French frigate 'La Tribune', which took place June 8th, 1796 near Waterford. Launched in 1793, 'Tribune' was under the command of Commodore John Moulson (or Moulston), an American who had served in the French Navy for 16 years. On 8th June 1796, 'Tribune' was sailing off the south coast of Ireland, when at daybreak the British frigates 'Unicorn' and 'Santa Margarita' sighted the French vessels and proceeded to chase them. 'Unicorn' eventually pulled alongside and an intense engagement that lasted for 35 minutes ensued, resulting in the capture of 'Tribune'. The victory earned Sir Thomas William, to whom this print is dedicated, a knighthood. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the remaining survivors of this action the 'Naval General Service Medal'. Details of both ships are below titles with an account of the event from Sir Thomas William to Admiral Kingsmill, from on board the 'Unicorn' dated 1796.
[Ref: 35397] £680.00
Nath.l Pocock Del.t. F. Chisham Sculp.t.
London, Published Sept.r 14 1797 by N. Pocock Ct. George Street Westminster.
Fine aquatint and engraving with large margins. Platemark: 480 x 640mm (18¾ x 25¼").
A dramatic battle scene depicting action between the English frigate 'Unicorn', and the French frigate 'La Tribune', which took place June 8th, 1796 near Waterford. Launched in 1793, 'Tribune' was under the command of Commodore John Moulson (or Moulston), an American who had served in the French Navy for 16 years. On 8th June 1796, 'Tribune' was sailing off the south coast of Ireland, when at daybreak the British frigates 'Unicorn' and 'Santa Margarita' sighted the French vessels and proceeded to chase them. 'Unicorn' eventually pulled alongside and an intense engagement that lasted for 35 minutes ensued, resulting in the capture of 'Tribune'. The victory earned Sir Thomas William, to whom this print is dedicated, a knighthood. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the remaining survivors of this action the 'Naval General Service Medal'. Details of both ships are below titles with an account of the event from Sir Thomas William to Admiral Kingsmill, from on board the 'Unicorn' dated 1796.
[Ref: 35397] £680.00
The United States and Macedonian.
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Wood engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½".
During the War of 1812 near Madeira when the frigates USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden, engaged in naval action, The American vessel won the battle , and the Macedonian was captured and taken back to the United States, the first ever to be taken into an American harbour. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23791] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Wood engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½".
During the War of 1812 near Madeira when the frigates USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden, engaged in naval action, The American vessel won the battle , and the Macedonian was captured and taken back to the United States, the first ever to be taken into an American harbour. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23791] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Earl Howe's Decisive Victory Over the Grand French Fleet on the 1st of June 1794.
Drawn by J. Morris late of the Navy with the assistance of a Naval Officer on board the Brunswick.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Watercolour ink and wash, 18th century watermarked paper, unique. Sheet 430 x 650mm (17 x 25½"). Wear to edges, two tears, crease through middle.
A naïve illustration of the Third Battle of Ushant (The Glorious First of June), in which the British navy sank or captured seven French ships but failed to stop a vital convoy of supplies reaching France. Keys name the ships and give statistics for each fleet. It appears that this is an original work: we have been unable to trace a published source.
Provenance: Hermitage Hexham.
[Ref: 30298] £1,650.00
Drawn by J. Morris late of the Navy with the assistance of a Naval Officer on board the Brunswick.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Watercolour ink and wash, 18th century watermarked paper, unique. Sheet 430 x 650mm (17 x 25½"). Wear to edges, two tears, crease through middle.
A naïve illustration of the Third Battle of Ushant (The Glorious First of June), in which the British navy sank or captured seven French ships but failed to stop a vital convoy of supplies reaching France. Keys name the ships and give statistics for each fleet. It appears that this is an original work: we have been unable to trace a published source.
Provenance: Hermitage Hexham.
[Ref: 30298] £1,650.00
d'Stadt Bergen, in Noorweegen.
C. Decker in. et sc.
[Jacob van Meurs, 1676.]
Engraving. Sheet: 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet.
A scene showing the Battle of Vagen which took place near Bergen between the British and the Dutch in 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. An illustration from 'Wouter Schouten Oost-Indische...' 1676 published by Jacob van Meurs.
[Ref: 42395] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
C. Decker in. et sc.
[Jacob van Meurs, 1676.]
Engraving. Sheet: 290 x 190mm (11½ x 7½"). Trimmed within plate and tipped into album sheet.
A scene showing the Battle of Vagen which took place near Bergen between the British and the Dutch in 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. An illustration from 'Wouter Schouten Oost-Indische...' 1676 published by Jacob van Meurs.
[Ref: 42395] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Capture of La Vestale, Aug.t.20.th. 1799.
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
Published Aug.t. 1. 1816, at 48 Strand, for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
Handcoloured aquatint. J. Whatman watermark 1831. Plate: 300 x 215mm, (11¾ x 8½"). Very large margins.
A naval scene showing the capture of La Vestale by Captain Charles Cunningham commander of the British frigate Clyde off the Cordovan Lighthouse at the mouth of the Gironde. From 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793-1817' by J.Jenkins.
Parker: 146.
[Ref: 39017] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Whitcombe. Engraved by T. Sutherland.
Published Aug.t. 1. 1816, at 48 Strand, for J. Jenkins's Naval Achievements.
Handcoloured aquatint. J. Whatman watermark 1831. Plate: 300 x 215mm, (11¾ x 8½"). Very large margins.
A naval scene showing the capture of La Vestale by Captain Charles Cunningham commander of the British frigate Clyde off the Cordovan Lighthouse at the mouth of the Gironde. From 'The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793-1817' by J.Jenkins.
Parker: 146.
[Ref: 39017] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
La Grande Guerre. Victoire Navale des Iles Falkland. Quatrte Croiseurs Allemands Attaqués et Coulés par l'Escadre Anglaise. No.34. La perte du "Monmouth" et du "Good-Hope" avait profondément affecté nos alliés les Anglais; ils chargèrent une forte escadre de venger l'Amiral Cradock: la vengeance ne se fit pas attendre. Le Vice-Amiral Sir Frederick C.-D. Sturdee, commandant l'escardre anglaise, a coulé quatre croiseurs allemands près des Iles Falkland: le Leipzig, le Sharnhorst, le Gneisenau et le Nurnberg, battant pavillon de l'Amiral von Spee, commandant en chef. Le combat dura cinq heures; le Sharnhorst coula au bout de trois heures, et le Gneisenau deux heures après: les croiseurs légers ennemis furent poursuivis et dispersés. Ce fut une belle victoire sur mer pour nos alliés. (8 Décembre 1914).
Modèle Déposé. Imp., 13, Quai d'Anjou, Paris.
Etching. 280 x 427mm. 11 x 16¾".
In 1914 the British were defeated at the Battle of Coronel by the Imperial German Navy. The British then sent large force to track down and destroy the victorious German squadron. Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee led the SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Gneisenau, SMS Numberg, Dresden and Leipzig to attempt a raid on the British supply base at Stanley. A large heavily armoured squadron had arrived at the port the day before and detected the German squadron early on. The German fleet, except the Dresden and the auxiliary Seyditz, were hunted down and sunk.
[Ref: 20832] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Modèle Déposé. Imp., 13, Quai d'Anjou, Paris.
Etching. 280 x 427mm. 11 x 16¾".
In 1914 the British were defeated at the Battle of Coronel by the Imperial German Navy. The British then sent large force to track down and destroy the victorious German squadron. Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee led the SMS Scharnhorst, SMS Gneisenau, SMS Numberg, Dresden and Leipzig to attempt a raid on the British supply base at Stanley. A large heavily armoured squadron had arrived at the port the day before and detected the German squadron early on. The German fleet, except the Dresden and the auxiliary Seyditz, were hunted down and sunk.
[Ref: 20832] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Combat naval de Punto Obligado 20 Novembre 1845.
Peint par Barry. Grave par Chavane.
Diagraphe et pantographe-Gavard. Gal'rie hist que de Versailles.
Rare etching and engraving on chine collé. 235 x 325mm (9¼ x 12¾"), with very large margins. Crease that goes through top right of plate mark. Repaired tears to edges.
A depiction of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado that took place on the waters of the Paraná River 20th November 1845, between the Argentine Confederation, under the leadership of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and a combined Anglo-French fleet. French, and possibly some British, ships fire on the batteries at Punta Obligado during the blockade of the Rio de la Plata; blockade of small boats, probably Argentine, on the far right. Charles Gavard (1794-1871) printmaker, engineer and inventor sometimes signed as “Gavard, diagraphe et pantographe” noting the two devises he developed to copy paintings. Beginning in 1838, Gavard dedicated himself to reproducing the French art from antiquity to 1830 at Versailles. In all, eleven volumes were completed along with an atlas and several supplements holding over 1200 plates. Gavard served as the publisher, editor, and overseer of all the engraved plates.
[Ref: 55999] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Peint par Barry. Grave par Chavane.
Diagraphe et pantographe-Gavard. Gal'rie hist que de Versailles.
Rare etching and engraving on chine collé. 235 x 325mm (9¼ x 12¾"), with very large margins. Crease that goes through top right of plate mark. Repaired tears to edges.
A depiction of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado that took place on the waters of the Paraná River 20th November 1845, between the Argentine Confederation, under the leadership of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and a combined Anglo-French fleet. French, and possibly some British, ships fire on the batteries at Punta Obligado during the blockade of the Rio de la Plata; blockade of small boats, probably Argentine, on the far right. Charles Gavard (1794-1871) printmaker, engineer and inventor sometimes signed as “Gavard, diagraphe et pantographe” noting the two devises he developed to copy paintings. Beginning in 1838, Gavard dedicated himself to reproducing the French art from antiquity to 1830 at Versailles. In all, eleven volumes were completed along with an atlas and several supplements holding over 1200 plates. Gavard served as the publisher, editor, and overseer of all the engraved plates.
[Ref: 55999] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Wasp and Avon.
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½".
The single ship action between HMS Avon and USS Wasp, fought during the War of 1812. The Wasp forced the Avon to surrender, but she could not be taken as a prize, as other British brig-sloops appeared and prepared to engage. The Avon sank shortly after the battle. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23808] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½".
The single ship action between HMS Avon and USS Wasp, fought during the War of 1812. The Wasp forced the Avon to surrender, but she could not be taken as a prize, as other British brig-sloops appeared and prepared to engage. The Avon sank shortly after the battle. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23808] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Wasp and Frolic.
[Boston: Published by Barber Badger. 1816.]
Wood engraving. 128 x 215mm. 5 x 8½".
During the War of 1812, whilst on the Delaware River, USS Wasp and HMS Frolic engaged to do battle, but Frolic was crippled and was captured by the Americans. From "The Naval Temple: Containing A Complete History of the Battles Fought by the Navy of the United States".
[Ref: 23825] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Boston: Published by Barber Badger. 1816.]
Wood engraving. 128 x 215mm. 5 x 8½".
During the War of 1812, whilst on the Delaware River, USS Wasp and HMS Frolic engaged to do battle, but Frolic was crippled and was captured by the Americans. From "The Naval Temple: Containing A Complete History of the Battles Fought by the Navy of the United States".
[Ref: 23825] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Wasp and Reindeer.
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Wood engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½". Few stains.
The battle between HMS Reindeer and USS Wasp was one of the hardest-fought naval actions of the War of 1812. The Wasp forced the Reindeer to surrender after far more than half its crew, including Captain William Manners, were killed or wounded. The Reindeer was too badly damaged to be salvaged so the Americans set her on fire. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23807] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Abel Bowen.]
[Published by George Clark. 1840.]
Wood engraving. 133 x 215mm. 5¼ x 8½". Few stains.
The battle between HMS Reindeer and USS Wasp was one of the hardest-fought naval actions of the War of 1812. The Wasp forced the Reindeer to surrender after far more than half its crew, including Captain William Manners, were killed or wounded. The Reindeer was too badly damaged to be salvaged so the Americans set her on fire. From Bowen's "Naval Monument".
[Ref: 23807] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)