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![[Madras.] 1.st. View from the Great Pagoda, near Conjeveram.](jpegs/40202.jpg)
[Madras.] 1.st. View from the Great Pagoda, near Conjeveram.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40202] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40202] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Madras.] 2.d. View looking N. from the Pagoda, near Conjeveram.](jpegs/40203.jpg)
[Madras.] 2.d. View looking N. from the Pagoda, near Conjeveram.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40203] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of the temple in the Chingleput disrtict of Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40203] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Madras.] Fort and Scenery near Chingleput, from the Mount Road.](jpegs/40204.jpg)
[Madras.] Fort and Scenery near Chingleput, from the Mount Road.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of Chingleput Fort, Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40204] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London, Published by Black, Parry & C.o. and Nichols & C.o. 1814.
Handcoloured aquatint. Sheet: 270 x 210mm, (10½ x 8¼"). Trimmed to platemark.
A view of Chingleput Fort, Madras. From James Wathen's (1751-1828) 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China' (London, 1814, 2vols.)
[Ref: 40204] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
The Madras Light Cavalry. New Dress_Officer. R. Ackermann's Costumes of the Indian Army. No. 32.
Drawn by H.y Martens. Engraved by J. Harris.
London, Published May 24.th 1848, by Rudolph Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191, Regent Street.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾'').
A mounted portrait of an officer in the Madras Light Cavalry in the Indian Army.
[Ref: 49038] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by H.y Martens. Engraved by J. Harris.
London, Published May 24.th 1848, by Rudolph Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191, Regent Street.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾'').
A mounted portrait of an officer in the Madras Light Cavalry in the Indian Army.
[Ref: 49038] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Madras Light Cavalry. Officer in Review Order. 1st Regiment. R. Ackermann's Costumes of the British Army. No. 3.
Drawn by H. Martens , from a Sketch by Capt.n Fred.c Ainslie, 21st Fusiliers. Engraved by J. Harris.
London, Published June 7th 1845, by Rudolph Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 101, Regent Street.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, corners clipped, small tear in edge. Slight toning.
A European officer in review order, wearing an extravagantly-laced French grey uniform, with two native troopers behind.
Ogilby 8.
[Ref: 40488] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by H. Martens , from a Sketch by Capt.n Fred.c Ainslie, 21st Fusiliers. Engraved by J. Harris.
London, Published June 7th 1845, by Rudolph Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 101, Regent Street.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, corners clipped, small tear in edge. Slight toning.
A European officer in review order, wearing an extravagantly-laced French grey uniform, with two native troopers behind.
Ogilby 8.
[Ref: 40488] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Key Plate to Mr. F.C. Lewis's Picture now Engraving / The Installation of His Highness the Nabob of the Carnatic at Madras 1. His Highness the Nabob of the Carnatic / 2. The Honourable Sir Edward Gambier, Chief Justice [...]
[after F.C. Lewis, c.1845]
Very scarce lithograph backed onto linen, varnished; sheet 435 x 555mm (17 x 21¾").
Keyplate made to accompany the engraving of the painting by Frederick Christian Lewis junior's (1813-75) of the installation of the nawab of the Carnatic, Ghulam Muhammad Ghaus Khan, at Chenauk Palace by Lord Elphinstone on 25 August 1842. The huge (6ft x 7½ft) painting, now in the Fort Museum in Madras, included between sixty and seventy portraits and took Lewis eighteen months to complete. The principal Indians and English are seated to left and right of the nawab, seated on the Musnud, and among the high ranking officials depicted, from all departments of the colonial administration, are Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Madras, General Sir Robert Clark, Commander-in-Chief, Sir Edward Gambier, Chief Justice, members of the judicial bench, the Board of Revenue, gentleman agents and residents, and local Indian princes and potentates. The keyplate notes some figures are not identified by name and that they were members of the Nabob retinue and Durbar. Lewis (often called 'Indian Lewis' to distinguish him from his artist father and brother), was one of the foremost British artists working in Asia in the ninenteenth century.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 37227] £490.00
[after F.C. Lewis, c.1845]
Very scarce lithograph backed onto linen, varnished; sheet 435 x 555mm (17 x 21¾").
Keyplate made to accompany the engraving of the painting by Frederick Christian Lewis junior's (1813-75) of the installation of the nawab of the Carnatic, Ghulam Muhammad Ghaus Khan, at Chenauk Palace by Lord Elphinstone on 25 August 1842. The huge (6ft x 7½ft) painting, now in the Fort Museum in Madras, included between sixty and seventy portraits and took Lewis eighteen months to complete. The principal Indians and English are seated to left and right of the nawab, seated on the Musnud, and among the high ranking officials depicted, from all departments of the colonial administration, are Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Madras, General Sir Robert Clark, Commander-in-Chief, Sir Edward Gambier, Chief Justice, members of the judicial bench, the Board of Revenue, gentleman agents and residents, and local Indian princes and potentates. The keyplate notes some figures are not identified by name and that they were members of the Nabob retinue and Durbar. Lewis (often called 'Indian Lewis' to distinguish him from his artist father and brother), was one of the foremost British artists working in Asia in the ninenteenth century.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 37227] £490.00
New Custom House, from the Hope in Madras Roads.
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint, image 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½". Trimmed inside plate mark, false margins added.
From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 21480] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
I. Wathen del.t. I. Clark direx.t.
London Published by Black, Parry & Co, and Nichols & Co, 1814.
Hand coloured aquatint, image 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½". Trimmed inside plate mark, false margins added.
From James Wathen's 'Journal of a voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China, returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena' 1814.
Abbey Travel 517.
[Ref: 21480] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Escorial. Fachada Principal del Rl. Monasterio de Sn. Lorenzo.
Pic de Leopol dibo. y lito. del nat. Lit. de J. Donon, Madrid.
Madrid, Juan Bta. Stampa, editor, calle Atocha 20, Estamperia [n.d., c.1850].
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 190 x 275mm. 7½ x 10¾". Good margins.
El Escorial in Madrid, the historical royal residence of the King of Spain, in particular Philip II. It served as a monastery, royal palace and tomb. It was King Philip's reaction to the Protestant Reformation, providing lodgings for the Hieronymite monks. Its structure is based on descriptions of Solomon's temple. Philip's most important contribution to the building was the donation of his personal collection of documents providing material for what was to become one of Europe's finest libraries. Title in Spanish and French. From a Spanish folio of views; numbered '12' to lower margin.
[Ref: 22452] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Pic de Leopol dibo. y lito. del nat. Lit. de J. Donon, Madrid.
Madrid, Juan Bta. Stampa, editor, calle Atocha 20, Estamperia [n.d., c.1850].
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 190 x 275mm. 7½ x 10¾". Good margins.
El Escorial in Madrid, the historical royal residence of the King of Spain, in particular Philip II. It served as a monastery, royal palace and tomb. It was King Philip's reaction to the Protestant Reformation, providing lodgings for the Hieronymite monks. Its structure is based on descriptions of Solomon's temple. Philip's most important contribution to the building was the donation of his personal collection of documents providing material for what was to become one of Europe's finest libraries. Title in Spanish and French. From a Spanish folio of views; numbered '12' to lower margin.
[Ref: 22452] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Madrid. Vista del Real Palacio por el Lado de Oriente.
Pic de Leopol dibo. y lito. del natl. Figs. por Vallejo. Lit. de I. Donon.
Madrid, Juan Bta. Stampa, editor, calle Atocha, 20 Estamperia [n.d., c.1850].
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 195 x 275mm. 7¾ x 10¾". Good margins.
View of the Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain; figures and formal gardens to foreground. Title in Spanish and French. From a Spanish folio of views; numbered '2' to lower margin.
[Ref: 22453] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Pic de Leopol dibo. y lito. del natl. Figs. por Vallejo. Lit. de I. Donon.
Madrid, Juan Bta. Stampa, editor, calle Atocha, 20 Estamperia [n.d., c.1850].
Sepia-tinted lithograph, image 195 x 275mm. 7¾ x 10¾". Good margins.
View of the Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain; figures and formal gardens to foreground. Title in Spanish and French. From a Spanish folio of views; numbered '2' to lower margin.
[Ref: 22453] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Le Palais du Roi a Madrid. T: II: Pl: 32.
Bacler d'Albe ft. Lith de G Engelmann.
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. Sheet 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾").
The Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain, during the French occupation; military officers to foreground. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
BNF: FRBNF40343994.
[Ref: 19202] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Bacler d'Albe ft. Lith de G Engelmann.
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. Sheet 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾").
The Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain, during the French occupation; military officers to foreground. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
BNF: FRBNF40343994.
[Ref: 19202] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Le chateau du Pardo pres de Madrid. T: II: Pl: 36
Bacler d'Albe ft. Lith: de G: Engelmann.
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. Sheet 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾").
The Royal Palace of El Pardo near Madrid, Spain; now owned by the Spanish state, the palace began as a hunting lodge and became an alternative residence of the kings of Spain until Alfonso XII, who died in the palace in 1885. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
BNF: FRBNF40343994.
[Ref: 19203] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Bacler d'Albe ft. Lith: de G: Engelmann.
[Paris, 1820-22.]
Lithograph. Sheet 240 x 325mm (9½ x 12¾").
The Royal Palace of El Pardo near Madrid, Spain; now owned by the Spanish state, the palace began as a hunting lodge and became an alternative residence of the kings of Spain until Alfonso XII, who died in the palace in 1885. From 'Souvenirs pittoresques du Général Bacler d'Albe. Tome II, Campagne d'Espagne', a collection of landscapes by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) drawn during the Napoleonic Wars. A soldier, cartographer and painter, Bacler d'Albe was a close companion of Napoléon Bonaparte from Toulon in 1793 until 1815. Napoleon's will tasked him with the education of his son Napoleon II.
BNF: FRBNF40343994.
[Ref: 19203] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Reddition de Madrid.
Grenier del. Litho. de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"). Tears into lower edges.
In 1808 following the Battle of Somosierra, San Juan raced his troops back to Madrid, however the French patrols reached the outskirts of the city on December 1. The Junta made a half-hearted and futile attempt to defend the capital, but a devastating French artillery barrage brought the Spanish defence to grief and they surrended everything to Napoleon. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30823] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Grenier del. Litho. de C. Motte.
[n.d. c.1826.]
Lithograph. Sheet 444 x 596mm (17½ x 23½"). Tears into lower edges.
In 1808 following the Battle of Somosierra, San Juan raced his troops back to Madrid, however the French patrols reached the outskirts of the city on December 1. The Junta made a half-hearted and futile attempt to defend the capital, but a devastating French artillery barrage brought the Spanish defence to grief and they surrended everything to Napoleon. Published in A.V. Arnault's 'Vie politique et militaire de Napoléon', Paris, 1822-1826.
[Ref: 30823] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Madrid.
[Amsterdam: Frederick de Wit, c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet 395 x 500mm (15½ x 19¾"). Trimmed to printed border on all sides.
A prospect of Madrid, with engraved text descriptions in Dutch, French, German and English. It was published in de Wit's 'Theatrum praecipuarum totius Europae urbium'.
[Ref: 42300] £650.00
[Amsterdam: Frederick de Wit, c.1700.]
Engraving. Sheet 395 x 500mm (15½ x 19¾"). Trimmed to printed border on all sides.
A prospect of Madrid, with engraved text descriptions in Dutch, French, German and English. It was published in de Wit's 'Theatrum praecipuarum totius Europae urbium'.
[Ref: 42300] £650.00
Madrid.
Gravé par A. Aveline et se Vend a Paris rue St Jacques a la Reine France
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 525mm (14 x 20¾"). Crease in centre. Trimmed close to printed border at sides, two tears repaired in bottom margin.
Prospect of Madrid, engraved by Antoine Aveline (1691-1743), son of Pierre Aveline and brother of Pierre-Alexandre Aveline.
[Ref: 42301] £480.00
Gravé par A. Aveline et se Vend a Paris rue St Jacques a la Reine France
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 355 x 525mm (14 x 20¾"). Crease in centre. Trimmed close to printed border at sides, two tears repaired in bottom margin.
Prospect of Madrid, engraved by Antoine Aveline (1691-1743), son of Pierre Aveline and brother of Pierre-Alexandre Aveline.
[Ref: 42301] £480.00
Espagne: Vue Générale de Madrid prise du champ di Maure.
Dessiné et Lithog par Deroy.
Paris, L.Turgis J.ne Imp.r Editeur, r. des Ecoles, 80 _ Maison à New-York.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 380 x 500mm. A few small spots; tears to margins.
[Ref: 1735] £750.00
Dessiné et Lithog par Deroy.
Paris, L.Turgis J.ne Imp.r Editeur, r. des Ecoles, 80 _ Maison à New-York.
Tinted lithograph, printed area 380 x 500mm. A few small spots; tears to margins.
[Ref: 1735] £750.00
![[The Fountain at Madrid.]](jpegs/52528.jpg)
[The Fountain at Madrid.]
D. Roberts. Engraving by John Cousen.
[Publishers, P & D. Colnaghi & Co. London: Agnew & Sons, Manchester.] [n.d., 1854.]
Etching on chine collé, proof before all letters. 345 x 470mm (13¾ x 18½") with very wide margins.
A fountain in the Retiro Park in Madrid, with the Observatory in the background. After a painting by David Roberts, engraved for Hall's 'Royal Gallery of Art' (1854). The original Oil, 'The Fountain on the Prado, Madrid', signed and dated 1841, was commissioned by Queen Victoria as a christmas present for Albert. It remains in the Royal Collection.
[Ref: 52528] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
D. Roberts. Engraving by John Cousen.
[Publishers, P & D. Colnaghi & Co. London: Agnew & Sons, Manchester.] [n.d., 1854.]
Etching on chine collé, proof before all letters. 345 x 470mm (13¾ x 18½") with very wide margins.
A fountain in the Retiro Park in Madrid, with the Observatory in the background. After a painting by David Roberts, engraved for Hall's 'Royal Gallery of Art' (1854). The original Oil, 'The Fountain on the Prado, Madrid', signed and dated 1841, was commissioned by Queen Victoria as a christmas present for Albert. It remains in the Royal Collection.
[Ref: 52528] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A General View of the City of Madrid in the Capital of the Kingdom of Spain. Vue Generale de Madrd, ville Capitale du Roieaume d'Espagne.
Published According to Act of Parliament. Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"), with large margins. Laid on album paper.
A view of Madrid from across the river Manzanares.
[Ref: 55174] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Published According to Act of Parliament. Published 12th May 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, N.o 53 Fleet Street, London. c. 1810
Engraving with fine original hand colour. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾"), with large margins. Laid on album paper.
A view of Madrid from across the river Manzanares.
[Ref: 55174] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Bombardment de Madrid, Le 4 Décembre 1808.
Le Compte del. Couché fils aqua fori. Bovinet Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 305 x 465mm (12 x 18¼"). Trimmed inside plate at top and bottom. Paper slightly toned.
The Peninsular War (1807-1814) was a military conflict between the First French Empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The siege of Madrid was the final French success during Napoleon’s only campaign in Spain. Napoleon himself arrived at Madrid at noon on 2nd December and on the morning of 4th December the French accepted the surrender of the defenders. This battle scene depicts Napoleon, surrounded by his officers, as prisoners are presented to him to the right of the image. The French cavalry can be seen in troops in the background to the left, with the city of Madrid burning in the distance.
[Ref: 36164] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Le Compte del. Couché fils aqua fori. Bovinet Sculp.t.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 305 x 465mm (12 x 18¼"). Trimmed inside plate at top and bottom. Paper slightly toned.
The Peninsular War (1807-1814) was a military conflict between the First French Empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The siege of Madrid was the final French success during Napoleon’s only campaign in Spain. Napoleon himself arrived at Madrid at noon on 2nd December and on the morning of 4th December the French accepted the surrender of the defenders. This battle scene depicts Napoleon, surrounded by his officers, as prisoners are presented to him to the right of the image. The French cavalry can be seen in troops in the background to the left, with the city of Madrid burning in the distance.
[Ref: 36164] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Madrid.
H. Swinburne Delin.t. Medland sculp.t.
[London: Printed for P. Elmsly, 1779.]
Engraving. Sheet 280 x 365mm (11 x 14¾") Trimmed and laid on album paper, text sheet (in English & French) pasted as overlay; small tear in title.
A view of Madrid, published in 'Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776 in which several monuments of Roman and Moorish Architecture are Illustrated by Accurate Drawings taken on the Spot' by Henry Swinburne (1743-1803), an account of his travels with Sir Thomas Gascoigne, when Spain was relatively unknown land. It was the first antiquarian book on Spain to be published in England, describing early Roman and Moorish architecture with historical background.
From a scrapbook compiled by Rev. Willaim Bradford (1780-1857), Chaplain and war artist during the Peninsula Wars.
[Ref: 33311] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
H. Swinburne Delin.t. Medland sculp.t.
[London: Printed for P. Elmsly, 1779.]
Engraving. Sheet 280 x 365mm (11 x 14¾") Trimmed and laid on album paper, text sheet (in English & French) pasted as overlay; small tear in title.
A view of Madrid, published in 'Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776 in which several monuments of Roman and Moorish Architecture are Illustrated by Accurate Drawings taken on the Spot' by Henry Swinburne (1743-1803), an account of his travels with Sir Thomas Gascoigne, when Spain was relatively unknown land. It was the first antiquarian book on Spain to be published in England, describing early Roman and Moorish architecture with historical background.
From a scrapbook compiled by Rev. Willaim Bradford (1780-1857), Chaplain and war artist during the Peninsula Wars.
[Ref: 33311] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Madrid. Madrid Villa Capital del Reino de España y Real Corte de los Reyes Católicos, vista de la Puente de Sogovia.
[anon. French engraver].
a Paris chés Charpentier rué S. Jaques au Coq. [n.d., c.1736].
Engraving with large margins, scarce. Platemark: 350 x 520mm 13¾ x 20¼"). Faint vertical crease in centre of sheet.
A panoramic view of Madrid, Spain. The print is numbered at 17 locations, with a key below, highlighting the important places and buildings in the city, including the Royal Court of the Catholic Kings (9) shown in the centre of the skyline in the distance, the Manzanares river (2) which flows through the city at the bottom of the image, the Bridge of Sogovia (12) crossing the river, and the Colegio Imperial de Madrid (17) a Jesuit educational institution in Madrid, founded at the end of the 16th century acquiring the title of 'Imperial College' thanks to the patronage of the Empress Maria, daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Titles in both Spanish and French below image.
[Ref: 33562] £580.00
[anon. French engraver].
a Paris chés Charpentier rué S. Jaques au Coq. [n.d., c.1736].
Engraving with large margins, scarce. Platemark: 350 x 520mm 13¾ x 20¼"). Faint vertical crease in centre of sheet.
A panoramic view of Madrid, Spain. The print is numbered at 17 locations, with a key below, highlighting the important places and buildings in the city, including the Royal Court of the Catholic Kings (9) shown in the centre of the skyline in the distance, the Manzanares river (2) which flows through the city at the bottom of the image, the Bridge of Sogovia (12) crossing the river, and the Colegio Imperial de Madrid (17) a Jesuit educational institution in Madrid, founded at the end of the 16th century acquiring the title of 'Imperial College' thanks to the patronage of the Empress Maria, daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Titles in both Spanish and French below image.
[Ref: 33562] £580.00
A General View of the City of Madrid the Capital of Kingdom of Spain. Vue Generale de Madrid Ville Capitale du Roicaume d'Espagne.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Hand coloured etching and engraving, 175 x 280mm. 7 x 11", very large margins. Some tears and holes in margins where previously bound.
From a series of reductions copied from larger views, probably published by Robert Sayer in London (1725 - 1794). Numbered '9' upper right.
[Ref: 55961] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1770.]
Hand coloured etching and engraving, 175 x 280mm. 7 x 11", very large margins. Some tears and holes in margins where previously bound.
From a series of reductions copied from larger views, probably published by Robert Sayer in London (1725 - 1794). Numbered '9' upper right.
[Ref: 55961] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
H.M.S. 'Mæander'. 44 Guns, 'Shortening Sail for Anchoring'. (Rio, June 9th 1851.) To Captain The Honble Henry Keppel, and the Officers of H.M.S. Mæander, This print is respectfully dedicated by Oswald W. Brierly.
O.W.Brierly, Del. _ T.G.Dutton Lith. Day & Son Liths. To the Queen.
London. Pub'd Jan.y 1852. by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand.
Lithograph. Printed area: 300 x 370mm. (12 x 14½"). Trimmed, losing bottom of text; tears into text; creases; laid on conservation tissue.
A shipping scene with a good view of the Rio de Janeiro harbour. The maritime painter Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-1894) travelled with Sir Henry Keppel on the Maeander in 1850, and provided the illustrations for Keppel's record of the journey published in 1853. Born in Chester, Brierly studied naval architecture at Plymouth and studied briefly at Sass's art school, London. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 and spent most of his life travelling the world by sea and illustrating his voyages.
[Ref: 29941] £320.00
O.W.Brierly, Del. _ T.G.Dutton Lith. Day & Son Liths. To the Queen.
London. Pub'd Jan.y 1852. by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand.
Lithograph. Printed area: 300 x 370mm. (12 x 14½"). Trimmed, losing bottom of text; tears into text; creases; laid on conservation tissue.
A shipping scene with a good view of the Rio de Janeiro harbour. The maritime painter Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-1894) travelled with Sir Henry Keppel on the Maeander in 1850, and provided the illustrations for Keppel's record of the journey published in 1853. Born in Chester, Brierly studied naval architecture at Plymouth and studied briefly at Sass's art school, London. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 and spent most of his life travelling the world by sea and illustrating his voyages.
[Ref: 29941] £320.00
Faciata Dauanti il Pallazo. Prospetiua Del Giardin che é sopra il Pallazo Del' Ill.mo Sig: Con. Mafei in Verona.
[Johann Christoph Volkamer.]
[1708.]
Rare engraving. Sheet: 330 x 230mm, (13 x 9"). Some damage on left edge, central crease as issued.
A view of the garden of the Mafei Palazzo in Verona, showing the many citrus trees in ornate pots. An illustration from 'Nürnbergische Hesperides...,' 1708 a study of citrus fruit by German merchant and botanist Johann Christoph Volkamer (1644-1720).
[Ref: 40946] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Johann Christoph Volkamer.]
[1708.]
Rare engraving. Sheet: 330 x 230mm, (13 x 9"). Some damage on left edge, central crease as issued.
A view of the garden of the Mafei Palazzo in Verona, showing the many citrus trees in ornate pots. An illustration from 'Nürnbergische Hesperides...,' 1708 a study of citrus fruit by German merchant and botanist Johann Christoph Volkamer (1644-1720).
[Ref: 40946] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Defence and Relief of Mafeking. Descriptive Fantasia by Cyril Hendrich.
London; W. Paxton & Co Ltd. 95 New Oxford Street, W.C. [n.d., c.1900.]
Music sheet; 6pp., tinted lithographic cover. 360 x 260 mm (14''x 10'')
The illustrated cover has medallion portraits of Baden-Powell, Plumer & Carrington.
[Ref: 51362] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
London; W. Paxton & Co Ltd. 95 New Oxford Street, W.C. [n.d., c.1900.]
Music sheet; 6pp., tinted lithographic cover. 360 x 260 mm (14''x 10'')
The illustrated cover has medallion portraits of Baden-Powell, Plumer & Carrington.
[Ref: 51362] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Photograph of Major Sam Weil and the men of the 'Imperial Transport Service'.]](jpegs/30235.jpg)
[Photograph of Major Sam Weil and the men of the 'Imperial Transport Service'.]
[c.1900.]
Photograph. 210 x 290mm (8¼ x 11½"). Long tear repaired.
During the Second Boer War the family firm of Julius Weil & Co. evolved into the 'The Imperial Transport Service', taking responsibility for the provisioning of Mafeking during the siege of 1899-1900. Members of the family were given commissions and brothers Benjamin and Samuel became majors. Samuel participated in the Mafeking Relief Column that broke the siege. On the back of the photograph is written in pencil: 'I was up in the camp when the Conductors asked me if I would allow myself to be grouped with them and the Officers of my Staff. Samuel Weil'. Also written in pencil is 'appeared Feb 3 - 1900", suggesting the photograph was used in a newspaper.
[Ref: 30235] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1900.]
Photograph. 210 x 290mm (8¼ x 11½"). Long tear repaired.
During the Second Boer War the family firm of Julius Weil & Co. evolved into the 'The Imperial Transport Service', taking responsibility for the provisioning of Mafeking during the siege of 1899-1900. Members of the family were given commissions and brothers Benjamin and Samuel became majors. Samuel participated in the Mafeking Relief Column that broke the siege. On the back of the photograph is written in pencil: 'I was up in the camp when the Conductors asked me if I would allow myself to be grouped with them and the Officers of my Staff. Samuel Weil'. Also written in pencil is 'appeared Feb 3 - 1900", suggesting the photograph was used in a newspaper.
[Ref: 30235] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Naturels de la Rive septenrionale du Mafumo, l'un desquels fume de la Bangue.
Gravé par Tardieu l'ainé.
[A Paris, Chez F.Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue Hauteseille, no. 20] [n.d., c.1800].
Engraving. Platemark: 230 x 295mm (9 x 11¾"). Trimmed to platemark at top edge.
Plate 29 from 'Illustrations de relation de l'ambassade anglaise', the first French edition of the official account of Captain Michael Symes's embassy to Burma in 1795. Symes's account of his expedition was Europe's first realistic account of Burma. The scene depicts three inhabitants of the southern shore of Mafumo River, Burma. The figure to the right is smoking bangue through a large pipe.
[Ref: 32078] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Gravé par Tardieu l'ainé.
[A Paris, Chez F.Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue Hauteseille, no. 20] [n.d., c.1800].
Engraving. Platemark: 230 x 295mm (9 x 11¾"). Trimmed to platemark at top edge.
Plate 29 from 'Illustrations de relation de l'ambassade anglaise', the first French edition of the official account of Captain Michael Symes's embassy to Burma in 1795. Symes's account of his expedition was Europe's first realistic account of Burma. The scene depicts three inhabitants of the southern shore of Mafumo River, Burma. The figure to the right is smoking bangue through a large pipe.
[Ref: 32078] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Magdalen Chapel.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. Bluck aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Feb.y, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 225 x 270mm. 9¾ x 10½".
An interior of the Chapel of Magdalen House, St Georges Fields, a home for the reception of penitent female prostitutes.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 11442] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. Bluck aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Feb.y, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 225 x 270mm. 9¾ x 10½".
An interior of the Chapel of Magdalen House, St Georges Fields, a home for the reception of penitent female prostitutes.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 11442] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
West Entrance to the Chapel of Magdalen College.
F. Mackenzie del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London, Pub.d Nov.r 1 1814, at 101 Strand, for R. Ackermann's History of Oxford.
Aquatint with fine hand colour, large margins on 3 sides; 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 9¾").
The West entrance to the Chapel of Magdalen College, founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor.
[Ref: 62943] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
F. Mackenzie del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London, Pub.d Nov.r 1 1814, at 101 Strand, for R. Ackermann's History of Oxford.
Aquatint with fine hand colour, large margins on 3 sides; 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 9¾").
The West entrance to the Chapel of Magdalen College, founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor.
[Ref: 62943] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg.]](jpegs/15458.jpg)
[Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg.]
J.A. Thelot del. Jacob Muller Sculps.
[n.d. c.1695.]
Engraving. Plate 336 x 209mm. 13¼ x 8¼". Large margins.
This portrait of Eleonor Magdalene of Palatinate-Neuburg (1655-1720) was Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. She also adopted the roles of Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, German Queen, and Archduchess of Austria. She had 11 children, seven of whom are pictured in small oval busts around her: Joseph I. Maria Elisabeth, Maria Theresia, Charles VI, Maria Anna, Maria Josepha & Maria Madgalena.
[Ref: 15458] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
J.A. Thelot del. Jacob Muller Sculps.
[n.d. c.1695.]
Engraving. Plate 336 x 209mm. 13¼ x 8¼". Large margins.
This portrait of Eleonor Magdalene of Palatinate-Neuburg (1655-1720) was Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. She also adopted the roles of Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, German Queen, and Archduchess of Austria. She had 11 children, seven of whom are pictured in small oval busts around her: Joseph I. Maria Elisabeth, Maria Theresia, Charles VI, Maria Anna, Maria Josepha & Maria Madgalena.
[Ref: 15458] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Magdeburg aan de Elve, een groot Stadt in Duytschland, vermaert fowel door haare Verwoestinge als weder opourwinge. Magdeburga, ad Albim urbs Germaniae amplissima, (suo pariter excidio, et instauratione) famigeratissima.
Pet Schenk exc. Amst: vum Privil.
[n.d. c.1702.]
Engraving with large margins. Plate 210 x 260mm. 8¼ x 10¼".
Magdeburg, on the Elbe River, Germany. Plate to Schenk's 'Hecatompolis' (1702), which included one hundred profile views of cities throughout the world.
[Ref: 24912] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Pet Schenk exc. Amst: vum Privil.
[n.d. c.1702.]
Engraving with large margins. Plate 210 x 260mm. 8¼ x 10¼".
Magdeburg, on the Elbe River, Germany. Plate to Schenk's 'Hecatompolis' (1702), which included one hundred profile views of cities throughout the world.
[Ref: 24912] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Hernando Magalilaens Erster Weltumseegler. Geb. in Portugal, ward erschlagen auf Matan, in den Philippinen den .27. April. 1521.
[German.] [n.d. c.1810.]
Stipple with large margins. Plate 134 x 87mm (5¼ x 3½").
Ferdinand Magellan (c.1480-1521), the Portuguese explorer, whose expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean, and the first to cross the Pacific; it completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Magellan did not complete the voyage as he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. The portrait was published in 'Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden' (Universal Geographical Ephemerides (i.e. encyclopedia)) by Friedrich Bertuch et al.
[Ref: 29554] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[German.] [n.d. c.1810.]
Stipple with large margins. Plate 134 x 87mm (5¼ x 3½").
Ferdinand Magellan (c.1480-1521), the Portuguese explorer, whose expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean, and the first to cross the Pacific; it completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Magellan did not complete the voyage as he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. The portrait was published in 'Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden' (Universal Geographical Ephemerides (i.e. encyclopedia)) by Friedrich Bertuch et al.
[Ref: 29554] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Natalis Thomas Maggi. Natus Forijulii Nonis Marti i Anno MDCCXXXV.
B. Rebecca delin. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
London Pubd. June 20. 1788 by Molteno, Colnaghi & Co, No.132 Pall Mall.
Stipple with etching printed in brown ink, with large margins, 275 x 225mm. 10¾ x 9". Repaired hole to title.
Portrait in an oval of Natalis Thomas Maggi (1735 - 1787), musician; he holds a book in his right hand. After Biagio Rebecca (1735 - 1808).
From the Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18235] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
B. Rebecca delin. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
London Pubd. June 20. 1788 by Molteno, Colnaghi & Co, No.132 Pall Mall.
Stipple with etching printed in brown ink, with large margins, 275 x 225mm. 10¾ x 9". Repaired hole to title.
Portrait in an oval of Natalis Thomas Maggi (1735 - 1787), musician; he holds a book in his right hand. After Biagio Rebecca (1735 - 1808).
From the Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18235] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Lago Maggiore.] Lac Majeur.](jpegs/39772.jpg)
[Lago Maggiore.] Lac Majeur.
Dis. et gravée par A. Sala Laveno.
[Laveno c.1840.]
Aquatint. Sheet 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides. Slight repaired tear in top right.
View of Lago Maggiore in the southern Alps, traversing the Swiss-Italian border, from above Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, looking towards the Borromean islands.
[Ref: 39772] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Dis. et gravée par A. Sala Laveno.
[Laveno c.1840.]
Aquatint. Sheet 185 x 250mm (7¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed to image on three sides. Slight repaired tear in top right.
View of Lago Maggiore in the southern Alps, traversing the Swiss-Italian border, from above Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso, looking towards the Borromean islands.
[Ref: 39772] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
La Curiosité. Dédiée à Monsieur le Compte de Vence, Maréchal de Camp des Armées ru Roy, Colonel Lieutenant de Régiment Royal Infanterie Italienne, Corse. Par son très-humble et très-obéissant serviteur, N. le Mire. Grave d'après le Tableau Original du Cabinet de M.r le C.te de Venc.
Reinier Brakenburg Pinxit 1660. Noel le Mire Sculpsit.
Se vend à Paris, ruë St Jacques, au Soleil d'Or, vis-à-vis le Plessis chez l'Auteur. [n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. 360 x 410mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed close to plate, damage to lateral margins entering plate restored, many holes in image and inscription area, some filled. Damaged.
A showman with a magic lantern.
[Ref: 45632] £480.00
Reinier Brakenburg Pinxit 1660. Noel le Mire Sculpsit.
Se vend à Paris, ruë St Jacques, au Soleil d'Or, vis-à-vis le Plessis chez l'Auteur. [n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. 360 x 410mm (14 x 16"). Trimmed close to plate, damage to lateral margins entering plate restored, many holes in image and inscription area, some filled. Damaged.
A showman with a magic lantern.
[Ref: 45632] £480.00
Sketches by Seymour. Vol. 4. 10's 6d. Galanty Show!
[Robert Seymour.]
[London: J.L. Marks, c.1836.]
Etching. Sheet 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper, one corner lacking. Some surface dirt.
A one-eyed showman with a magic lantern, projecting a scene of a baker chasing the devil with his peel (his shovel-like tool for getting his bread in and out of the oven) An illustrated titlepage by Robert Seymour (1798-1836), an illustrator best known for his illustrations of the works of Charles Dickens.
[Ref: 52592] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Robert Seymour.]
[London: J.L. Marks, c.1836.]
Etching. Sheet 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed and laid on album paper, one corner lacking. Some surface dirt.
A one-eyed showman with a magic lantern, projecting a scene of a baker chasing the devil with his peel (his shovel-like tool for getting his bread in and out of the oven) An illustrated titlepage by Robert Seymour (1798-1836), an illustrator best known for his illustrations of the works of Charles Dickens.
[Ref: 52592] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Magic Lantern] City of London Grand Hydro-Oxygen Microscopic Exhibition, No. 4, Charlotte Row,](jpegs/60770.jpg)
[Magic Lantern] City of London Grand Hydro-Oxygen Microscopic Exhibition, No. 4, Charlotte Row, Opposite the Private Entrance to the Mansion House.
J. Brimmer, Printer, 59a Greek Street, Soho [n.d., c.1830].
Broadside, letterpress and wood-engraving. Sheet 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼), printed on both sides. Slight staining, old ink mss. on reverse "commencing every hour".
An advert for a show with a 'Oxyhydrogen Microscope', a magic lantern capable of projecting images from microscope slides using limelight, illustrated with an image of a cheese mite. Altrick, shows of London, pg. 370-1, "never indeed until the advert of the monster mile panorama at the end of the next decade was the in-fighting livelier than it was among rival microscopes".
[Ref: 60770] £490.00 view all images for this item
J. Brimmer, Printer, 59a Greek Street, Soho [n.d., c.1830].
Broadside, letterpress and wood-engraving. Sheet 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼), printed on both sides. Slight staining, old ink mss. on reverse "commencing every hour".
An advert for a show with a 'Oxyhydrogen Microscope', a magic lantern capable of projecting images from microscope slides using limelight, illustrated with an image of a cheese mite. Altrick, shows of London, pg. 370-1, "never indeed until the advert of the monster mile panorama at the end of the next decade was the in-fighting livelier than it was among rival microscopes".
[Ref: 60770] £490.00 view all images for this item
Travestissemens. No.7. Magicienne.
Gatine sculp.
[La Mèsangère.][n.d., c.1828.]
A rare engraving with hand colouring. Plate: 300 x 200mm (12 x 8").
A scarce costume plate showing a female magician. The magician wears a costume decorated with devils, snakes and daggers. From the series 'Travestissemens' published by La Mèsangère between 1827-1830.
[Ref: 46689] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Gatine sculp.
[La Mèsangère.][n.d., c.1828.]
A rare engraving with hand colouring. Plate: 300 x 200mm (12 x 8").
A scarce costume plate showing a female magician. The magician wears a costume decorated with devils, snakes and daggers. From the series 'Travestissemens' published by La Mèsangère between 1827-1830.
[Ref: 46689] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Political Drama. No. 14. Magisterial Justice- A Fact.
[C.J. Grant.]
Printed and Published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market. [n.d., c.1830.]
Wood-engraving. Sheet: 440 x 290mm (17½ x 11½"). Central vertical crease as normal. Staining and tears in edges.
A scene is a magistrates court in which two policemen, one with a dripping nose and one with messy hair, bring a poor man and his family before the magistrate for selling caricatures without a licence stamp.
[Ref: 44906] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[C.J. Grant.]
Printed and Published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market. [n.d., c.1830.]
Wood-engraving. Sheet: 440 x 290mm (17½ x 11½"). Central vertical crease as normal. Staining and tears in edges.
A scene is a magistrates court in which two policemen, one with a dripping nose and one with messy hair, bring a poor man and his family before the magistrate for selling caricatures without a licence stamp.
[Ref: 44906] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Bosky Magistrate. Custos. Nemo. Comes. Testis. Sus. Bosque. Canisque. rules for the Gender of Nouns. [...].
Drawn by J. Nixon E.s.q.r. Engraved by Zeigler.
London Pub. by Will.m Holland. No. 50. Oxford Str.t Nov.r 25. 1796.
Framed hand coloured etching. Printed area: 460 x 320mm. (18¼ x 12½"). Some foxing to printed area.
The interior of a well-furnished room with an open door. By the fire (left) in an arm-chair is a magistrate. In his left hand is a glass spilling its contents, in his right a smoking tobacco-pipe. Beside him (right) is a table with books and writing-materials behind which sits his clerk, pen in mouth, spectacles on forehead, scrutinizing a group of three. On the wall over the clerk's head is a picture of an ass kicking over a statue of Justice.
BM Satires: 8910
[Ref: 31506] £520.00
Drawn by J. Nixon E.s.q.r. Engraved by Zeigler.
London Pub. by Will.m Holland. No. 50. Oxford Str.t Nov.r 25. 1796.
Framed hand coloured etching. Printed area: 460 x 320mm. (18¼ x 12½"). Some foxing to printed area.
The interior of a well-furnished room with an open door. By the fire (left) in an arm-chair is a magistrate. In his left hand is a glass spilling its contents, in his right a smoking tobacco-pipe. Beside him (right) is a table with books and writing-materials behind which sits his clerk, pen in mouth, spectacles on forehead, scrutinizing a group of three. On the wall over the clerk's head is a picture of an ass kicking over a statue of Justice.
BM Satires: 8910
[Ref: 31506] £520.00
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The ratifying Magna Charta by King John. To those Gentlemen who advanced the Purchase Money for this Place, it is most respectfully inscribed by their Obliged and Obedient Servant, Mary Ryland.
Painted by J.H. Mortimer. Engraved by William Wynne Ryland.
Publish'd May 4th; 1785 for the Proprietors at W Palmers No. 163 Strand.
A rare engraving. 500 x 620mm (19¾ x 24½"). Trimmed close to plate, a few nicks in edges.
King John confronted by his barons in 1215. Despite the title it was only after the death of John in 1216 that either Crown or nobility attempted to abide by the terms of the document. Despite Ryland's name as engraver this plate is not all his work, the result of him being executed for forging bills of exchange in 1783. His widow continued his business, and had Bartolozzi finish this plate.
De Vesme: 576.
[Ref: 47327] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by J.H. Mortimer. Engraved by William Wynne Ryland.
Publish'd May 4th; 1785 for the Proprietors at W Palmers No. 163 Strand.
A rare engraving. 500 x 620mm (19¾ x 24½"). Trimmed close to plate, a few nicks in edges.
King John confronted by his barons in 1215. Despite the title it was only after the death of John in 1216 that either Crown or nobility attempted to abide by the terms of the document. Despite Ryland's name as engraver this plate is not all his work, the result of him being executed for forging bills of exchange in 1783. His widow continued his business, and had Bartolozzi finish this plate.
De Vesme: 576.
[Ref: 47327] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Magna Carta. Regis Johannis. A.D. M.CCXV. Ex Orig. in Archiv. Eccl. Cathed. Lincoln.
James Basire Sculp.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. 470 x 505mm (18½ x 20"). Trimmed, stained, original folds, old ink mss. on reverse.
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, from the example held in Lincoln Cathedral, probably engraved for the Society of Antiquaries. Basire engraved another example of the Magna Carta for Hansard's 'Report on the Public Records of the Kingdom, Appendix'.
[Ref: 58093] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
James Basire Sculp.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving. 470 x 505mm (18½ x 20"). Trimmed, stained, original folds, old ink mss. on reverse.
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, from the example held in Lincoln Cathedral, probably engraved for the Society of Antiquaries. Basire engraved another example of the Magna Carta for Hansard's 'Report on the Public Records of the Kingdom, Appendix'.
[Ref: 58093] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![By Permission of [the]… Trustees of the Cottonian Library. This Plate Being a Correct Copy of King John's Great Charter [...].](jpegs/39334.jpg)
By Permission of [the]… Trustees of the Cottonian Library. This Plate Being a Correct Copy of King John's Great Charter [...].
Sold by J. Pine, in Old Bond Street Near Piccadilly and by the Bookseller of London and Westminster. [n.d., c.1733.]
Early hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 720 x 510mm (28¼ x 20"). Damaged.
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, with a series of 25 hand-coloured coats of arms of the Barons in columns on either side, a heading and dedication panel at the top and bottom, and a panel containing notes and a representation of the remains of King John’s Great Seal at the bottom. All panels surrounded by oak leaf, acorn and bell decorated borders.
[Ref: 39334] £1,500.00
Sold by J. Pine, in Old Bond Street Near Piccadilly and by the Bookseller of London and Westminster. [n.d., c.1733.]
Early hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 720 x 510mm (28¼ x 20"). Damaged.
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, with a series of 25 hand-coloured coats of arms of the Barons in columns on either side, a heading and dedication panel at the top and bottom, and a panel containing notes and a representation of the remains of King John’s Great Seal at the bottom. All panels surrounded by oak leaf, acorn and bell decorated borders.
[Ref: 39334] £1,500.00
Magna Carta. Regis Johannis. With the Seals of the Kings Securities to Magna Charta and Shields on ye Barrons in Arms.
Facsimile by Express Permission from the original Document in the British Museum.
London Published by Chatto & Windus 214 Piccadilly. [n.d., c.1880.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Sheet size: 760 x 555mm (295 x 21¾"). Sheet toned. Laid on board
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, with a series of hand-coloured (some finished in gold) coats of arms of the Barons in surrounding the text, and the Seals of the Kings Securities below.
[Ref: 39339] £780.00
Facsimile by Express Permission from the original Document in the British Museum.
London Published by Chatto & Windus 214 Piccadilly. [n.d., c.1880.]
Hand coloured lithograph. Sheet size: 760 x 555mm (295 x 21¾"). Sheet toned. Laid on board
A facsimile of the Magna Carta, with a series of hand-coloured (some finished in gold) coats of arms of the Barons in surrounding the text, and the Seals of the Kings Securities below.
[Ref: 39339] £780.00
Magna Charta Island & Cottage. From Fishing Wear looking towards Runnymede.
George Delamotte Lithog.
[n.d. c.1810.]
A very rare hand-coloured lithograph. 196 x 255mm. 7¾ x 10".
Magna Carta Island, is in the River Thames on the reach above the Bell Weir Lock. It is considered as one of the several contenders for being the place where, in 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta.
[Ref: 15599] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
George Delamotte Lithog.
[n.d. c.1810.]
A very rare hand-coloured lithograph. 196 x 255mm. 7¾ x 10".
Magna Carta Island, is in the River Thames on the reach above the Bell Weir Lock. It is considered as one of the several contenders for being the place where, in 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta.
[Ref: 15599] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ratification of Magna Charta, by King John.
Mortimer Pinx.t Wilson Sculp.
Published by J. & J. Cundee, Albion Press, London, 1813.
Engraving. 420 x 255mm (16½ x 10"). Creasing, nicks around edges.
King John seated on throne below canopy, pointing at the Magna Carta held by churchman. King John confronted by his barons in 1215. Despite the title it was only after the death of John in 1216 that either Crown or nobility attempt to abide by the terms of the document.
[Ref: 28942] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Mortimer Pinx.t Wilson Sculp.
Published by J. & J. Cundee, Albion Press, London, 1813.
Engraving. 420 x 255mm (16½ x 10"). Creasing, nicks around edges.
King John seated on throne below canopy, pointing at the Magna Carta held by churchman. King John confronted by his barons in 1215. Despite the title it was only after the death of John in 1216 that either Crown or nobility attempt to abide by the terms of the document.
[Ref: 28942] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Magna Charta. Frontispiece to Barnard's New & Complete History of England. Explanation of this Elegant Plate. History (emblematically representing the Author of this Work) attended by Wisdom & Justice, presenting to Britannia the Manuscript of This New History of England...for which this kingdom has been so long conspicuous, are also alluded to in the various Emblematic Figures.
Hamilton delin. Pollard sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. Plate 311 x 213mm (12¼ x 8½") Some staining to lower edge.
Frontispiece allegory with History, Wisdom and Justice presenting the History to Britannia.
[Ref: 34707] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Hamilton delin. Pollard sculp.
[n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. Plate 311 x 213mm (12¼ x 8½") Some staining to lower edge.
Frontispiece allegory with History, Wisdom and Justice presenting the History to Britannia.
[Ref: 34707] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
I-I-I-I say J-J-J-Jack c-c-c-c-can yout m-m-m-magpie t-t-talk? Yes Sir, a tidy bit better than you or I'd wring his precious neck off. Sixpence.
Printed and sold by J. Barker, 19 Throgmorton St City [n.d., c.1840].
Rare coloured lithograph. Sheet 320 x 245mm (12½ x 9¾"). Tear in edge, spotting and soiling.
A yokel mocks a man with a stutter. James Barker, a bookseller, newsagent and occasional print publisher. He appeared before the Court of Insolvent Debtors on 19th February 1844, but was still advertising himself in The Athenaeum as a newsagent at Throgmorton Street in 1853, offering to post London newspapers out of the city.
[Ref: 60894] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Printed and sold by J. Barker, 19 Throgmorton St City [n.d., c.1840].
Rare coloured lithograph. Sheet 320 x 245mm (12½ x 9¾"). Tear in edge, spotting and soiling.
A yokel mocks a man with a stutter. James Barker, a bookseller, newsagent and occasional print publisher. He appeared before the Court of Insolvent Debtors on 19th February 1844, but was still advertising himself in The Athenaeum as a newsagent at Throgmorton Street in 1853, offering to post London newspapers out of the city.
[Ref: 60894] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Mah-to-toh-pa. (The Four Bears) 2nd Chief of the Mandans.
G. Catlin P.t. J.Harris sc.
London, Published by H.Bailliere, 1842.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 230 x 140mm (9 x 5½"). Slightly time stained.
A reduced version of the portrait of a Mandan of Dakota by George Catlin, published in 'Dr.Prichard's Natural History of Man'.
[Ref: 31512] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
G. Catlin P.t. J.Harris sc.
London, Published by H.Bailliere, 1842.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 230 x 140mm (9 x 5½"). Slightly time stained.
A reduced version of the portrait of a Mandan of Dakota by George Catlin, published in 'Dr.Prichard's Natural History of Man'.
[Ref: 31512] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Mahadagee Scindia.
Drawn by W. Daniell R.A. Engraved by W.D.Taylor.
London, Published October 1, 1833 by Edw.d Bull, 26, Holles Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet 175 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"). Trimmed
Portrait of Mahadagee Scindia (1730-94), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Scindia, statesman and general of Maratha Empire who served as the Maharaja of Gwalior from 1768 to 1794. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the founder of the Scindia dynasty. He is reputed for having restored the Maratha rule over North India and for modernizing his army.
[Ref: 66792] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by W. Daniell R.A. Engraved by W.D.Taylor.
London, Published October 1, 1833 by Edw.d Bull, 26, Holles Street, Cavendish Square.
Engraving. Sheet 175 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"). Trimmed
Portrait of Mahadagee Scindia (1730-94), later known as Mahadji Scindia or Madhava Rao Scindia, statesman and general of Maratha Empire who served as the Maharaja of Gwalior from 1768 to 1794. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the founder of the Scindia dynasty. He is reputed for having restored the Maratha rule over North India and for modernizing his army.
[Ref: 66792] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Wamans autaer, de vyfde.
[London: John Ogilby, 1673.]
Engraving 285 x 175mm (11¼ x 7"), with large margins. Some spotting in margins.
The god Mahadu, in the form of a dwarf called Vanan, tricking Bell Ragia. Asking for alms, he requests the grant of all the land he he can cover in three strides. When Bell Ragia agrees Mahadu makes one step from Bell Ragia, then steps from the Earth into the Clouds. The third step is onto Bell Ragia's heart, forcing him into an infernal pit 'Patalam', making him prince of the pit. From John Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia'.
[Ref: 47535] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Ogilby, 1673.]
Engraving 285 x 175mm (11¼ x 7"), with large margins. Some spotting in margins.
The god Mahadu, in the form of a dwarf called Vanan, tricking Bell Ragia. Asking for alms, he requests the grant of all the land he he can cover in three strides. When Bell Ragia agrees Mahadu makes one step from Bell Ragia, then steps from the Earth into the Clouds. The third step is onto Bell Ragia's heart, forcing him into an infernal pit 'Patalam', making him prince of the pit. From John Ogilby's edition of Arnoldus Montanus's 'Asia'.
[Ref: 47535] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)