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ANCIENT SYRIA
£145
ANCIENT SYRIA
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Maps -> Middle East -> Holy Land
Benevolent societies with the intention to disseminate knowledge were a distinguishing feature of the Victorian age. SDUK was founded in 1827 by John, Earl Russell and Henry Brougham, later Lord Chancellor of England. The Society published books that were deemed to be of high educational worth but ...

Dimensions (W x H): 30.5 x 39 / 12 x 15½

FOWEY & MOUNT’S BAY.
£500
FOWEY & MOUNT’S BAY.
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Maps -> British Isles -> sea chart
COLLINS, Capt. Greenvile


Sea chart of south western Cornish coast. Map of Mounts Bay in inset with inset view below of approach to Fowey. Illustrated cartouche at upper right. Rhumb lines, soundings. Captain Greenvile Collins was an outstanding naval officer who became ‘Hydrographer to the King’ before the Coasting Pilot ...

Dimensions (W x H): 55.5 x 44 / 22 x 17½

A Chart of the Coast of Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey with Virginia and Maryland.
£3000
A Chart of the Coast of Newfoundland, New Scotland, New England, New York, New Jersey with Virginia and Maryland.
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Maps -> North America -> Canada
SELLER, John


Detailed chart of the eastern seaboard of North America, from Virginia to Newfoundland. compass points at sea, rhumb lines, sand banks and depth soundings. Title at top left. The map is reasonably accurate except that it shows New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as one island.

Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 45 / 22½ x 17½

A Correct Chart of HISPANIOLA with the Windward Passage
£2500
A Correct Chart of HISPANIOLA with the Windward Passage
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Caribbean Islands
PRICE, C


Detailed Chart of Hispaniola. Compass points, rhumb lines. The map was drawn in 1702, when Price worked with Seller in Wapping. Ref: Tooley, Maps and Mapmaking p61

Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 46.5 / 23 x 18½

A Correct Chart of the CARRIBEE ISLANDS.
£1800
A Correct Chart of the CARRIBEE ISLANDS.
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Caribbean Islands
SELLER, John


North to the right. From Puerto Rico to Venezuela. Compass at sea, rhumb lines, a few depth soundings around Trinidad. Title cartouche at top center. Ref: Tooley, Maps and Mapmaking p61

Dimensions (W x H): 52.5 x 43 / 20½ x 17

A New and Correct CHART of the HARBOUR of CORKE.
£600
A New and Correct CHART of the HARBOUR of CORKE.
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Maps -> British Isles -> ireland
LINDSAY, Revd. J


Detailed and attractive chart of Cork harbour, with inset map of continuation of the inlet as far as Cork. Silhouette of coastal approach along lower edge. Sandbanks, rhumb lines compass points and soundings. Title cartouche at left, dedicatory cartouche at right. The Great Britain Coasting Pilot ...

Dimensions (W x H): 56.5 x 44.5 / 22 x 17½

A New and Correct Draught of the Bay of Matanzas on ye North Side of ye Island Cuba, done from a survey in the year 1729 by Robt. Pearfon.
£195
A New and Correct Draught of the Bay of Matanzas on ye North Side of ye Island Cuba, done from a survey in the year 1729 by Robt. Pearfon.
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Caribbean Islands
Pearson, Robert


Matanzas is located about 50 miles east from Havana. Attractive map of the harbour of Matanzas. Rhumb lines, depth soundings and a few navigational notes on map.

Dimensions (W x H): 30.5 x 23 / 12 x 9

A New Generall Chart for the WEST INDIES of E Wright’s Projection vut Mercator’s Projection.
£1200
A New Generall Chart for the WEST INDIES of E Wright’s Projection vut Mercator’s Projection.
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Caribbean Islands
SELLER, John


The map covers most of the Atlantic, with both coasts showing, compass point, rhumb lines, title at upper left.

Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 45 / 22 x 17½

BAY OF BULLS and HARBOR GRACE.
£165
BAY OF BULLS and HARBOR GRACE.
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Maps -> North America -> Canada
SELLER, John


Two maps, one on either side of a folio leaf, of two harbours in Newfoundland. Compass points, rhumblines and a few soundings on each map

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 33.5 / 10 x 13

A large Draught of the Island ANTEGUA,
£450
A large Draught of the Island ANTEGUA,
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Caribbean Islands
THORNTON, John


Attractive chart of Antigua, with compass at centre, rhumb lines, rocks and sand banks, depth soundings, title at top right. The map is printed on a folio page, between a page header at right, and text to the left.

Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 26 / 13 x 10

£50
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Jean


Four scenes showing Flora, a baby in her pram.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 30 / 20 x 12

(LONDON NORTH EAST SHEET). [Islington, Hackney, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Mile End Old Town].
£120
(LONDON NORTH EAST SHEET). [Islington, Hackney, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Mile End Old Town].
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
BACON, George


Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 32 / 19 x 12½

...Babar va chez le photographe
£50
...Babar va chez le photographe
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Jean


Scene showing Babar having his photograph taken.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 31 / 10 x 12

[13 varieties of anemone].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Anenomes].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Carnations].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Carnations].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Chelsea, South Kensington, Knightsbridge & Belgravia]
£650
[Chelsea, South Kensington, Knightsbridge & Belgravia]
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
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

[Columbines].
£435
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Crocus].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Delphiniums].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Eight bulbs and eight flowering heads of varieties of grape hyacinths].
£395
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[EURYDICE, ENDYMION, EUROPA]
£900
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Prints -> Decorative -> Carracci
CARRACCI, Annibal.


This superb engraving shows a section from Carracci’s famous decoration of the Galerie Farnese in Rome. The central panel shows the sleeping Endymion being seduced by Selene the moon goddess. This panel is flanked by several figures and two smaller round panels, one depicts Eurydyce with his ...

Dimensions (W x H): 69 x 30 / 27 x 12

[Five varieties of Iris].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Four varieties of Iris]
£400
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Four views of the myrtle plant - three show the plant flowering and one shows the plant with berries, and a view of ‘agnus castus’, the castor oil plant.]
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Holland Park, Kensington, Notting Hill and Bayswater]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
£495
[Holland Park, Kensington, Notting Hill and Bayswater]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
STANFORD, Edward.


Sheet 9 of Edward Stanford’s magnificent and meticulous 24 sheet map of London. According to Hyde, this was the first ‘thorough-going survey of the Metropolis since Greenwood’s in 1824-26.’ It includes a vast amount of detail; every house is marked, heights, omnibus routes, administrative ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 32 / 16½ x 12½

[Moth]
£245
[Moth]
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Prints -> Natural History -> Animals
Anon


Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 10 / 5 x 4

[Nine species of Satyrion].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Nine varieties of flowering plants.]
£250
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Pair of Illuminated Manuscripts on vellum]
£2000
[Pair of Illuminated Manuscripts on vellum]
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Prints -> Decorative -> Illuminated Manuscript
Anon


Stunning pair of illuminated manuscripts. The Latin text is adorned with initials highlighted in gold leaf and is bordered by a margin with sprays of flowers and acanthus leaves in gold and coloured inks.

Dimensions (W x H): 14.5 x 19 / 5½ x 7½

[Pair of Illuminated Manuscripts on vellum]
£1500
[Pair of Illuminated Manuscripts on vellum]
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Prints -> Decorative -> Illuminated Manuscript
Anon


A beautiful pair of illuminated manuscripts, probably from Paris. Latin text with initials adorned in gold leaf and red and blue filigree.

Dimensions (W x H): 10 x 15 / 4 x 6

[Part of centre of floor].
£350
[Part of centre of floor].
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Prints -> Archaeology -> Laborde
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

[Poppies].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Regent’s Park, Camden, Kentish Town]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
£495
[Regent’s Park, Camden, Kentish Town]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
STANFORD, Edward.


Sheet 6 of Edward Stanford’s magnificent and meticulous 24 sheet map of London. According to Hyde, this was the first ‘thorough-going survey of the Metropolis since Greenwood’s in 1824-26.’ It includes a vast amount of detail; every house is marked, heights, omnibus routes, administrative ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 32 / 16½ x 12½

[Set of four continents.] 1. L’ASIE. 2. AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE & MERIDIONIALE. 3. L’AFRIQUE. 4. L’EUROPE.
£7500
[Set of four continents.] 1. L’ASIE. 2. AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE & MERIDIONIALE. 3. L’AFRIQUE. 4. L’EUROPE.
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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Sets of Continents
VALCK, Gerald


A beautiful set of four continents by Gerald Valck. Each map shows, in detail, the extent of the exploration of the world in 1700. Each map has separate decorated cartouches for the title and the scales. The map of the Americas has a vignette at lower right of encounters between Europeans and ...

Dimensions (W x H): 58.5 x 50 / 23 x 19½

[Six varieties of Leucoium]
£435
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[The City, Southwark and Wapping]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
£345
[The City, Southwark and Wapping]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
STANFORD, Edward


Sheet 11of Edward Stanford’s magnificent and meticulous 24 sheet map of London. According to Hyde, this was the first ‘thorough-going survey of the Metropolis since Greenwood’s in 1824-26.’ It includes a vast amount of detail; every house is marked, heights, omnibus routes, administrative ...

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 32.5 / 16 x 13

[The City, Southwark and Wapping]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
£345
[The City, Southwark and Wapping]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
STANFORD, Edward


Sheet 11 of Edward Stanford’s magnificent and meticulous 24 sheet map of London. According to Hyde, this was the first ‘thorough-going survey of the Metropolis since Greenwood’s in 1824-26.’ It includes a vast amount of detail; every house is marked, heights, omnibus routes, administrative ...

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 32.5 / 16 x 13

[three putti, clinging to a large cloth fly heavenwards].
£300
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Prints -> Decorative -> Boucher
BOUCHER, Francois


Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 26 / 16 x 19

[Two Putti on a cloud].
£300
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Prints -> Decorative -> Boucher
BOUCHER, Francois


Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 26 / 7 x 10

[Two putti recline on a cloud].
£300
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Prints -> Decorative -> Boucher
BOUCHER, Francois


Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 26 / 16 x 19

[Two sprouting bulbs]. Africanus bulbo crassofacie hyac. Peruiani. Hyacint, Indic, Orientaldict, swerti, ad hus Incognit.
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Two Sprouting bulbs]. Narc. Promont bonae ... .Ornitho galum indicum ... .
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Vine and three other species].
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

[Wimbledon and Merton]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
£295
[Wimbledon and Merton]. Stanford’s Library map of LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
STANFORD, Edward.


Sheet 21 of Edward Stanford’s magnificent and meticulous 24 sheet map of London. According to Hyde, this was the first ‘thorough-going survey of the Metropolis since Greenwood’s in 1824-26.’ It includes a vast amount of detail; every house is marked, heights, omnibus routes, administrative ...

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 33 / 16½ x 13

[Wind Rose].
£175
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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Meteorological
SANSON, Nicolas


Large compass rose showing the 32 wind directions. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Bion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Bion was a famous French ...

Dimensions (W x H): 12.5 x 17.5 / 5 x 7

‘Babar qui arrive dans son auto et tous les elephants...’
£160
‘Babar qui arrive dans son auto et tous les elephants...’
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Jean


Scene showing Babar family going by car and greeting elephants of the jungle.

Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 34 / 20½ x 13½

‘Behold Celestville...'
£95
‘Behold Celestville...'
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent


Scene showing Celestville.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 35 / 20 x 14

‘Here they are back at Celestville...'
£145
‘Here they are back at Celestville...'
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent


Scene showing elephants in boats on floaded Celestville.

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 35 / 20 x 14

‘Real war is dangerous…'
£40
‘Real war is dangerous…'
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Jean


Scene showing elephants being bandaged by nurse elephants

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 30 / 8½ x 12

‘The Pilot of the Aeroplane soon felt the weight…'
£45
‘The Pilot of the Aeroplane soon felt the weight…'
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent


Scene Arthur being pulled back into the plane.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 32 / 10 x 12½

‘Viola le camp des rhinoceros…'
£45
‘Viola le camp des rhinoceros…'
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Jean


Scene showing 2 rhinos.

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 30 / 8½ x 12

‘When he had got over his fright...’
£45
‘When he had got over his fright...’
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Prints -> Children -> De Brunhoff
DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent


Scene of Arthur and elephants on plane.

Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 32 / 20 x 12

“CARIAD - 1908”
£350
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Prints -> Marine -> Frank Beken
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

“THE INCOMPARABLE PAGODA” ON THE DHOBIES GHAUT, MANDALAY.
£50
“THE INCOMPARABLE PAGODA” ON THE DHOBIES GHAUT, MANDALAY.
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Views -> Asia -> Burma
Anon


Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 14 / 9½ x 5½

“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
£95
“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SMITH, E.D.


Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 21 / 5 x 8½

“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
£95
“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SMITH, E.D.


Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 21 / 5 x 8½

“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
£95
“The Natural Order of Gerania” by Robert Sweet
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SMITH, E.D.


Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 21 / 5 x 8½

1. fraxinella alba. 2. fraxinella alba sub Cerulea. 3. Anthyrrhinum albu. 4. Anthyrrhinum suaue Rubens.
£400
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Admirabilis peruiana flo. albu et luteo distinct. 2. Admirabilis peruiana vary coloris Albo Rubicunda. 3. Jasminum luteum 4. Jasminum album.
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Ciliate leav’d Rhododendron. 2. The Storax Tree. 3. The Hope Hornbeam. 4. Ternate leav’d Rue. 5. Purple Tragacanth. 6. Lemon Saxifrage.
£375
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Coupe d’un Vaisseau dans su Largeur. 2. Dessein de la Machine nominee chameau dont en sert a Amsterdam pour enlever un Vaisseau
£205
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Prints -> Marine -> Bellin
Bellin


A beautiful print, engraved from drawings by the French hydrographer, Bellin. This one show a vessel cut through to show its six decks, and a dry dock for repairing a large ship.

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 34 / 8½ x 13½

1. Drooping Shrub Xeranthemum. 2. Yellow African Shrub Trefoil. 3. Golden Cudweed. 4. Narrow leav’d Hebenstretia. 5. Yellow Occidental Cassia. 6. Three forked Santolina.
£375
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Hya hispa flo Cerul. 2. Hya hispa flo alb. ...
£435
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful print of six different species of hyacinth, showing the whole plant from bulb to flowering head. 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 ...

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

1. Matricaria flore pleno 2. Chrysantheriu Valentinum 3. Cortusa Mathioli flore purpureo 4. flos Adonis Color mali aranti 5. flos Adoni Rubro fl. 6. Graphalium montanu Suaue Rubente fl.
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Murillo.- 2. Salvator Rosa. - 3. Rose Blanche.
£145
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
GOOSSEN, A.


The wonderful print is from a Dutch work on hardy bulbous plants, “Florilegium Harlemense”, first edited in the Netherlands in 1901. The book belongs to the finest botanical works of its time, and it is beautifully decorated by a famous Brussels flower painter A. Goossen.

Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 34 / 11 x 13½

1. Proliferous Mountain Crowfoot. 2. Spiral Vallisneria. 3. Peclinate leav’d Othonna. 4. Scarlet Cynomorium. 5. Mamillary Cactus. 6. Sea Pancratium.
£375
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1. Sabina baccata altera 2.Arbor Vitae 3. Juniperius 4. Cedrus phoenicea.
£200
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1.Iris hispanica cerul.purpurea 2. Iris bulbosa Latifoli purpu. 3. Iris tuberosa abscuro viridi colo.
£435
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SWEERT, Emanuel


Beautiful print of three varieties of iris, showing the whole plant, from bulb to flowering head. 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 ...

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

1.Mala Insana 2.Poma Amoris 3. Solanum Somniferum 4. Solanum halicacabum.
£435
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1.Nar. sive pancratium clusy. 2. scilla marina. 3. Nar scilla minor. 4. Nar sive pancratiu maius hispa.
£355
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SWEERT, Emanuel


Four varieties of minor bulb, two of which are ‘scilla’ or squill. 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 ...

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

1.Petit Batiment Hollandais nomme Cague. 2. Semale ou Semaque.
£205
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Prints -> Marine -> Bellin
Bellin


This beautiful print, engraved from drawings by the French hydrographer, Bellin, is an accurate and elegant representation of two ships of the time.

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 34 / 8½ x 13½

1.Sesamoides magnu Cordi flo Virid. Color 2. Heleborusniger.flo.albo. 3. Calceolus Marieflo. flavo 3. Helebor niger feruleceus flo Luteo.
£395
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
SWEERT, Emanuel


A beautiful print of four species of flower: Two varieties of hellebore, yellow ladies slipper, and one other. 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

1.Viola Damascena. 2. Dentaria alba flore. 3. Thabacum sive herba sancta minor. 4. Nicotiana sive sana Sancta Indorum.
£300
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
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

1.Yacht u Yac. 2. Hourque ou Houcre
£205
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Prints -> Marine -> Bellin
Bellin


A beautiful print of two small boats, engraved from drawings by the French hydrographer, Bellin.

Dimensions (W x H): 21 x 34 / 8½ x 13½

50th Regiment Madras Native Infantry - sketched at Hong Kong.
£75
50th Regiment Madras Native Infantry - sketched at Hong Kong.
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Prints -> Military -> Anon
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View of seven assorted soldiers- an officer, an infantry man, a drummer boy and four more, a Chinese servant and two dogs.

Dimensions (W x H): 22.5 x 15 / 9 x 6

A - Alice
£60
A - Alice
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Prints -> Children -> Rosemary Dowbekin
DOWBEKIN, Rosemary


A delightful gift for a child. Other names can be commissioned on request. Full children’s names can also be ordered with various themes (prices vary according to number of letters). Allow 2-3 weeks for orders placed.

Dimensions (W x H): 26 x 30.5 / 10 x 12

A British Fifth Rate 1684.
£265
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of side, cross sections and stern of a small seventeenth century British warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 27.5 / 13½ x 11

A BRITISH SECOND RATE. N.B. This Ship having undergone a Thorough Repair soon after the Revolution the Cypher WR was introduced on the Quarter in Compliment to the Reigning Monarch.
£275
A BRITISH SECOND RATE. N.B. This Ship having undergone a Thorough Repair soon after the Revolution the Cypher WR was introduced on the Quarter in Compliment to the Reigning Monarch.
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of a ‘British Second Rate’, a medium sized British Warship, showing detail of the stern and sides above waterline and outlines of the underwater parts. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 61 x 28 / 24 x 11

A British Ship of War as represented in the tapestry hangings of the House of Lords
£170
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


John Charnock’s HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 22 / 10½ x 8½

A Chorographical Map of the PROVINCE of NEW YORK, divided into Counties, Manors, Patents and Townships.
£600
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Maps -> North America -> United States
SAUTHIER, Claude Joseph


Magnificent map of New York State, just before Independence, showing the divisions and ownership of land in detail. The map is lithographed from the copperplate original, that was engraved and published by William Faden in 1779. ‘Sauthier's map of New York summarizes much of the British military ...

Dimensions (W x H): 70 x 95 / 27½ x 37½

A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Eastern Hemisphere
£95
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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Eastern & Western Hemispheres
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

A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Western Hemisphere
£95
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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Eastern & Western Hemispheres
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

A Correct Chart of St Georges Channel & the Irish Sea
£145
A Correct Chart of St Georges Channel & the Irish Sea
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Maps -> British Isles -> sea chart
SEALE, Richard William


Sea chart of Western coasts of England, and Ireland. Decorated cartouche at lower left. Compass and rhumblines at sea.

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 46 / 15 x 18

A Fifth Rate 1684.
£275
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


This handsome print shows the side (‘sheer draught’), plan, stern and ‘Bow and Forebody’ of a 22 gun seventeenth century warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 27 / 21½ x 10½

A Fireship, 1684.
£265
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


Diagrammatic views of side, cross section and stern of a fire ship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 26 / 15 x 10

A Fourth Rate of the Second Class, 1684.
£275
A Fourth Rate of the Second Class, 1684.
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Prints -> Marine -> Charnock
Charnock, John


This handsome print shows the side (‘sheer draught’), plan, stern, after body and forebody of a 42 gun seventeenth century warship. John Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture was an important history of naval ships from ancient times onwards.

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 27 / 21½ x 10½

A General Prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens
£400
A General Prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens
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Views -> British Isles -> London
WALE, J.


Vauxhall Gardens was one of the places to see and be seen in eighteenth century London. This splendid bird’s eye view shows the whole gardens, from the entrance looking south, with the fashionable promenading down the main avenues, while more informal groups gather on the lesser avenues

Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 28 / 15½ x 11

A Map of Buckinghamshire
£200
A Map of Buckinghamshire
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Maps -> British Isles -> Buckinghamshire
CARY, John


Detailed map of the county divided into hundreds

Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 52.2 / 14 x 20½

A Map of England and Wales
£250
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Maps -> British Isles -> England & Wales
BLAIR, Rev John


A clear, detailed map of England and Wales

Dimensions (W x H): 55.4 x 42.2 / 22 x 16½

A MAP OF FRANCE With the Dominions appertaining thereto, &c
£165
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Maps -> Europe -> France
SEALE, Richard William


A detailed map of France with title cartouche at left, and key and scale at bottom right.

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 38 / 18½ x 15

A Map of Old Greenland / A Map of the Islands of Ferro or Farro / a Draught of the Whirlpool on the South East of Sumbo Rocks / An Improved Map of Iceland.
£220
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Arctic
BOWEN, Emmanuel.


Four maps on one page. The Greenland map at top has texts warning that it is ‘dangerous of access because of floating and fixed mountains of ice’. There are soundings on the map of the Monk’s Rock whirlpool in the Faroes. Emmanuel Bowen was one of the leading English mapmakers of the ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22.5 x 32 / 9 x 12½

A MAP of the BEACONS in KENT as they were appointed by SR WILLIAM BROOKE LD. COBHAM. Ld. Chamberlain to QUEEN ELIZABETH Ld Lieut.t of KENT. and A Prospect of the Church called the Reculvers in Kent.
£120
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Maps -> British Isles -> Kent
HARRIS, John


A delightful map showing the beacons of Kent, above which there is a view of a church called the ‘Reculvers in Kent’. Shield with dedication to Mr Richard Mount, ‘Citizen and Stationer of London Native of Kent’. Before accurate maps were available, people used to navigate by prominent landmarks ...

Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 34 / 10½ x 13½

A MAPP of the Parish of ST. PAULS COVENT GARDEN taken for the last Survey
£175
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
Stow, John


St Paul’s Church, and Covent Garden, whish was then an open piazza, are at the centre of this attractive map, Drury Lane and the Royal Opera House were not yet built, but the street pattern is relatively unchanged. Title at top centre. North to lower right

Dimensions (W x H): 18.5 x 31.5 / 7½ x 12½

A New & Accurate Chart of the Western or Atlantic Ocean
£295
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Maps -> Oceans and Islands -> Atlantic
BOWEN, Emanuel


Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 37 / 18 x 14½

A New & Accurate Map of the Netherlands or Low Countries
£120
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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium
BOWEN, Emanuel


Ornamental cartouche at lower left. This attractive and detailed map covers modern day Belgium, and northern France, but not Holland, which, on the map is called, ‘The Seven United Provinces.’

Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 36 / 17 x 14

A new & correct Map of the Coast of Africa from Capo Blanco to the Coast of Angola
£195
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Maps -> Africa -> West Africa
SEALE, Richard William


This unusual map of the West African coast, with its inset map of the Gold Coast, has copious ‘Explanatory notes of all the Forts and Settlements belonging to the several European Powers’

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 38 / 19 x 15

A New & Correct Map of the Netherlands or Low Countries
£120
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Maps -> Europe -> Belgium
BOWEN, Emanuel


This attractive map covers modern day Belgium, and northern France, but not Holland, which, according to the map, is ‘Part of the seven Provinces’. Ornamental cartouche at lower left

Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 40 / 19 x 15½

A New and Correct Map of the Seven United Provinces
£85
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Maps -> Europe -> Netherlands
BOWEN, Emanuel


Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 34 / 16½ x 13½

A New Bridge Over the THAMES at Hampton Court
£340
A New Bridge Over the THAMES at Hampton Court
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Views -> British Isles -> London
Canaleti


A beautiful view of the seven-arched bridge across the Thames with Hampton Court Palace in the background, rowing barges and other boats in the foreground.

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 22.5 / 15 x 9

A PLAN of the CITY and LIBERTIES of LONDON after the Dreadful Conflagration in the Year 1666. The Blank Part whereof represents the Ruins and Extent of the Fire & the Perspective that left standing.
£250
A PLAN of the CITY and LIBERTIES of LONDON after the Dreadful Conflagration in the Year 1666. The Blank Part whereof represents the Ruins and Extent of the Fire & the Perspective that left standing.
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
MAITLAND, William


A map of the City of London and its surrounds, designed to show the vast extent of the Great Fire of 1666. The excised detail leaves a good clear outline of the streets of the seventeenth century city and the principal sites and buildings are given in keyed indices. The map was based by Bowen on an ...

Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 20 / 13 x 8

A Route March from Verdala to Civita Vecchia, Malta.
£75
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Views -> Oceans and Islands -> Mediterranean Islands
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Six whimsical woodcuts on one page showing British soldiers before, during and after a route march on Malta.

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 32 / 9 x 12½

A TRUE AND EXACT DRAUGHT OF THE TOWER LIBERTIES IN THE YEAR 1597 BY GULIELMUS HAIWARD AND J.GASCOYNE
£400
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Maps -> British Isles -> London
Attractive and informative view and plan of the tower of London, as it was in 1597, surrounded by a large moat, a few houses and fields. Boats scud across the Thames. Title at top left, with Royal Arms above.Two tables of lists to the right of the plan give details on the boundaries and towers

Dimensions (W x H): 33.7 x 24.5 / 13½ x 9½

A View of Chelsea Waterworks
£545
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Views -> British Isles -> London
BOYDELL, John


Splendid print of the Chelsea waterworks, with the marshes of Pimlico and Westminster Abbey in the distance. The waterworks were built in 1723 from material taken from the rebuilding of St.Martin in the Fields, and were in use until the early nineteenth century.

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 25 / 16 x 10

A View of Royal Buildings for His Majesty’s Horse & Foot Guards with the Treasury on St. James Park London
£375
A View of Royal Buildings for His Majesty’s Horse & Foot Guards with the Treasury on St. James Park London
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Views -> British Isles -> London
Anon


A magnificent view of Horse Guards Parade, in the late eighteenth century, with soldiers on parade in the foreground. The buildings behind are virtually unchanged to this day.

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 25 / 15½ x 10

A View of Stock’s Market
£320
A View of Stock’s Market
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Views -> British Isles -> London
A beautiful engraving, crisp and clear, of Stock’s Market, once one of London’s liveliest markets, showing an abundance of street life - market traders, street sellers, carriages, dogs. Title along lower edge. Stocks Market was cleared for the building of Mansion House and moved to Farringdon ...

Dimensions (W x H): 45 x 32 / 17½ x 12½

A View of the Canal, Chinese Building, Rotunda, in Ranelagh Gardens and the Masquerade
£410
A View of the Canal, Chinese Building, Rotunda, in Ranelagh Gardens and the Masquerade
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Views -> British Isles -> London
Canalet


A beautiful view of Ranelagh Gardens in its heyday, with a masquerade in progress. Ranelagh Gardens was one of the largest and most spectacular pleasure gardens of the era. Like its great rival Vauxhall Gardens, it fell into decay in the early nineteenth-century. It was closed in 1805. The site of ...

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 25 / 15 x 10

A View of the Chinese Pavillions and Boxes in Vauxhall Gardens
£400
A View of the Chinese Pavillions and Boxes in Vauxhall Gardens
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Views -> British Isles -> London
WALE, J.


Vauxhall Gardens was one of the places to meet socially and be seen in eighteenth century London. This magnificent view shows various important, finely dressed society people, walking, talking, and dining in booths in the ornately decorated walls of the Chinese Pavilion

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

A View of the Church and Piazza of St. Peter at Florence.
£295
A View of the Church and Piazza of St. Peter at Florence.
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Views -> Europe -> Italy
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Stunning view of church and Piazza in Florence, with townspeople strolling across in the foreground. The title which was originally below the print, has at some time been cut off, and neatly pasted on the reverse.

Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 24.5 / 16 x 9½

A View of the Garden Entrance of St.James’s Palace.
£430
A View of the Garden Entrance of St.James’s Palace.
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Views -> British Isles -> London
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This engraving shows the rear entrance of St.James Palace, with sentries preparing to open the gate for some aristocrats, whilst a few dubious looking townspeople look on

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 25 / 16½ x 10

A View of the Grand South Walk on VAUXHALL GARDENS with the Triumphal Arches, Mr Handel’s Statue &c
£375
A View of the Grand South Walk on VAUXHALL GARDENS with the Triumphal Arches, Mr Handel’s Statue &c
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Views -> British Isles -> London
CANALETI


Fascinating print of members of high society promenading in Vauxhall Gardens, in the foreground, whilst others dine in the booths lining the walk behind

Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 25 / 15½ x 10

A View of the Old Palace at Hampton Court from the Thames
£350
A View of the Old Palace at Hampton Court from the Thames
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Views -> British Isles -> London
Anon.


Fine view of Hampton Court Palace, seen from the south side of the Thames, with various sailing boats in the foreground. By James Basire, member of the eminent 18th century family of engravers.

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 21 / 18½ x 8½

A View of the Rotundo House, at Ranelagh Gardens with an exack representation of the Jubilee ball as it appeared May 24th 1759, being the brithday of his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.
£410
A View of the Rotundo House, at Ranelagh Gardens with an exack representation of the Jubilee ball as it appeared May 24th 1759, being the brithday of his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales.
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Views -> British Isles -> London
Anon


A magnificent view of a Royal Ball in front of the Rotunda at Ranelagh, with crowds, a masquerade and Maypole dancing. Ranelagh Gardens was one of the largest and most spectacular pleasure gardens of the era, and a playground for royalty and the wealthy for the latter eighteenth century. Like its ...

Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 25 / 15 x 10

A View of the Westmünster Bridge, London. Vue du Pont de Westmünster, a Londres. Viso del Ponte di Westmünster, a Londra. Gesicht der Westmünster Brucke, zu London.
£650
A View of the Westmünster Bridge, London. Vue du Pont de Westmünster, a Londres. Viso del Ponte di Westmünster, a Londra. Gesicht der Westmünster Brucke, zu London.
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LEIZEL, I. F.
/ PROBST, Georg Balthasar


Handsome view of Westminster Bridge, with St. Pauls in the left background. Sailing boats and rowing boats in the foreground pointing towards and away from the viewer. This print was produced in Augsburg by Georg Balthazar Probst, who specialised in producing optical prints of European cities, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 31 / 15½ x 12

Abissino rum sive
£350
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Maps -> Africa -> Ethiopia
HONDIUS, Jodocus


Hondius’ edition of Mercator’s classic map

Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 34 / 19½ x 13½

Abyssinian Priest and Warrior.
£575
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Prints -> Travel/Costume -> Prisse
PRISSE, E


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

ADIX 1992 - 56866/4
£450
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Prints -> Marine -> Frank Beken
BEKEN, Frank


From the Beken archive, carefully printed by hand using the original glass plate wherever possible. It is then Sepia-brown toned, retouched and titled. 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 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 64.5 x 54 / 25½ x 21½

ALCEA
£110
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
Jefferys,j


Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), was one of Philip Philip Miller was one of England’s great eighteenth century gardeners. He was appointed Curator / Gardener to the society of Apothecaries (fl 1722-70), in whose care the Chelsea Physic Garden became an outstanding botanic garden, renowned throughout ...

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

Amazilea Devillea.
£650
Amazilea Devillea.
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Prints -> Natural History -> Birds
GOULD, John


Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

America Novita Delineata
£1200
America Novita Delineata
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Maps -> Continents -> The Americas
MERIAN, Matthäus


A beautiful map of America reduced from Merian’s earlier map of 1631. Decorative title cartouche in the bottom left-hand corner, galleons and sea monsters at sea. At top, there is an inset map of Greenland with accompanying text in Latin. (Burden, P.D. “The mapping of North America” p320, Entry/ ...

Dimensions (W x H): 35.8 x 27.6 / 14 x 11

Americae Mappa generalis
£1200
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Maps -> Continents -> The Americas
HOMANN Heirs, and August Gottlieb Boehme


A beautiful map of the Americas, with the undiscovered north west left blank. A very decorative cartouche, showing the title and Latin text within a Baroque frame, flanked by Native Americans in a landscape with erupting volcanoes behind.

Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 47 / 21½ x 18½

Ancient Palestine
£75
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Maps -> Asia -> Holy Land
H Warren
/ 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

ANTHEMIS
£110
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Prints -> Natural History -> Botanical
Jefferys,j


Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), was one of Philip Philip Miller was one of England’s great eighteenth century gardeners. He was appointed Curator / Gardener to the society of Apothecaries (fl 1722-70), in whose care the Chelsea Physic Garden became an outstanding botanic garden, renowned throughout ...

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

Archiducatus Austriae Inferioris
£250
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Maps -> Europe -> Austria
HOMANN, Johann Baptist


A beautiful map of eastern Austria, around Vienna coloured by region. Fine ornamented cartouche at lower right

Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 49 / 23 x 19½

Asia
£500
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Maps -> Continents -> Asia
HOMANN Heirs


A splendid and detailed map of Asia in stereographic projection, North Pole at top centre with large ornamental cartouche at lower left, secondary cartouche with seven scales at top right

Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 48 / 21½ x 19

ASIA
£195
ASIA
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Maps -> Continents -> Asia
MARIANUS, Joseph


A charming map of Asia, showing the nonexistent’ Compagne Land , north of Japan. Text in German at right of map. Decorated cartouche at lower left. A later copy, we suspect, of the nearly identical map by Johann Georg Schreiber

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 16 / 9 x 6½

Asia
£245
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Maps -> Continents -> Asia
J Marchant
/ 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): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10

Asia
£195
Asia
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Maps -> Continents -> Asia
SCHREIBER, Johann Georg


A charming map of Asia, with text in German at right of map. Decorated cartouche at lower left

Dimensions (W x H): 23 x 16 / 9 x 6½

Astra- 1931 - 16127
£195
Astra- 1931 - 16127
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Prints -> Marine -> Frank Beken
BEKEN, Frank


From the Beken archive, carefully printed by hand using the original glass plate wherever possible. It is then Sepia-brown toned, retouched and titled. 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 ...

Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 64.5 / 21½ x 25½

ATLAS NOVUS. Terrarum Orbis Imperia.
£500
ATLAS NOVUS. Terrarum Orbis Imperia.
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Maps -> World, Hemispheres & Sets of Continents -> Title Page
HOMANN, Johann Baptist


Sumptuously illustrated title page from Homann’s Atlas Novus. Two giants stand upon a globe, holding up the heavens, a flock of birds fly amongst sunrays, owls and other birds of the night fly in the moonlight at upper right. Four figures blow winds against the globe. In the foreground Neptune, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 50 / 11½ x 19½

August - Coaching
£120
August - Coaching
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Prints -> Sports -> William Nicholson
NICHOLSON, William


From Nicholson’s popular sporting almanac, February’s entry features Coursing in the artist’s striking style. Words on the back are taken from Rudyard Kipling “Verses on Games” written for the almanac read “The Pious Horse to church may trot. A maid may work a man’s salvation. Four horses and a ...

Dimensions (W x H): 22 x 25.4 / 8½ x 10

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
£220
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Maps -> Australasia -> Australia
Petermann, Augustus


Map of Australia and New Zealand, with insets of: Victoria and the adjoining regions, the Goldfields of Mount Alexander and the ‘Principal Portions’ of New South Wales.

Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16