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Paolistas, Soldiers of the East Bank of the Plata.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Ot.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes in left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
South American soldiers. One, with lace at the bottom of his trousers, is drinking chimarrao, a type of tea. The other man has a long plait; both are barefooted. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile. From one of the earliest representations of Argentinian life.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52755] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Ot.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes in left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
South American soldiers. One, with lace at the bottom of his trousers, is drinking chimarrao, a type of tea. The other man has a long plait; both are barefooted. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile. From one of the earliest representations of Argentinian life.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52755] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Market Place.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where previously bound. Light staining in margins. Some marks within the platemark.
A busy market square, with an archway flying the Argentine flag. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52750] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where previously bound. Light staining in margins. Some marks within the platemark.
A busy market square, with an archway flying the Argentine flag. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52750] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Fishing.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Aug.t 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
In the river a cart pulled by oxen is being loaded with fish collected by two men on horses with a net to the right, and then gutted by a man in the middle. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.9. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52744] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Aug.t 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
In the river a cart pulled by oxen is being loaded with fish collected by two men on horses with a net to the right, and then gutted by a man in the middle. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.9. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52744] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Landing Place.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Sept.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge were previously bound. Light staining in margins.
A small British dinghy arriving at the edge of the river to Buenos Aires where a horse and cart has backed into the water to carry the sailors dry to shore. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52748] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Sept.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge were previously bound. Light staining in margins.
A small British dinghy arriving at the edge of the river to Buenos Aires where a horse and cart has backed into the water to carry the sailors dry to shore. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52748] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Beggar on Horseback.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published June 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes on left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
A beggar on horseback rides through the streets in Buenos Aires; two further beggars seen behind at the street corner as a clergyman passes-by. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.11. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52747] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published June 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes on left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
A beggar on horseback rides through the streets in Buenos Aires; two further beggars seen behind at the street corner as a clergyman passes-by. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.11. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52747] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Fort.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London: Published July 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
The Fort, residence of the Chief Director of the United Provinces, on the edge of the river at Buenos Aires. Vidal describes the spot as a popular spot to bathe, both men and women. In the background are the churches of San Francisco and Dan Domingo. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.3. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52746] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.t.
London: Published July 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
The Fort, residence of the Chief Director of the United Provinces, on the edge of the river at Buenos Aires. Vidal describes the spot as a popular spot to bathe, both men and women. In the background are the churches of San Francisco and Dan Domingo. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.3. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52746] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Pampa Indians.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. J. Bluck sculp.t.
London. Published June 1st 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand.
Aquatint, printed in colours & hand finished. 300 x 250mm (10¾ x 9¾"). Holes in left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margin.
Two indigenous men, standing at a shop in the 'Indian Market', at the south-west end of the Callé de los Torres, Buenos Aires. Their goods include leather work like stirrups and whips, animal hides including jaguar pelts and rhea-feather dusters. From Emeric Essex Vidal's "Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video". Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816, the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile. From one of the earliest representations of Argentinian life.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52756] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. J. Bluck sculp.t.
London. Published June 1st 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand.
Aquatint, printed in colours & hand finished. 300 x 250mm (10¾ x 9¾"). Holes in left edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margin.
Two indigenous men, standing at a shop in the 'Indian Market', at the south-west end of the Callé de los Torres, Buenos Aires. Their goods include leather work like stirrups and whips, animal hides including jaguar pelts and rhea-feather dusters. From Emeric Essex Vidal's "Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video". Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816, the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile. From one of the earliest representations of Argentinian life.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52756] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Plaza.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Sept.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
Street vendors on their horses leaving the Plaza in Buenos Aires; one carries chickens, another fish and the third, bread. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.6. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52745] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published Sept.r 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
Street vendors on their horses leaving the Plaza in Buenos Aires; one carries chickens, another fish and the third, bread. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698.6. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52745] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Church of San Domingo.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published July 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes in left hand edge where previously bound. Light staining in the margins
The Santo Domingo Convent Buenos Aires. The artist noted that it was ''in a state of disrepair, and has nothing noteworthy except for the colors and a fine organ''. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52753] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. G. Maile & J. Bluck sculp.t.
London: Published July 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 300 x 250mm (11¾ x 10") with wide margins. Holes in left hand edge where previously bound. Light staining in the margins
The Santo Domingo Convent Buenos Aires. The artist noted that it was ''in a state of disrepair, and has nothing noteworthy except for the colors and a fine organ''. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52753] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Balling Ostriches.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾" with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
A gaucho chasing a Rhea, swinging a bolas. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52752] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾" with wide margins. Holes in top edge where it has previously been bound. Light staining in margins.
A gaucho chasing a Rhea, swinging a bolas. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52752] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Milk Boys.
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge were previously bound. Light staining in margins.
Two riders with saddles with special holders for jugs of milk. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52749] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
E.E. Vidal, Esq. del.t. T. Sutherland sculp.
London: Published May 1. 1820, at R. Ackermann's, 101, Strand.
Fine coloured aquatint. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾") with wide margins. Holes in top edge were previously bound. Light staining in margins.
Two riders with saddles with special holders for jugs of milk. From Emeric Essex Vidal's ''Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video'', one of the earliest descriptions of Argentinian life. Born c. 1788, Vidal entered the Navy in 1808 and retired in 1862. He visited Buenos Aires and Montevideo twice at the end of 1816 (the year Argentina became independent), returning 1828-9. He was stationed on St Helena 1820-1, during Bonaparte's exile.
Abbey Travel: 698. Vidal's text is available on Google Books.
[Ref: 52749] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Bresil - Brazil. Amérique. V. Pitt. No.19.
A. St. Aulaire.
Publié par Aubert, Place de la Bourse, 29. [n.d. c.1830.]
Coloured lithograph. 285 x 196mm (11¼ x 7¾").
Images of Brazilian costume: inhabitants of the province of mines; Captain of Matto; inhabitants of San Paulo; Botocudos Indians; Bogres Indians. A summary paragraph describing the land, population and resources.
[Ref: 52460] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
A. St. Aulaire.
Publié par Aubert, Place de la Bourse, 29. [n.d. c.1830.]
Coloured lithograph. 285 x 196mm (11¼ x 7¾").
Images of Brazilian costume: inhabitants of the province of mines; Captain of Matto; inhabitants of San Paulo; Botocudos Indians; Bogres Indians. A summary paragraph describing the land, population and resources.
[Ref: 52460] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Serra dos Orgaos. Cabeça do Fraile.
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 375 x 450mm (14¾ x 17¾") with very wide margins.
A view of George Marsh's farm, under a giant rock in the Serra dos Órgãos, near Rio de Janeiro. A plate from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52569] £480.00
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 375 x 450mm (14¾ x 17¾") with very wide margins.
A view of George Marsh's farm, under a giant rock in the Serra dos Órgãos, near Rio de Janeiro. A plate from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52569] £480.00
Near Bahia.
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with very fine hand colour. Sheet 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Slight foxing, damp stain in margin top right.
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52581] £380.00
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with very fine hand colour. Sheet 290 x 420mm (11½ x 16½"). Slight foxing, damp stain in margin top right.
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52581] £380.00
Ruined Chapel of San Gonsalvo. Rio Vermelho, Bahia.
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with very fine hand colour. Sheet 485 x 370mm (19 x 14½").
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52580] £450.00
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with very fine hand colour. Sheet 485 x 370mm (19 x 14½").
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52580] £450.00
Victoria Hill and Cemetery, Harbour of Bahia.
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 360 x 505mm (14¼ x 20") with very wide margins.
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52570] £480.00
W. Gore Ouseley Del. J. Needham Lith.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane. [London: Thomas McLean. n.d., 1852.]
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 360 x 505mm (14¼ x 20") with very wide margins.
A view of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, from 'Views in South America, from original drawings made in Brazil', by Sir William Gore Ousley, a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. On his return to England (according to Borba de Moraes), ''he wished to publish a collection of drawings and watercolours of Brazil and the Rio de la Plata. The selection was made by Queen Victoria. This rare and valued album contains very pictureque lithographs''.
NOT IN ABBEY; Tooley, English books with colour plates, 356. Borba de Moraes, p.643.
[Ref: 52570] £480.00
The Volcano Diggings.
Bayard Taylor. Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.
[New York: George P. Putnam & London: Richard Bentley, 1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½").
A view of a gold-miners' camp on Sutter Creek in Amador County, California. From ''Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel. By Bayard Taylor'', regarded as an important description of the Gold Rush.
[Ref: 52020] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Bayard Taylor. Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.
[New York: George P. Putnam & London: Richard Bentley, 1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 140 x 190mm (5½ x 7½").
A view of a gold-miners' camp on Sutter Creek in Amador County, California. From ''Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel. By Bayard Taylor'', regarded as an important description of the Gold Rush.
[Ref: 52020] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Thal von Concon und Campana da Quillota.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1827. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") very large margins. Centre fold.
The Quillota valley, Valparaiso, Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52542] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1827. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") very large margins. Centre fold.
The Quillota valley, Valparaiso, Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52542] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Fort von Tvun Leuvu in Chile.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1829. J.N. Ott München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins Centre fold.
A fort in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52545] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1829. J.N. Ott München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins Centre fold.
A fort in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52545] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Basaltgebirge von Tvun-Leuvu.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1828. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
Basalt rock in the Andes of Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52539] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1828. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
Basalt rock in the Andes of Chile. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52539] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Christ Church Cathedral] The Proposed Cathedral Church, Frederickton, New Brunswick,](jpegs/52546.jpg)
[Christ Church Cathedral] The Proposed Cathedral Church, Frederickton, New Brunswick, adapted from St Mary's, Snettisham, Norfolk.
Frank Wills, Architect, Exeter. R.K. Thomas lith. Day & Hague Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Scarce tinted lithograph. Sheet 635 x 460mm (25 x 18¼"). very large margins.
The Gothic Revival Anglican Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, begun 1845, consecrated 1853. When the diocese was established in 1845, John Medley was appointed as its first bishop. Before leaving England he chose a Norfolk church to base the design of the new cathedral on and hired the Exeter architect Frank Wills to make detailed plans which Medley took to Canada.
[Ref: 52546] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Frank Wills, Architect, Exeter. R.K. Thomas lith. Day & Hague Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Scarce tinted lithograph. Sheet 635 x 460mm (25 x 18¼"). very large margins.
The Gothic Revival Anglican Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick, begun 1845, consecrated 1853. When the diocese was established in 1845, John Medley was appointed as its first bishop. Before leaving England he chose a Norfolk church to base the design of the new cathedral on and hired the Exeter architect Frank Wills to make detailed plans which Medley took to Canada.
[Ref: 52546] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
The Indian Village of Colotlan.
Drawn from Nature by Capt.n Lyon. on stone by J.D. Harding. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[London: J. Dickinson, 1827.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 160 x 170mm (6¼ x 6¾"). Glue stains in edge.
Colotlán, in Jalisco, Mexico. A plate from 'The Sketch Book of Capt.n G.F. Lyon R.N.' Captain George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) went to sea at the age of thirteen and wrote and illustrated books on his travels, which included crossing the Sahara, serving under Parry as commander of the 'Hecla' and following Frankin into Hudson's Bay. He went to Mexico in 1826 as commissioner of the Real del Monte and Bolaños Mining Companies, dying on a voyage from Buenos Aires to London.
[Ref: 52324] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn from Nature by Capt.n Lyon. on stone by J.D. Harding. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[London: J. Dickinson, 1827.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 160 x 170mm (6¼ x 6¾"). Glue stains in edge.
Colotlán, in Jalisco, Mexico. A plate from 'The Sketch Book of Capt.n G.F. Lyon R.N.' Captain George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) went to sea at the age of thirteen and wrote and illustrated books on his travels, which included crossing the Sahara, serving under Parry as commander of the 'Hecla' and following Frankin into Hudson's Bay. He went to Mexico in 1826 as commissioner of the Real del Monte and Bolaños Mining Companies, dying on a voyage from Buenos Aires to London.
[Ref: 52324] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[A view and description of Niagara Falls.] A Map of the United States of North America](jpegs/52212.jpg)
[A view and description of Niagara Falls.] A Map of the United States of North America Drawn from a number of Critical Researches. By A. Arrowsmith, Geographer. Charles Street Soho.
[London: Arrowsmith c.1800.]
Engraved scrap. Sheet 310 x 340mm (14¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed from a much larger sheet, creased and torn, laid on album paper.
The decorative title cartouche from Aaron's important wall map of the United States, first published in 1798 with further editions in 1802 and 1808. Underneath is an extensive engraved text titled 'Falls of Niagara'. Arrowemith's map is famous as the one used by Lewis & Clark to plan their landmark transcontinental trip.
[Ref: 52212] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Arrowsmith c.1800.]
Engraved scrap. Sheet 310 x 340mm (14¼ x 13¼"). Trimmed from a much larger sheet, creased and torn, laid on album paper.
The decorative title cartouche from Aaron's important wall map of the United States, first published in 1798 with further editions in 1802 and 1808. Underneath is an extensive engraved text titled 'Falls of Niagara'. Arrowemith's map is famous as the one used by Lewis & Clark to plan their landmark transcontinental trip.
[Ref: 52212] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti, A young Seminole Indian,
[Day & Haghe, Lithrs,, to the Queen.]
[Published by Hatchard & Son, Piccadilly.] [London, 1841]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 190 x 120mm (7½ x 4¾"). Trimmed, losing inscriptions
A portrait of a young Amerinds boy with bow and shield, after a portrait by George Catlin. According to the text he was an orphan, presumably because of the Second Seminole War (1835-42). The frontispiece portrait of 'A Narrative of the Early Days and Remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti, a young Seminole Indian; son of Econchatti-Mico, king of the Red Hills, in Florida; with a brief history of his nation, and his renowned uncle, Oceola, and his parents: and amusing tales, illustrative of Indian life in Florida... Written by his Guardian [Andrew Welch]'. Welch's text is very sympathetic to the plight of the Seminole, portraying them as victims of European greed.
[Ref: 52014] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Day & Haghe, Lithrs,, to the Queen.]
[Published by Hatchard & Son, Piccadilly.] [London, 1841]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 190 x 120mm (7½ x 4¾"). Trimmed, losing inscriptions
A portrait of a young Amerinds boy with bow and shield, after a portrait by George Catlin. According to the text he was an orphan, presumably because of the Second Seminole War (1835-42). The frontispiece portrait of 'A Narrative of the Early Days and Remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti, a young Seminole Indian; son of Econchatti-Mico, king of the Red Hills, in Florida; with a brief history of his nation, and his renowned uncle, Oceola, and his parents: and amusing tales, illustrative of Indian life in Florida... Written by his Guardian [Andrew Welch]'. Welch's text is very sympathetic to the plight of the Seminole, portraying them as victims of European greed.
[Ref: 52014] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
William Penn Esq.r Proprietor of Pennsylvania: 1703.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Fine engraving. 120 x 80mm (4¾" x 3?"). Worm holes in very wide margin. Some foxing.
Bookplate of William Penn (1644-1718), founder and 'Absolute Proprietor' of the Province of Pennsylvania, featuring his armorial.
[Ref: 52818] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1750.]
Fine engraving. 120 x 80mm (4¾" x 3?"). Worm holes in very wide margin. Some foxing.
Bookplate of William Penn (1644-1718), founder and 'Absolute Proprietor' of the Province of Pennsylvania, featuring his armorial.
[Ref: 52818] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hacienda de Cassapi.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1829.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
The home of Cassapi. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52544] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.A. Sedlmayr München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1829.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
The home of Cassapi. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52544] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Perou-Peru. Amérique. V. Pitt. No.20.
A. St. Aulaire. Imp. d'Aubert & C.ie.
Publié par Aubert, Place de la Bourse, 29. [n.d. c.1830.]
Coloured lithograph. 280 x 196mm (11 x 7¾").
Images of Peruvian costume: Ladies of Lima; a monk; Maids of Nuantajaya; a gentleman; a man of Pachia taking a woman behind him; women of Arequipa; Indians of Trujillo. A summary paragraph describing the land, population and resources.
[Ref: 52459] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
A. St. Aulaire. Imp. d'Aubert & C.ie.
Publié par Aubert, Place de la Bourse, 29. [n.d. c.1830.]
Coloured lithograph. 280 x 196mm (11 x 7¾").
Images of Peruvian costume: Ladies of Lima; a monk; Maids of Nuantajaya; a gentleman; a man of Pachia taking a woman behind him; women of Arequipa; Indians of Trujillo. A summary paragraph describing the land, population and resources.
[Ref: 52459] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hacienda de Machay.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.N. Ott ünchen Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1829.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
The farmer's home, a thatched open-sided cone. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52572] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.N. Ott ünchen Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1829.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
The farmer's home, a thatched open-sided cone. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52572] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Mission Sion.
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.N. Ott München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
A mission in Peru. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52543] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
E. Pöppig nach d. Natur 1830. I.N. Ott München Lithogr. 1834.
[Munich, 1834.]
Rare lithograph, watermark Thurneisen. Sheet 435 x 585mm (17 x 23") with very wide margins. Centre fold.
A mission in Peru. One of sixteen lithographs after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798-1868), published in his ' Reise in Chile, Peru und auf dem Amazonenstrome während der Jahre 1827-1832'. The work describes his zoological expedition to Chile, Peru and Brazil, in which he travelled the length of the Amazon, describing over 4,000 plant species and explored Incan ruins.
[Ref: 52543] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
A Horse Market _ Sonora.
F. Marryat. J. Brandard.
M. & N. Hanhart, imp.t. [n.d., 1855.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 135 x 200mm (5¼ x 8").
A man sits on the horse he is auctioning, taking bids from a crowd of men from various classes, including Spaniards, Chinese, businessmen, pioneers, and African Americans. Behind is 'The Miner's Saloon'. From Frank Samuel Marryat's ''Mountains and Molehills, or Recollections of a Burnt Journal'', a sportsman-tourist's chronicle of California in the early 1850s, describing hunting, horse races, bear and bull fights. It also includes his bemused comments on social life in San Francisco, Stockton, and the gold fields. Marryat (1826-1855) left England for California via Panama with a manservant and three hunting dogs in 1850, hoping to find material for a book like his earlier Borneo. He returned to England in 1853 to marry; returning to California the same year he contracted yellow fever on board, forcing him to cut short the trip short and return to England, published this book just before he died.
[Ref: 52017] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
F. Marryat. J. Brandard.
M. & N. Hanhart, imp.t. [n.d., 1855.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet 135 x 200mm (5¼ x 8").
A man sits on the horse he is auctioning, taking bids from a crowd of men from various classes, including Spaniards, Chinese, businessmen, pioneers, and African Americans. Behind is 'The Miner's Saloon'. From Frank Samuel Marryat's ''Mountains and Molehills, or Recollections of a Burnt Journal'', a sportsman-tourist's chronicle of California in the early 1850s, describing hunting, horse races, bear and bull fights. It also includes his bemused comments on social life in San Francisco, Stockton, and the gold fields. Marryat (1826-1855) left England for California via Panama with a manservant and three hunting dogs in 1850, hoping to find material for a book like his earlier Borneo. He returned to England in 1853 to marry; returning to California the same year he contracted yellow fever on board, forcing him to cut short the trip short and return to England, published this book just before he died.
[Ref: 52017] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Walter Raleigh's Conquest of the City of St Joseph in the Isle of Trinidad.
Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine 1750 for J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard London.
Engraving. Plate: 195 x 220mm (7¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet. Some foxing towards the bottom. One vertical fold a quarter of the way from the left as normal.
St. Joseph, the capital of Spanish Trinidad, was attacked by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1595, during his expedition to find El Dorado. In the centre is the Spanish Governor, Antonio de Berrío, who was captured and interrogated for information about the location of the City of Gold. This scene was copied from Theodore De Bry's engraving in his 'Grand Voyages'.
[Ref: 52819] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine 1750 for J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard London.
Engraving. Plate: 195 x 220mm (7¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet. Some foxing towards the bottom. One vertical fold a quarter of the way from the left as normal.
St. Joseph, the capital of Spanish Trinidad, was attacked by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1595, during his expedition to find El Dorado. In the centre is the Spanish Governor, Antonio de Berrío, who was captured and interrogated for information about the location of the City of Gold. This scene was copied from Theodore De Bry's engraving in his 'Grand Voyages'.
[Ref: 52819] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, presenting in pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Instant, A Statement of Lands, Lots, Swelling Houses, and Slaves. Feburary 15, 1816, Read, and Ordered to lie upon the Table.
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis. 1816.
Pamphlet; pp. (4), rare. Worn edges.
A statement to Congress of the taxable value of each state, written by Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817), Treasury Secretary under President James Madison. Of the 18 states of the Union only 14 supplied statistics. According to the covering note: ''From the States of Southern Carolina and Louisiana, returns from the boards of principal assessors have not been received; and the returns received from the boards for the States of Virginia and Tennesse [sic] are incomplete and erroneous''.
[Ref: 52650] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Washington: Printed by William A. Davis. 1816.
Pamphlet; pp. (4), rare. Worn edges.
A statement to Congress of the taxable value of each state, written by Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817), Treasury Secretary under President James Madison. Of the 18 states of the Union only 14 supplied statistics. According to the covering note: ''From the States of Southern Carolina and Louisiana, returns from the boards of principal assessors have not been received; and the returns received from the boards for the States of Virginia and Tennesse [sic] are incomplete and erroneous''.
[Ref: 52650] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
A Map of Virginia and Maryland. A View of the Centurion, taking the Acapulco Ship, off Cape Espiritu Santo, on Samal one of the Philipine Islands. A Plan of the Harbour of Acapulco on the Coast of Mexico.
[London: William Strahan et al, c.1766.]
Engraving. UNCUT SHEET, 340 x 220mm (13½ x 8¾"). Mounted on album paper.
A probably unique sheet, engraved by Thomas Jefferys for Smollett's 'Compendium of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages', but uncut and therefore unissued. It contains two maps, Virginia & Maryland and Acapulco, and a view of Geoge Anson's ship attacking the Spanish treasure ship in 1743.
[Ref: 52513] £480.00
[London: William Strahan et al, c.1766.]
Engraving. UNCUT SHEET, 340 x 220mm (13½ x 8¾"). Mounted on album paper.
A probably unique sheet, engraved by Thomas Jefferys for Smollett's 'Compendium of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages', but uncut and therefore unissued. It contains two maps, Virginia & Maryland and Acapulco, and a view of Geoge Anson's ship attacking the Spanish treasure ship in 1743.
[Ref: 52513] £480.00