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COLLINS, Capt. Greenvile
Clear chart of Leith Harbour, Edinburgh, with an inset ‘prospect of Leith from the East’ at top right. Soundings and ships at sea. North to lower edge of map. Arms of Leith at top left, decorated dedicatory cartouche left of centre.Captain Greenvile Collins was an outstanding naval officer who ...
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 44.5 / 22½ x 17½
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HOLBEIN, Hans
Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 42 / 12½ x 16½
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AVEDON, Richard.
Richard Avedon's glorious portrait of John Lennon, commissioned by Beatles company NEMS Enterprises Ltd and licensed for sale through three outlets - Look magazine in America, (as here,) the Daily Express in the UK and Stern Magazine in Germany.
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 78 / 23 x 30½
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LENNON, John & Yoko Ono.
No. 23 of 100 signed in black felt tip by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Original poster printed on card for the exhibition held at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. The Exhibition opened on Lennon’s 31st birthday, October 9th 1971.
Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 46 / 24 x 18
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LENNON, John & Yoko Ono.
Original poster printed for the exhibition held at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York. With the Lennon-Ono Original Gallery Art blindstamp. The Exhibition opened on Lennon’s 31st birthday, October 9th 1971.
Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 46 / 24 x 18
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Aslin, J.
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This fascinating maps shows the routes of exploration (coloured), by land and sea, taken in search of the north-west passage in the early nineteenth-century. Inset map at lower right shows ‘Capt. Franklin’s Journey from the Coppermine River to the Head of the Bathurst Inlet. The New General Atlas ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Very large and detailed map of Europe in four parts (each part measures 62 x 51cm). Coloured by country and showing ‘British Dominions’ in northern Germany, and Prussia bordering on Russia. Title and key to the colours at lower right. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced ...
Dimensions (W x H): 124 x 102 / 49 x 40
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Africa with an accurately depicted coastline, and a fairly blank interior, apart from the names of tribes. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½
£400
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Asia, accurate except for land north of Japan.The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John.
Handsome map of Turkey in Asia, which at the time, included Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Iraq. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Four maps on one sheet of the Atlantic Islands - Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. At the center of the sheet, there is an attractive view of ‘The Peak of Tenerife’, and there are two larger scale insets in the lower corners of parts of the Azores and Lanzarote. Title at top ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Map of the Austrian Empire at the beginning oi the nineteenth-century, when it stretched from Bohemia to Venice and the Dalmatian coast, and east to the Ukraine. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
A detailed map of the island. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 50 / 12 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Belgium with a key to the 15 departments at top right. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of northern India, from 20deg. north, with two insets above - Nepal and Kabul. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of southern India, from Bombay to the south. Includes the northern tip of Sri Lanka and easterly Laccadive Islands. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½
£250
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of the British Isles with an inset of the Orkneys and Shetlands at top left. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 59.5 / 19½ x 23½
£400
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THOMSON, John
Interesting map of eastern Canada and north-east United States, showing the state of settlement and exploration in the early nineteenth century. There is much written detail on river routes and lakes, giving details of navigation, portage around rapids and waterfalls, and even fishing (‘This strait ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 48 / 23 x 19
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THOMSON, John.
Handsome map of north-eastern South America from Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela to the mouth of the Amazon. Like many maps of the time it shows the non-existent ‘Lake Parima’, between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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Aspin
/ THOMSON, John
Interesting sheet with four maps, that shows the extent of settlement in Australia in the early nineteenth century. The four maps are, in order of size: ‘Surveys in the Interior of New South Wales.’, ‘Van Diemen’s Land from the latest Authorities and Surveys.’, ‘British Settlements at Port ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John.
Handsome map of the Mediterranean, with seven inset maps of some important harbours - Marseilles, Genoa, Gibraltar, Leghorn (Italy) Algiers and Smyrna (Turkey). The insets have soundings, and two - Gibraltar and Algiers - have plans of naval battles. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Detailed chart of the north and Baltic seas, with three inset maps along top edge; Heligoland, Port of Revel and the Harbour of St. Petersburg. Sandbanks and numerous depth soundings on the main map and the insets. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 48.5 / 23½ x 19
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THOMSON, John
Fascinating map, very detailed, but distorted, showing the explorations between Alaska and Siberia. The routes of Captain Cook and Bering are shown. Numerous depth soundings in the Bering Straits. The north coast is shown with a dotted line, except for the explorations of Mackenzie along the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of China, coloured by province. Title at top left. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Japan and Korea, with note on the ‘Corean Archipelago’; in a note in lower right hand corner, quoting from ‘Captain Hall’s Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Korea’; Thomson, draws in a non-existent archipelago of islands to the west of Korea. Apart from this detail, the map ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 57 / 19½ x 22½
£200
![DENMARK. [inset maps:] Iceland. Feroe Islands](itemImages/th_4568.jpg)
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THOMSON, John
Attractive map of Denmark with two insets to the left. Title at top right with threescales underneath The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Two large circular maps of the hemispheres. The maps show the knowledge of the world’s coastlines at the time- except for the yet-to-be discovered North-West Passage, everything is there. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 50 / 19½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Two maps on the same sheet. To the left, Egypt and to the right is Abyssinia. The Abyssinian map contains a wonderful mixture of fact and hearsay with such texts as ‘Here the river is lost in the sands or led off in canals by natives’. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Europe, coloured by country, showing Ottoman Empire stretching to the Danube, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the many states of Italy and Germany. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Splendid map of Russia west of the Urals, coloured by province. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 59 / 19½ x 23
£195
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of France, coloured by department. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of its day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½
£175
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of France, coloured by province. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½
£375
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THOMSON, John
Three superb map on one sheet, of three Carribean Islands. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
£220
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of northern Germany. At the time, Germany stretched from Holland to well into Poland. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Map of India, with an inset of Sri Lanka at lower right. The right hand third of this plate has two inset maps showing the Ganges delta in the dry season and routes of Inland navigation as far as Allahabad, and at top right there is a sectional view of the river. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Holland, before the building of the dykes. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.6 x 59 / 19½ x 23
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THOMSON, John
Beautiful map of Italy. Inset map of Elba at top right. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 58 / 19½ x 23
£395
![JAMAICA [2 inset maps:] 1. The Harbours of Kingston and Port Royal. 2. The Harbour of Bluefields.](itemImages/th_4545.jpg)
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THOMSON, John
Beautiful map, clear and detailed, of Jamaica, with the counties in outline colour. Two insets maps in the lower corners. Title at lower centre. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered ...
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of the western Pacific, showing the main groups of islands - Solomon Islands, Friendly Islands, Dangerous Archipelago, Caroline Islands and Sandwich Islands - and many others. There are four inset maps at top right, two each of Tahiti and Hawaii. The New General Atlas was one of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
£395
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THOMSON, John
Two superb maps on one sheet, of two Carribean Islands. ‘Martinico’ is Martinique. Below the Martinique map, there is an inset map of the ‘Cul de Sac Royal’. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
This beautiful and bold map of Australasia shows the whole coastline accurately and makes up for the lack of detail with short notes like ‘smoke seen. Natives seen,. High trees’. Australia is called ‘New Holland’, even though Finden and others in earlier maps had begun to call it ‘Australia’. The ...
Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 49.5 / 24 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Two maps on one folio sheet, with North Africa (including the whole of the Sahara and West Africa) above, and South Africa (from the Orange river south to the Cape below). Both maps have a wealth of detail about routes of trade and exploration. The south Africa map divides the Cape into four ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 59 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
A pair of circular hemisphere maps, unusually centred on London. The southern hemisphere map is nearly centred on New Zealand, showing that it almost directly opposite to London on the globe. The routes of the most important 18th century explorers are shown. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 49 / 19½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
A pair of handsome circular hemisphere maps. The Southern Hemisphere map was made in the window of time after the coasts of all the southern landmasses had been explored, but before Antarctica had been discovered, so Australia and New Zealand are complete, but the South Pole is left blank. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 49 / 19½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome pair of maps of Britain, the northern part extends as far south as Anglesey. The southern part continues southwards from North Wales to the south coast. Inset view of ‘The Rope Bridge between the Islands of Holyhead and Anglesey’ at top right of northern part, and of ‘New Custom House near ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
£600
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THOMSON, John
Handsome pair of maps of Ireland, the northern part extends as far south as Dublin Bay. The southern part continues southwards. Inset view of Giants Causway at top left of northern part, and of the Bank of Ireland in Dublin at lower right of Southern Part. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome pair of maps of Scotland, the northern part extends as far south as Blair Atholl. The southern part continues southwards to the English border. Inset view of ‘Island of Staffa’ at top left of northern part, and of ‘Port Patrick in Wigtonshire’at lower left of southern part. The New General ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of the north east of the United States, from the Canadian border to Virginia, with an inset vignette of the ‘Great Falls of Niagara.’ The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
£250
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THOMSON, John.
Handsome map of part of South America, between 5 and 45 degrees south showing Peru, Chile and the country of La Plata, that included much of present-day Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 61 / 19½ x 24
£350
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THOMSON, John
A beautifully engraved pair of maps, one showing the highest mountains, the other showing the longest rivers. The mountains plate is flanked by lists of mountains, the rivers plate has a table listing the rivers by continent. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced ...
Dimensions (W x H): 62.5 x 49.5 / 24½ x 19½
£245
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Poland, which at the time included parts of Lithuania, Latvia and the Ukraine. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½
£175
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THOMSON, John
Map of Prussia and adjacent states. Most of the area covered by the map is in modern-day Poland.The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Two superb maps on one sheet, of two Carribean Islands. Porto Rico above, Haiti below. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 49.5 / 23½ x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Five maps on one folio sheet showing Guernsey, Jersey, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight. There are two inset views- ‘The Eddystone Lighthouse’ and ‘Freshwater bay in the Isle of Wight with a distant view of the Needle Rocks’. Title at centre. The New General Atlas was one of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Beautiful map of Scandinavia. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 55 / 18½ x 21½
£395
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of South America. Title at lower right, four scales beneath. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 58.5 / 19½ x 23
£600
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of the southern states of the United States, from Pennsylvania to Florida, with an inset vignette of the ‘Characteristic Scenery of the Hudson River.’ The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49.5 / 23 x 19½
£245
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Spain and Portugal, coloured by province. Includes the Balearic Islands. Title at lower right. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
£475
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map showing Mexico, coloured by province and the south-west of the United States. The area covered includes Baja California to the Mississippi delta and south as far as the Yucatan peninsula. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John ...
Dimensions (W x H): 61.5 x 50 / 24 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of the southern part of central America, from Yucatan to Darien, including Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica and the ‘Moskito Shore’. Part of the Carribean is shown with Jamaica at top right. A companion map to stock number 4572, the northern part. The New General Atlas was one ...
Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 51 / 24 x 20
£350
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THOMSON, John
Three superb map on one sheet, of three Carribean Islands. St. Christopher’s is modern day St. Kitts. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59.5 x 50 / 23½ x 19½
£450
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THOMSON, John
Attractive map of Switzerland, coloured by canton, with a spectacular inset view of the Mont Blanc massif along the lower edge (49 x 15.5cm.). At the time Mont Blanc was on the Swiss border. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of its day.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 58 / 19½ x 23
£320
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THOMSON, John
Beautiful map of Tartary. The area covered stretched from the Caspian Sea to Japan. Title at top centre. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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THOMSON, John
Attractive map of the English Channel with the English and French coasts. Compass point and numerous soundings. At top centre there is a view of St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall and at lower right there is an inset map of ‘The Breakwater at Cherbourg’. The New General Atlas was one of the most ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 49 / 23 x 19½
£175
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of Tuscany, and the surrounding states, from Parma in the north to Rome in the south. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 60 / 19½ x 23½
£200
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THOMSON, John
Map of the West Indies, including all the islands, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast from Cape Fear in Georgia to the mouth of the Orinoco in the south. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½
£750
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THOMSON, John
A pair of handsome circular hemisphere maps. showing the routes of the most important 18th century explorers. Thomson’s New General Atlas was one of the best produced atlases of the day. His ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 49.5 x 49.5 / 19½ x 19½
£3500
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Dicey, Cluer
Magnificent map of London extending: Hyde Park, Islington, Limehouse, Vauxhall. Printed on two sheets and joined together. Includes five inset views: St. James’s Palace, Queens (Buckingham) Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, a view of London along the Thames and Westminster Abbey. Also includes Tables of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 104.5 x 57.5 / 41 x 22½
£260
![[ Border Designs]](itemImages/th_6290.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of the mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows in detail the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 89 x 57 / 35 x 22½
£300
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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
£250
![[3 coastal Views of Ascunsion].](itemImages/th_6070.jpg)
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LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van
Decorative print showing three coastal views of Ascunsion island in the Atlantic, numerous birds, flying fish and ships at sea, compass rose at sea, strapwork cartouche at top right, two secondary cartouches at left centre and lower right. Text in Latin and Dutch along lower edge. Linschoten lived ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 25 / 12½ x 10
£245
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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
£285
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LE BRUYN, Cornelius.
Three prints on one sheet, 2 above, 1 below, 2 show sectionss of the Roman aqueducts thast brought water into ancient Byzantium, the third shows part of the Bosphorus shore as seen from the water, with boat in the foreground..
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27 / 14 x 10½
£350
![[Before and After]](itemImages/th_6210.jpg)
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A handsome pair of prints, showing before and after scenes of a seduction.‘ ... Said to have been commissioned by "a certain vicious nobleman", the pictures contain an element of moralising in that the man in After looks somewhat dazed and unhappy despite his lustful conquest. Hogarth listened to ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 43 / 13 x 17
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 43 / 13 x 17
£300
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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
£300
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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
£295
![[Central section of the floor].](itemImages/th_6296.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is an unusual example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. The print shows a central ...
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 33.5 / 18½ x 13
£650
![[Chelsea, South Kensington, Knightsbridge & Belgravia]](itemImages/th_7332.jpg)
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WELLER, Edward, and DOWER, John
South western sheet of the new edition of Cassell’s large nine sheet Map of London. Scale: 9 inches to 1 mile. Extent Battersea Park, Chelsea, Victoria Station, Green Park and Hyde Park (south), Earls Court. London Chatham and Dover Railway and underground lines indicated. ‘Revised and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 64 x 46.5 / 25 x 18½
£435
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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
£300
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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
£300
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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
£395
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful print of eight varieties of the muscari family (grape hyacinths), showing the bulbs and flowering heads. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
£300
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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
£185
![[Four Mogul Emperors] Jehan ou Jehan Gure, mort en 1627. Cha Jehan ou Kourum, mort en 1665. Oranzeb, mort en 1707. Badour Siah, onignore le tems de sa mort.](itemImages/th_4673.jpg)
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Four full figure portraits on one sheet of four seventeenth-century moguls. The portrait shows the moguls at rest, standing, with a simple halo. Title below each print.
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 37 / 9 x 14½
£185
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CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
The four prints show, from top left: 1. A holy man, seated on a rich terrace, feeding a peacock. 2. Two men seated on the ground, one with a bird on his head, the other has a bird in hand. 3. Three seated women, near a tree. 4. A woman, barebreasted, sitting on a rug in the lotus position, a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 37 / 9 x 14½
£400
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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
£300
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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
£180
![[Fragments of frieze].](itemImages/th_6292.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville.This print shows fragments of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 44 / 14½ x 17½
£560
![[GANYMEDES, POLYPHEMUS & GALATEA]](itemImages/th_4073.jpg)
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CARRACCI, Annibal.
This superb engraving shows sections from Carracci’s famous designs for the Galerie Farnese in Rome. In the top panel, Ganymede is carried aloft by an eagle. Below, in the main panel, the furious cyclops, Polyphemus, hurls rocks after he has been tricked by Odysseus. The panels are flanked by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 43 / 23 x 17
£300
![[Mrs Williams as St. Cecilia]](itemImages/th_3958.jpg)
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£300
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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
£250
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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
£165
![[Northern Nordrhein Westfalen].](itemImages/th_5407.jpg)
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Nordrhein Westfalen. Latin text at lower left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 18 / 10 x 7
£350
![[Part of centre of floor]](itemImages/th_6298.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows various figures ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£350
![[Part of centre of floor].](itemImages/th_6328.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows part of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 35 / 18½ x 14
£350
![[Part of end section of floor]](itemImages/th_6327.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows the part of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£405
![[Part of the floor]](itemImages/th_6291.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of the mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows in immaculate ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£405
![[Part of the floor].](itemImages/th_6293.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville.This print shows four of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£405
![[Part of the floor].](itemImages/th_6294.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows two of the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 50 / 14 x 19½
£350
![[Part of the floor].](itemImages/th_6297.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santiponce near Seville. This print shows two roundels, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£300
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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
£350
![[Section of the mosaic].](itemImages/th_6295.jpg)
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LABORDE, Alexandre
This magnificent print is a superb example of early printed colour. It was published in Alexandre Laborde's 'Description d'un Pave en Mosaique'. This book documented the discovery of a mosaic floor of a Roman villa, found in the village of Santponce near Seville.This print shows two of the roundels ...
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 36 / 19 x 14
£435
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SWEERT, Emanuel
Beautiful engraving of six varieties of Leucoium. The designs are beautifully balanced on the page and the captions elegantly inscribed. Emanuel Sweert's Florilegium was first printed in Frankfurt by Kempner in 1612 -1614. It was originally a sales catalogue for plants and bulbs from Sweert's ...
Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 33.5 / 8½ x 13
£175
![[South-western Holland].](itemImages/th_5416.jpg)
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Southwestern Holland with north to the right. Latin text at top left, scales at lower right. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 18 / 10½ x 7
£145
![[The Bishop of Rochester.]](itemImages/th_6995.jpg)
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HOLBEIN, Hans
Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 31.5 / 8½ x 12½
£215
![[The Distressed Poet] ‘Studious he sate, with all his books around, sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound’.](itemImages/th_6226.jpg)
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HOGARTH, William
This print shows a despairing writer at his desk in his flat writing for ‘Grub Street’. The print is possibly about Hogarth’s father, who became a hackwriter before being imprisoned for debt. Below the print are four lines from Pope’s Dunciad.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 36 / 16 x 14
£220
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LE BRUN, Cornelius.
Birds eye view of ‘Coron’, or Koroni as it is now known, in the southern Peleponnese. The view depicts the town, under Turkish rule being attcked by Venetian forces in 1685. Key to events in German along lower edge. This print is almost identical to Coronelli’s engraving of the same scene.
Dimensions (W x H): 40.5 x 30 / 16 x 12
£300
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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
£300
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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
£300
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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
£250
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CARY, John.
This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / 11 x 9
£145
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GILLRAY, James.
James Gillray (1757 - 1815) was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires. He started his career as a letter engraver which later helped him to support his studies at the Royal Academy. Gillray's incomparable wit and humour, knowledge of life, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 25 / 13½ x 10
£215
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HOGARTH, William
This print shows a pregnant woman pleading with a seated judge for the ‘rich old lecher’ at the centre of the print to provide security for her child. Twelve lines of text below the print explain the scene. The print was not published in Hogarth’s lifetime.
Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 30.5 / 14½ x 12
£350
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BEKEN, Frank
From the Beken archive, printed digitally in Sepia-brown. Frank Beken was born in Canterbury, England in 1880. His father Alfred was a chemist and photographer. In 1888 the family moved to the Isle of Wight. The company "Beken & Son Ltd." was born and Frank was soon seen afloat in a dinghy, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 59.5 / 19½ x 23½
£400
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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
£300
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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
£375
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HILL, John
Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His ‘Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening’, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15
£205
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£375
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HILL, John
Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15
£375
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HILL, John
Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.
Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 38 / 9 x 15
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