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Gli Dardanlei.
[n.d., c.1670.]
Etching, 18th century watermark. 175 x 275mm (7 x 10¾"), with large margins. Fold.
A view of the Dardanelle forts with rough seas. A copy of a plate from 'Diverse Viste delli Dardanelli', a series of nine view of the Dardanelles and the Aegean etched by Romeyn de Hooghe and others, published by Jan Peeters c.1664.
[Ref: 64427] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
Nankin and the Porcelain Tower, approached by the Creek from the Yang-tse Keang River.
From a sketch by Capt.n J. Clark Kennedy, 18th. Royal Irish, Sept. 1842. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.
London, Published by Ackermann & Co. Strand, 20th July, 1844.
Rare lithograph. Printed area 210 x 250mm (8¼ x 9¾"), with very large margins. Repaired tears in borders.
The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, located on the bank of the Yangtze River, China, built in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty. John Clark Kennedy (1817-67) served with the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in the China War of 1840-42 and was on the staff in the operations in the Canton River in 1847. He also served in the Punjab campaign (1848-9) and Crimea, where he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1855, and was present at the final assault on Sebastopol.
[Ref: 64020] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
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