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RAPKIN, John


Beautiful map of Leeds, with eight vignette views. Decorated border with title at top

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 35.5 / 19½ x 14

£95
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H Winkles
/ RAPKIN, J


A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 35 / 10 x 14

£95
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H Winkles
/ RAPKIN, J


A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 35 / 10 x 14

£120
Islands in the Indian Ocean
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H Winkles
/ RAPKIN, J


A highly decorative map of the Indian Ocean, with inset map of Mauritius and five vignettes of island scenes on Mauritius, Madagascar, Ceylon and others. The whole enclosed in an elegant border

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10

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H Winkles
/ RAPKIN, J


A highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 36 / 9½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful engraving showing 13 varieties of anenome with the rootstock of two varieties. The designs are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


13 species of anenome, six with the root stock shown. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Nine species of carnations. Stems leaves and flowers are shown. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful engraving of nine species of carnation. The designs are elegantly balanced on the page and the captions neatly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Nine varieties of aqualegia, better known as columbines. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


The engraving shows six species of crocus of various hues, from blue to red patterned to yellow. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Four varieties of delphinium - white, variegated blue and white, purple and blue. The engraving shows flowers, leaves and stem. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


This plate show five varieties of iris. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of four varieties of Iris, showing the whole plant from root to flower. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of five flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Satyrion, commonly known as ‘salep’ was thought by the Greeks to be an aphrodisiac. Oiginally from the east it is now found wild in Britain. Nine varieties are shown in this beautiful engraving. The designs are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of nine flowering plants, including four varieties of Amaranthus. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Fascinating print of five varieties of poppy with leaves and seed pod. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful engraving of two sprouting bulbs. The two plants are side by side on the page. The right hand plant has a light green leaf with a maroon mottled tip. The plants are well balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful engraving of two sprouting bulbs. The plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


The print shows four plants- the vine - ‘Vitis Vinifera’, Rosemary, ‘Balsamina sive momordica’ and ‘Halicacabus Indicus Arborescens’. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of four flowers. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of four flowering plants, including two varieties of jasmine. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of six flowering plants. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Four species of conifer showing branches, needles and berries. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


This beautiful print shows four species from the nightshade family, including deadly nightshade, aubergine and tomato. Each illustration shows both the fruit and the flower. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful plate of four flowering plants. The lower two on the plate are varieties of the tobacco plant. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

£245
A. The Emperiall palace where the presents were received.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29.5 / 14 x 11½

£195
Acipenser Huso.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£395
Aegyptus Hodierna
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HOMANN, Johann & Christoph Baptist


This stylish map, has lavish illustrations of the pyramids, waterfalls, and Egyptian antiquities, and clearly delineates 3 areas of Egypt; ‘Inferior, Media and Superior.’ Text on the title and map itself is in Latin, the text on the illustrations is in German

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 55 / 18½ x 21½

£240
Afgod SEKIA. The Idoll Sekia.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13 x 20

£175
ANAS ÆGYPTIACA. L’OIE D’EGYPTE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a Egyptian goose from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire ...

Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 40 / 10½ x 15½

£600
ANTILOPE CORINNA. LA GAZELLE CORINNE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a gazelle from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 40 / 11 x 15½

£320
Balistes Biaculeatus and Balistes Tomentosus.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER.


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£700
Baloo in the Forest
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DETMOLD, Edward Julius & Charles Maurice


The Detmolds' most celebrated joint achievement, and among the finest book illustrations ever produced, was the set of 16 watercolours depicting scenes from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Macmillan first issued these in November 1908.

Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 24 / 10½ x 9½

£120
Before and After. Plate I
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HOGARTH, William


Thomas Cook engraved this after Hogarth, as illustrations in "Hogarth Restored. The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth". Published in 1806. .

Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 43 / 13 x 17

£275
Blanc et Rouge, Elle m'a Commande un Cocktail.
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IRIBE, Paul


This print is one of a set of significant promotional publications for the wine merchant, Nicolas. This pochoir, black and white Art Deco illustration with red border is a fine example of the work of renowned graphic artist Paul Iribe. Framed size 40.2 x 50 cm

Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 31.8 / 16 x 19½

£275
Blanc et Rouge, Je n'Entends pas ce aue Je Bois.
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IRIBE, Paul


This print is one of a set of significant promotional publications for the wine merchant, Nicolas. This pochoir, black and white Art Deco illustration with red border is a fine example of the work of renowned graphic artist Paul Iribe. Framed size 40.2 x 50 cm

Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 31.6 / 16 x 19½

£275
Blanc et Rouge, La Belle au Bois Dormant
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IRIBE, Paul


This print is one of a set of significant promotional publications for the wine merchant, Nicolas. This pochoir, black and white Art Deco illustration with red border is a fine example of the work of renowned graphic artist Paul Iribe. Framed size 40.2 x 50 cm

Dimensions (W x H): 25.6 x 32 / 16 x 19½

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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A very pretty pair of black and white engravings. On the left is a domestic scene depicting the island’s Bourgeoisie - a woman sits knitting with her older daughter on one side and her baby asleep in a cradle on the other. On the right two servants from the island are shown on a hill overlooking ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33.5 x 21 / 13 x 8½

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THOM., A.
/ SHAW, Dr. Norton.


An attractive map showing illustrations of the peoples of the Empire with detailed table of British posession: area, population, etc.

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 44.5 / 21 x 17½

£320
Callionymus Lyra.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£750
CAMELUS BACTRIANUS. LE CHAMEAU
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a bactrian Camel from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.. The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 30 / 15½ x 12

£95
CANIS HYÆNA. L’HIÈNE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Engraving of a hyena from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a catalogue of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 29 / 15½ x 11½

£200
CAPRA ÆGAGUS. LE PASENG OU BOUC SAUVAGE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a wild goat from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 27 / 15½ x 10½

£175
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A beautifully detailed view of an encampment around a watering hole in the desert. The scene throngs with men, camels and horses. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, his account of their tour of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 25 / 14½ x 10

£145
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A pair of attractive maps, one above the other, showing this area around the Attica mountains near to Athens. The top map of the pair is a contemporary map with landmarks labelled in French. The bottom map shows the same area in classical times, with key historical sites picked out, labelled in ...

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 37.5 / 10 x 15

£145
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel


Map of eastern Rhodes and the adjacent Turkish coast showing the route taken by Choiseul-Gouffier from the Greek island to the mainland. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, his account of their tour ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21.5 x 34 / 8½ x 13½

£220
Castrum a Meinjaceen.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 22.5 / 13 x 9

£175
CAVIA AGUTI. L’AGOUTI
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Engraving of a South American aguti from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 40 / 10½ x 15½

£195
Cepola Taenia
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£350
Cepola Teania
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 21 / 14 x 8½

£175
CERVUS AXIS. L’AXIS
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a spotted deer from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 24 x 40 / 9½ x 15½

£650
Chaetodon Ciliaris.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Chaetodon Pavo
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£295
Chelsea Old Church
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E.E. Briscoe


Signed by the artist. Book illustration for ‘Byways of London; picturesque nooks and corners - 2 volume complete set.’ This covered all major landmarks of London.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 34 / 10 x 13½

£320
Chimaera Monstrosa.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£120
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LEVASSEUR, Victor


A detailed map of Guadeloupe bordered with ornate illustrations showing settlers, the landscape, a windmill and an earthquake, with text of ‘statistiques’ beneath

Dimensions (W x H): 42.4 x 28.5 / 16½ x 11

£300
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WIT, Frederick de


Attractive map of part of Belgium, with title along top border. Illustration at top right with cherub holding coat of arms outside a blacksmith’s workshop. Scale at lower right.

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 46 / 21½ x 18

£350
Coryphaena Plumieri.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] PLUMIER, P


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 17 / 15 x 6½

£195
Cottus Gruniens
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 18.5 / 14 x 7½

£350
Cottus Scorpius
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[BLOCH, Marcus] HENNIG, I F


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 19 / 13½ x 7½

£100
Cyclisme sur Piste
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UZELAC, Milivoy


Limited to 750 copies.Original print from the collection of 44 sporting prints was assembled by Maurice & Jacques Goddet. The illustrations were all done by the Bosnian born Milivoy Uzelac. After studying at the Académie of Beaux-Arts in Prague he moved to Paris where his work was widely exhibited. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 30 / 9 x 12

£350
Cyprinus Blicca
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 21 / 14 x 8½

£500
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13½ x 20½

£175
DANISH ISLANDS in The North Atlantic Ocean.  Iceland/Faroe Islands.
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PETERMANN, Augustus/SWANSTON, G.H.


This beautiful plate has two maps, one of Iceland above, and below, the Faroe Islands. The maps are surrounded by eleven illustrations showing the people, birds landscapes and geysers of the islands. Title at top centre.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 46 / 12 x 18

£275
De Stadt AIMUY. The Citie.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£275
De Stadt KINNINGFOE The Citie
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£245
De Stadt QUEMUY. The Citie.
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£175
DELPHINUS PHOCÆNA. LE MARSOUIN
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a porpoise from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 27 / 15½ x 10½

£95
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel


Fascinating cross section of the Antiparos Grotto, with a plan at top right. Decorative title with cherubs and cave torches. This plate is from Volume I of Choiseul-Gouffier’s Voyage Pittoresque, a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean and an account of his tour (with the artist, J.B. Hilaire) ...

Dimensions (W x H): 38.5 x 24 / 15 x 9½

£350
Diodon Hystrix.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 19.5 / 14 x 7½

£650
DIODON MOLA.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Echeneis Neucrates
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Echeneis Remora
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£700
Elephant Dance
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DETMOLD, Edward Julius & Charles Maurice


The Detmolds' most celebrated joint achievement, and among the finest book illustrations ever produced, was the set of 16 watercolours depicting scenes from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Macmillan first issued these in November 1908.

Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 24 / 10½ x 9½

£1250
ELEPHANTUS INDICUS. L’ELEPHANTUS DES INDES
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of male indian elephant from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 30 / 15½ x 12

£1250
ELEPHANTUS INDICUS. L’ÉLÉPHANTUS DES INDES
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a female indian elephant from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 30 / 15½ x 12

£195
Embrio Squali Pristis
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£120
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


Intrepid cavers gather with their torches and ropes ready to go into the grotto in this lovely scene. Stock number 6841 shows the interior of the same grotto. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 24.5 / 14½ x 9½

£600
EQUUS QUAGGA. LE COUAGGA
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a quagga from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 27 / 15½ x 10½

£800
FELIS PARDIS. LA PANTHÈRE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Fabulous engraving of a male leopard from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 28.5 / 15½ x 11

£1200
FELIS TIGRIS. LE TIGRE
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MARÉCHAL, Nicolas


Magnificent engraving of a tiger from one of the finest examples of eighteenth century french natural history illustration.The prominent french naturalist Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède 1756-1825 compiled ‘La Menagerie du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle’, a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 30 / 15½ x 12

£120
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A pair of pretty engravings of scenes from Santorini. The top one shows two women in a house sitting talking. The bottom is a view of a village looking out to sea. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

£120
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A pair of pretty engravings of scenes from two of the Cyclades islands. The top one shows two women, a toddler and a baby in a domestic scene on Sifnos. The bottom shows a lovely view from the sea of Sikinos. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

£500
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13½ x 20½

£195
Fig 1. Blennius Fasciatus  Fig 2. Callionymus Dracunculus
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Fig: 1, 2.Syngnathus Biaculeantus. Fig: 3,4. Pegasus Natans
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Fig: 1, Blennius Ocellaris. Fig: 2, Blennius Gattorugine
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Fig: 1,2. Pegasus Draconis.  Fig :3. Syngnathus Hippocampus. Fig: 4. Syngathus Pelagicus.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] HENNIG, I F


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 21 / 13½ x 8½

£350
Fig: 1. Clupea Harengus. Fig:2. Clupea Sprattus
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[BLOCH, Marcus] HENNIG, I F


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 22.5 / 13½ x 9

£195
Fig: 1.Centriscus Scolopax. Fig: 2. Centriscus Scutatus. Fig: 3.4. Cyclopterus Liparis.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33.5 x 16.5 / 13 x 6½

£195
Fig: 1.Ophidium Barbatum.Fig: 2.Ophidum Aculeatum
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£320
Fig:1, Gymnotus  Brachiurus. Fig:2, Gymnotus Carapo
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Fig:1,2.Cottus Monopterigius. Fig: 3. Gobius Plumieri
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£350
Gadus Carbonarius
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[BLOCH, Marcus] HENNIG, I F


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 20.5 / 15½ x 8

£350
Gadus Merlangus
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 20 / 14½ x 8

£320
Gadus Merluccius
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£195
Gadus Tricirratus.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£500
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13½ x 20½

£400
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SWEERT, Emanuel


This beautiful print shows a gladiolus plant, bulb leaves and flowers, and two tubers. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

£800
GUINEA
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BLAEU, Willem


A highly decorative map of Guinea, showing the coast of Africa between Sierra Leone and Gabon, including the Ivory, Gold & Slave Coasts in great detail, including the European outposts. Even though West Africa was a heavily populated area, there are few notations about African towns and political ...

Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 38.5 / 21 x 15

£195
Gymnotus Electricus.
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[BLOCH, Marcus] KRUGER


Marcus Éliéser Bloch was born in 1723 in Anspach. He spent the earlier part of his career as a physician, studying intestinal worms. It was not until the age of 57, that Bloch turned to the study of fish, and set himself the task of providing full descriptions and illustrations of the species known ...

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 19 / 14½ x 7½

£150
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A charming rural scene showing a cottage and a group of women with their children, surrounded by birds and three pigs. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, his account of their tour of the Greek ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 24.5 / 14½ x 9½

£120
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A lovely pair of engravings of islanders. The top showing two men, a woman and child by the sea in Naxos, the bottom showing two women inside a house in Tine. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22.5 x 33.5 / 9 x 13

£95
HABITANS DE LA CARIE.
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


Four engravings on one plate showing citizens of ‘Carie’ on the Turkish mainland - three of armed men and the last of a woman. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. Hilaire joined a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean. Volume I of Voyage Pittoresque, his account of their tour of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20.5 x 31 / 8 x 12

£150
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel


Four engravings on one plate showing citizens of ‘Carie’ on the Turkish mainland. This plate is from Volume I of Choiseul-Gouffier’s Voyage Pittoresque, a cartographic survey of the Mediterranean and an account of his tour (with the artist, J.B. Hilaire) of Greece, the Greek islands, and the coast ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20.5 x 31 / 8 x 12

£150
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Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Auguste Florens, Comte de.


A very pretty view in which a group of travellers relax in the shade of a tree, some smoking hookahs. Their weapons are laid on the ground in front of them, and their horses graze behind them. In the background is the the town they are heading towards. In 1776 Choiseul-Gouffier and the artist J.B. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 25.5 / 14½ x 10

£750
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13½ x 20½

£1500
Hemerocallis Japponica.
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph.


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe.His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also used for china.

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 51 / 13 x 20

£275
HITSIU. In the Province of Tzietkiang
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This fascinating copperplate engraving comes from a famous work originally published in Dutch by the trade diplomat Jan Nieuhoff, but translated into English by the British mapmaker and publisher John Ogilby. The images provide a document of early western contact with China and come from the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 29 / 14 x 11½

£400
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SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful engraving of two varieties of hyacinth - one blue, the other red - showing the whole plant from flowering head to bulb. The two plants are side by side on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert was prefect of the gardens of the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. His ...

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13

£400
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REDOUTE, Pierre Joseph


Pierre Joseph Redoute was born in Belgium, he became a favored artist at the court of France, patronized by kings from Louis XVI to Louis-Philippe. His delicate illustrations were not only framed as pictures but also applied to china.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 52 / 13½ x 20½

£1600
I. Caryophyllus multiplex ma ximus variegatus.
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BESLER, Basilius


Plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was first ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
II. Calendula lutea flore pleno. I. Calendula prolifera. III. Calendula lutea mediorussa.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£2000
II. Lavendula flore albo. I. Caryophyllusmaximus plenus flore rubro. III. Lavendula flore caeruleo.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
II. Leucoium flore luteo pleno marus. I. Leucoium flore albo pleno. III. Leucoium flore luteo pleno minus.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
II. Scabiosa Indica flore dilute I. Scabiosa Indica flore sa turate rubro. III. Scabiosa tenuifolia flore cinereo.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
III. Abrotanum famina sive Chamacy parissus. I. Caryophyll, plenuslate rubescens instar florum Persici mali. II. Marum peregrinum.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£2000
III. Narcissus Juncisolius. I. Narcissus maior flore multiplice. II. Narcissus sylvertis stellatus.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
III. Ornithogalum medium. I. Hyacinthus stellatus Italicus. II. Hyacinthus Comosus Bizantinus.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£1600
III. Scabiosa Pannonica flore albo. I. Scabiosa Hispanica mai. II. Scabiosa Angustifolia flore subcari.
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BESLER, Basilius


Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19

£220
Illustrations for Don Quixote
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HOGARTH, William


Set of 6 engravings on 3 shee