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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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Canal. Plate III. Theory of Navigable Canals.
J. Pass sculp.t.
London, Published as the Act directs March 27 1800 by J. Wilkes.
Coloured engraving. 240 x 195mm (9½ x 7¾").
Three illustrations of mechanisms using waterwheels to haul loads up gradients.
[Ref: 56713] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
J. Pass sculp.t.
London, Published as the Act directs March 27 1800 by J. Wilkes.
Coloured engraving. 240 x 195mm (9½ x 7¾").
Three illustrations of mechanisms using waterwheels to haul loads up gradients.
[Ref: 56713] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)
Plan of the Bason and Property of the Grand Surry Canal Company, Including the collateral cut with other Property Proposed to be Purchased.
Survey'd by Nath.l Simmons 1810.
Very scarce map, red and black ink on india. Sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼"). With P.L.A. Drawing Office ink stamp dated 1925 and manuscript indexing. Laid on linen, some wear and damage.
A plan of the terminus of the Grand Surrey Canal at the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe. An overly-ambitious plan to join the docks with to Mitcham, Kingston & Epsom, with a junction with the Croydon Canal at New Cross, authorised by Act of Parliament in 1801. The first stretch of canal opened in 1809, but only 3½ miles of canal were completed. After WWII bombing destroyed most of the docks the canal fell into decline and it closed in 1971.
From the Port of London Authority archives.
[Ref: 10305] £220.00
Survey'd by Nath.l Simmons 1810.
Very scarce map, red and black ink on india. Sheet 330 x 260mm (13 x 10¼"). With P.L.A. Drawing Office ink stamp dated 1925 and manuscript indexing. Laid on linen, some wear and damage.
A plan of the terminus of the Grand Surrey Canal at the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe. An overly-ambitious plan to join the docks with to Mitcham, Kingston & Epsom, with a junction with the Croydon Canal at New Cross, authorised by Act of Parliament in 1801. The first stretch of canal opened in 1809, but only 3½ miles of canal were completed. After WWII bombing destroyed most of the docks the canal fell into decline and it closed in 1971.
From the Port of London Authority archives.
[Ref: 10305] £220.00
Crinan Canal in Scotland. It is long since the Dangers and Difficulties attending the Navigation round the Peninsula or Mull of Cantire, in Argyllshire, suggested the importance of a Canal by which these Perils might be avoided; and in 1792, a subscription was opened for that purpose. Thhis Canal is now finished...
J. Barfield, Printer, No. 91, Wardour-Street, Soho [n.d., c.1801].
A rare letterpress broadside, 18th century watermark. Sheet 410 x 255mm (16 x 10") Old ink mss. on reverse.
A decription of the Crinan Canal, designed to link the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides bypassing the Kintyre peninsula and opened 1801, including the tolls.
[Ref: 54177] £360.00
J. Barfield, Printer, No. 91, Wardour-Street, Soho [n.d., c.1801].
A rare letterpress broadside, 18th century watermark. Sheet 410 x 255mm (16 x 10") Old ink mss. on reverse.
A decription of the Crinan Canal, designed to link the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides bypassing the Kintyre peninsula and opened 1801, including the tolls.
[Ref: 54177] £360.00
Topographical Map of a portion of the Isthmus of Darien in site of Proposed Inter-Oceanic Navigation, August, 1852.
Lionel Gisbourne C.E. [facsimile signature.]
[Baltimore: A Hoen & Co., 1852.]
Wood-engraved map. Printed border 355 x 490mm, 14 x 19¼". Trimmed to border bottom right for binding. Folds slightly browned and cracked.
From Lionel Gisbourn's 'The Isthmus of Darien in 1852: Journal of the Expedition of Inquiry for the Junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans'. Gisbourne, a British engineer, attempted to survey the Darien Isthmus in order to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific, which was eventually built further north at Panama.
[Ref: 26798] £220.00
Lionel Gisbourne C.E. [facsimile signature.]
[Baltimore: A Hoen & Co., 1852.]
Wood-engraved map. Printed border 355 x 490mm, 14 x 19¼". Trimmed to border bottom right for binding. Folds slightly browned and cracked.
From Lionel Gisbourn's 'The Isthmus of Darien in 1852: Journal of the Expedition of Inquiry for the Junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans'. Gisbourne, a British engineer, attempted to survey the Darien Isthmus in order to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific, which was eventually built further north at Panama.
[Ref: 26798] £220.00
![[The Duke of Bridgwater's intended canals.]](jpegs/52283.jpg)
[The Duke of Bridgwater's intended canals.]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 315 x 570mm (12¼ x 22½"). Tear taped. Crease. Small margins.
A sketch map of the canals proposed by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, including the Bridgewater Canal (said to be the first modern canal built in Britain) and a canal linking Manchester and Liverpool, for which he obtained parliamentary approval in 1762.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52283] £250.00
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraved map, 18th century watermark. 315 x 570mm (12¼ x 22½"). Tear taped. Crease. Small margins.
A sketch map of the canals proposed by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, including the Bridgewater Canal (said to be the first modern canal built in Britain) and a canal linking Manchester and Liverpool, for which he obtained parliamentary approval in 1762.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52283] £250.00
![[Forth & Clyde Navigation] By Virtue of several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of His present Majesty,](jpegs/54173.jpg)
[Forth & Clyde Navigation] By Virtue of several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of His present Majesty, the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, have made and established the following Rules, Regulations and Bye-Laws, to be observed and obeyed by all Persons, resorting to the Harbours, Basons, Wharfs, and Landing Places of the Canal from and after the 1st Day of July 1794, and to continue in Force till altered by the Said Company. [...] Thomas Dundas Governor. John Seton, Secretary.
[c.1794.]
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 550 x 370mm (21¾ x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, damp stains, old ink mss addenda.
A list of 12 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. The addenda to the text raises the harbour duty; on the back is a calculation of cost of a vessel's use of the canal. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named after a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54173] £390.00
[c.1794.]
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 550 x 370mm (21¾ x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, damp stains, old ink mss addenda.
A list of 12 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. The addenda to the text raises the harbour duty; on the back is a calculation of cost of a vessel's use of the canal. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named after a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54173] £390.00
![[Forth & Clyde Navigation] By Virtue of several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of his present Majesty,](jpegs/54172.jpg)
[Forth & Clyde Navigation] By Virtue of several Acts of Parliament, passed in the Reign of his present Majesty, the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation have made and established the following Rules, Regulations and Bye-Laws, to be obeyed and observed by all Masters of Vessels and other persons, resorting to and using the said Navigation. [... ] Dundas Governor. John Seton, Secretary.
[c.1799.]
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 455 x 370mm (18 x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, top margin narrow, as issued, damp stain in inprinted area.
A list of 22 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54172] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[c.1799.]
Letterpress, scarce. Sheet 455 x 370mm (18 x 14½"). Folded, wear to edges, top margin narrow, as issued, damp stain in inprinted area.
A list of 22 regulations for using the Forth and Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the Clyde at Bowling, opened in 1790. Port Dundas, the terminus of the canal in the centre of Glasgow, was named a major backer of the canal, Sir Lawrence Dundas (1710-81); his son, Thomas Dundas (1741-20, 1st Baron Dundas), was the governor of the company mentioned on this broadside.
[Ref: 54172] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Plan of the River Severn and the Jetties at Holt Fleet near Worcester.
[n.d., c.1820.]
mss. on black and red ink,with blue wash. Sheet 285 x 410mm (11¼ x 16¼"). Folds, a few ink blots.
A sketch map of Holt Fleet just prior to the building of Holt Fleet Bridge by Thomas Telford in 1828. 'The Holt Fleet' hotel is marked.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52290] £480.00
[n.d., c.1820.]
mss. on black and red ink,with blue wash. Sheet 285 x 410mm (11¼ x 16¼"). Folds, a few ink blots.
A sketch map of Holt Fleet just prior to the building of Holt Fleet Bridge by Thomas Telford in 1828. 'The Holt Fleet' hotel is marked.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52290] £480.00
A View of the First Bridge at Paddington, and the Accomodation Barge Going down the Grand Junction Canal to Uxbridge.
Published 12th September, 1801. by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured aquatint. 275 x 415mm (10¾ x 16¼").
A passenger boat service operated between Paddington and Uxbridge. The Paddington Packet Boat service was let out, initially to a Henry Weeks, using wide beamed boats. After six months trial it was decided to switch to narrow beamed boats to solve problems of scouring, i.e. damage to the canal. The contract was let to Thomas Homer - who was later to instigate the Regent's Canal - for two years in 1802 at a charge of £750 per year for what we would today call a franchise. The packet boat crews were noted for their smart crews wearing blue uniforms with yellow capes and yellow buttons. The Paddington packet seems to have been a well used passenger service which continued for a number of years. The Grand Junction was a busy route throughout its commercial life, although the struggle of competition with the railways was a constant problem from the mid 19th Century onwards.
[Ref: 310] £320.00
Published 12th September, 1801. by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured aquatint. 275 x 415mm (10¾ x 16¼").
A passenger boat service operated between Paddington and Uxbridge. The Paddington Packet Boat service was let out, initially to a Henry Weeks, using wide beamed boats. After six months trial it was decided to switch to narrow beamed boats to solve problems of scouring, i.e. damage to the canal. The contract was let to Thomas Homer - who was later to instigate the Regent's Canal - for two years in 1802 at a charge of £750 per year for what we would today call a franchise. The packet boat crews were noted for their smart crews wearing blue uniforms with yellow capes and yellow buttons. The Paddington packet seems to have been a well used passenger service which continued for a number of years. The Grand Junction was a busy route throughout its commercial life, although the struggle of competition with the railways was a constant problem from the mid 19th Century onwards.
[Ref: 310] £320.00
Plan of the proposed Collateral Cut from Watford to St Albans, Shewing the situation in respect to the adjacent Navigations.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare engraving with letterpress. Sheet 285 x 195mm (11¼ x 7¾"). Trimmed close to text.
A proposal to improve the River Vers to allow navigation from St Albans to the Grand Junction Canal.
[Ref: 57339] £180.00
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare engraving with letterpress. Sheet 285 x 195mm (11¼ x 7¾"). Trimmed close to text.
A proposal to improve the River Vers to allow navigation from St Albans to the Grand Junction Canal.
[Ref: 57339] £180.00
![[The proposed Worcester and Birmingham Canal.]](jpegs/52276.jpg)
[The proposed Worcester and Birmingham Canal.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 18th century watermark. Printed area 200 x 160mm (8 x 6¼"). Trimmed to printed border lower right, tear on fold, binding stitch holes.
A map showing the proposed Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the surrounding canal network, including Dudley, Kidderminster and Wolverhampton.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52276] £180.00
[n.d., c.1790.]
Engraved map with hand colour, 18th century watermark. Printed area 200 x 160mm (8 x 6¼"). Trimmed to printed border lower right, tear on fold, binding stitch holes.
A map showing the proposed Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the surrounding canal network, including Dudley, Kidderminster and Wolverhampton.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52276] £180.00