An excellent view of Portsmouth town and harbour, including the dockyard, the rigging house, the semaphore, the timber dock, Portsmouth harbour station, steamboat pier and ferry.

Dimensions (W x H): 111 x 38 / 43½ x 15

This detailed double panorama of London shows the city in two different periods of time, in 1616, and in 1890. The 1616 view is by Visscher, a highly accomplished Dutch engraver, and shows a view of the city from the South side, with St Paul’s Church and old London Bridge. It has a title ...

Dimensions (W x H): 103 x 38 / 40½ x 15

This impressive panorama is taken from above the Houses of Parliament, looking west. It shows Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and The Albert Hall in the distance. Oxford was the birthplace of Henry William Brewer, although he spent most of his life in North Kensington. ...

Dimensions (W x H): 112 x 44.5 / 44 x 17½

Rare and beautifully engraved map of the ancient land of Canaan which roughly corresponds to present-day Israel. The map is based on the work of Visscher showing the Holy Land with a great amount of detail. The track of Apostle Paul is shown in the Mediterranean Sea and the map is embellished with ...

Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 26.5 / 18 x 10½

An interesting panorama of the city of Dublin from the spire of St Patrick’s Cathedral overlooking Christchurch Cathedral with Dublin Castle behind. On the left, lie the Four Courts on the banks of the River Liffey which runs into the Irish Sea. Brewer was commissioned by The Graphic to do many ...

Dimensions (W x H): 123 x 37.5 / 48½ x 15

A superb map of the island of Java showing its relationship to Bali, Sumatra and Borneo. Very decorative title cartouche with natives and a cherub. Map scale in cartouche with cherubs and mermaids.The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work consisted of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 42 / 20 x 16½

A superb map of the East Indies. Decorative title cartouche with natives holding spears and swords. Map scale also in cartouche with mermaid. The sea decorated with ships a sea monster and a compass rose. The Schenk and Valck families were closely linked by marriage. Most of their work ...

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 39 / 19½ x 15½

Magnificent, finely detailed map of Scandinavia, also showing northern Holland, Germany and Poland, and Baltic Russia. Title cartouche at top left, dedicated to ‘Gustavo Adolpho’ by ‘Nicolae Iohannide Piscatore’, Visscher’s latinized name. The title is surrounded by 30 coats of arms, with ...

Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 45 / 21½ x 17½

Handsome map of England, with large decorative cartouche showing royal arms surrounded by cherubs amidst clouds. Legend in Dutch at lower left. Counties in outline colour, and distances shown between towns

Dimensions (W x H): 495 x 57 / 195 x 22½

Beautiful and detailed map, with handsome cartouche at top centre, flanked by garlands and cherubs. 15 sailing ships at sea. At lower centre there is an illustration of a fortified tented tabernacle, framed with gold treasures, flanked by two priests burning incense. Three scales at lower right, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 46 / 22 x 18