Topographical Prints

Copper plates from Harrison’s History of London &c. published in 1775.
Each measures to plate mark 176 x 290mm
£75 each


View of ACTON from the South West
View of CHELSEA from Battersea Church Yard
View of CHISWICK from the River
View of CLAPHAM from the Common
View of GREENWICH from Deptford
VIEW of HACKNEY
View of HAMPSTEAD from Primrose Hill
View of PUTNEY & FULHAM from Mr. Vannecks
View of WANDSWORTH from Mr. Van Necks After J. Oliphant
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J.D. HARDING
Sketches at Home and Abroad. 1836

A collection of the tinted lithographs from this magnificent series. Each is printed with one tint. Although there are no imprints, they were published by Charles Tilt and printed by C. Hullmandel, who collaborated with Harding on the development of lithography.
See Abbey Travel 29. This is an excellent account of the work of Harding and of Hullmandel, and Abbey points out the importance of this work, a landmark in the history of lithography.

All are in fine condition. Measurements of the image are given, height first. The paper size varies slightly, roughly 360 x 560mm. Titles, dates and initials of Harding are shown within the images.


4. Coblentz
Aug 1834 JDH.

392 x 278mm
£ 300
11. Lyons Church of St. Hezier.
Octr. 1832. JDH.

372 x 264mm.
£ 300
14. Dijon.
Octr 1834. JDH.

280 x 380mm.
£ 300
20. Finstermetz.
Aug 1834. JDH.

244 x 165mm.
[&]
Laudek. Aug 1834.

244 x 165mm.
£ 75.
22. Shipwreck on the Coast of Sussex.
Novr. 1829. JDH.

270 x 397mm.
£ 75
25. Hastings.
Octr 1831 JDH.

270 x 375mm.
£ 100.
28. Designanc Lago di Garda.
Oct. 1834. JDH.

271 x 385mm.
£ 400.
33. Hastings.
Octr. 1831 JDH

278 x 378mm.
£ 100
39. Frankfurt.
Augt 1834 JDH.

275 x 381mm.
£ 400.
44. Rudesheim
26 Augt JDH. 1834.

222 x 298mm.
£ 200.
48. Greenwich.
Octr 1835. JDH.

274 x 396mm. £150
49. At Naples.
Novr 1830 JDH.

250 x 358mm £75
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ROBERT BATTY.
The Cities of Europe. 1832.

A collection of views after Lieut-Co. Robert Batty by various engravers, published 1830-1833, with later colouring.

Three title pages, each headed "Cities of Europe", listed in date order.


1. Gibraltar. Painted by Lieut Col Batty. Engraved by R. Wallis.View from the Mediterranean Shore.
London, Published April 1 1830 by Moon, Boys & Graves, Printsellers to the King,
6, Pall Mall.
£30
2. Edinburgh. Painted by Lieut Col. Batty. Engraved by R. Brandard.Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market.
Jany 1 1831.
£30
3. Amsterdam & Rotterdam, Brussels & Antwerp. Painted by Lieut Col. Batty. Engraved by John Pye. The Oude Haven Rotterdam.
June 1 1831.
£20

The Plates, in alphabetical order
Each plate is signed 'Painted by Lieut Col. Batty'. The engravers vary. The imprint is the same as the title pages.
The image size, 15 x 23cm, and the plate sizes, 23.5 x 30.5cm, are consistent.
Amsterdam. The Damrak Palace, &c. Engraved by R. Brandard. July 1, 1831.
£100
Antwerp. From the Tete de Flandre. Engraved by Freebairn. Jany 1, 1832.
£ 100
Brussels. The Grande Place. Engraved by T. Jeavons. Jany 1, 1832.
£ 100
Brussels. From the Hotel de Bellevue. Engraved by W. Radcliffe. Sept 1 1831.
£50
Gibraltar from the Bay Side. Engraved by George Cooke. April 1 1830.
£ 50
Gibraltar. From Europa Point. Engraved by E. Goodall. April 1, 1830.
£ 100
Oporto From Villa Nova. Engraved by William Miller. Decr. 1 1829.
£ 100
Oporto The Custom house Quay. Engraved by R. Wallis Dec. 1, 1829.
£ 100
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KIP, Johannes
Born in Amsterdam in 1653, moved to Westminster in about 1688. He died there in 1722. Engraver noted for his topographical work. Many of his engraving were after Leonard Knyff, and their famous work is Britannia Illustrata or Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne, published from 1708. A later edition was published by Joseph Smith from 1724. He also engraved the plates for Atkins' History of Gloucestershire and for Hasted's History of Kent.

Tower of London.

To the Honourable Colonel Williamson, the Prospect of His Majesties Tower, is most humbly Dedicated by his Honours most humble servant Joseph Smith.
L. Knyff Delin. I Kip Sculp.
Printed & Sold by J. Smith at ye Sign of Exeter Exchange in the Strand London.
Viewed from an elevated position above the river, and, typical of Knyff, the view only shows detail of the Tower, without any surroundings buildings, but the river is busy with a variety of boats.A later impression, but the plate is not worn, though it is a little rubbed in the sky. Slightly stained in the margins at the top and bottom.
Plate size: 35 x 48cm.
£ 250.
Gloucestershire:

Alderly the seat of Mrs Hale, Widdow of Matthew Hale.
J. Kip delin et Sculp.
A plain Queen Anne house. The surrounds are more interesting, and the formal garden and the kitchen garden are ideal.
Short repair to the foot of the centre fold, otherwise good condition.
Plate size: 35 x 43cm
£ 180.
Dumbleton the Seat of Sr Richard Cocks Bart.
J. Kip Delin et Sculp.
This original house fell into disrepair and was eventally demolished. A new house was built in the mid 19th century and is now an hotel.
Plate size 35 x 43cm.
£ 160
Kent:

Smiths Hall one of ye Seats of John Brewer Esq.
J. Kip Sculp.
Plate Size: 35.5 x 43cm.
£ 140
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KIP, Johannes
Churches

These views are generally known as Kip because he engraved most of the views for Britannia Illustrata, a magnificent series of views of cities, towns and houses throughout the country. These important churches are typical of the fine work, but none of them actually bear Kip’s name.


The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity in Chichester.
Viewed from the south, with a very high wall round the Bishop’s house. There are no buildings shown in West Street. Peeping over the ridge of the roof of the Cathedral is the top of the Bell Tower. Usually the tower is not nearly as clear as it is in this print. It is a particularly good impression, almost certainly printed before 1710.
Plate size: 46 x 59cm.
£240
The North West Prospect of the Cathedrall Church of St. Mary, Salisburry.
This is credited. Ja. Collins Sculpsit is shown in the lower right corner of the view. At the top of the spire is written 410 ft in an early hand: someone told us that the figure is wrong, it should be 408 feet! This is also a fine impression, some very minor soiling.
Plate size: 47 x 59cm.
£240
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LITHOGRAPHS OF MALVERN.

LAMB, H., artist and publisher.
Listed in Abbey Scenery of Great Britain, no. 266 as 2, 6, & 8 respectively, with the title of Sketches of Malvern, and its vicinity. He dates the series c.1820. The complete series consists of ten plates.

St. Ann’s Well, Malvern.
Drawn & Published by H. Lamb, Royal Library Malvern, & Fancy Repository, High St. Cheltenham. Printed by Graf & Soret.
Vignette. 15 x 19cm.
£30
View from the Ivy Rock, Malvern.
Published as above. Printed by Englemann & Co.
India paper. Image size: 18 x 26cm.
£85
Eastnor Castle, near Malvern. The Seat of Earl Somers
Published as above.
India paper. Vignette: 19 x 30cm.
£65

LAMB, H., artist and publisher.
Listed in Abbey, no. 267 as 4. He dates the series c.1830.
The Winding Valley, Malvern.
Drawn from nature & on Stone by H. Lamb. Printed by Englemann & Co. Published by H. Lamb, Library Malvern & High St. Cheltenham.
India paper. Image size: 17 x 25.5cm
£50

BUCKLER, E.H. , artist and lithographer.
Great Malvern.
Tinted lithograph, the tint being an usual pale green, published by H.W. Lamb.
No date, c.1830.
Image: 14 x 21cm.
£50
BRADLEY, J. , artist and possibly the lithographer.
The Abbey Gateway, Malvern.
Lithograph, no date, c.1830. Vignette, which means that the print is without
borders.
Image: 16 x 21cm.
£40

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NICHOLSON, FRANCIS
‘VIEWS IN SCOTLAND’

Lithographs 1828, on india paper. Each image size is about 22 x 30cm, with wide margins extra. There are stitch marks in the top margins, indicating that the prints were originally in a printed wrapper. They are uncut.

Plates 14 and 16 are vertical format, the others are horizontal.
The complete series numbers 24 prints.

Born in Yorkshire, Nicholson spent most of his life with local landscapes, but he also worked for periods in Scotland, producing some excellent prints of the scenery.


1.

Loch Lomond
£40

2. The Pass of Lennie, in the Grampian Mountains
£20
3. Rothsay, in the Isle of Bute.
SOLD
4.
Loch Venachoir, with Ben Venue in the distance.
£20
5.
The Old Pass of the Trosacks, Loch Katrine.
£20
6.
In the Trosacks of Loch Katrine.
£20
7.
The Trosacks of Loch Katrine.
£20
10. The Corie Linn. A Fall of the Clyde, & the ruins of Corie Castle, the residence of the celebrated William Wallace.
£20
13. Summit of the Cobbler. At the Head of Loch Long.
£20
14.
Bracklin Bridge. Near Callander.
£20
15.
On the River Lochy at Killin
£20

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HARRIS, John.
An early prospect of Rochester, with Chatham and the Dock Yard beyond.
ROCHESTER Inscrib’d to Sr Thomas Palmer Bart & Sr Ion. Iennings Knt Memrs of Parlmi for ye CITY.
Fine copper plate engraving, 1719.
Taken from the west, from a position above Stroud, looking over Rochester, with Sheerness and Brampton in the distance. There are three views at each side; on the left: Mr Watt’s Hospital for Poor Travellers; Rochester Bridge and Castle; & The West Front of the Cathedral. On the right: The Mathematick Free School Built & Endow’d by the late Sr Ioseph Williamson Bart.; The Court Hall; The Market House built by ye late Sr Cloudy Shovel.
Drawn by Thomas Badeslade, engraved by John Harris.
The overall size is 37 x 81.5cm. The Rochester view measures: 34 x 53cm. The six views in the side panels each measure about12 x 14cm.
This is probably the first engraved view of Rochester, certainly the first of real importance. It was published for Harris’s History of Kent, but did not appear in many editions of it, and is rare.
£1000
WATERS, W.E.
[View of Dover from Waterloo Crescent.] To Benjamin Eveleigh Winthrop Esquire This Engraving from an original Drawing, is most respectfully dedicated by his obedient servant, Geo. Warren.
W.E. Waters del. Day & Son lithrs to the Queen. Published by George Warren, Marine Library, Marine Parade, Dover.
No date, circa 1850. Despite the reference in the title to 'engraving', this is a tinted lithograph. It was common practice at this date to refer to any prints as engravings. The view is looking eastwards. The cliffs, with the castle on top, are shown in the background. The harbour seems to be not more than a couple of small jetties, just large enough to cope with the little paddle steamer that is just leaving. The frontage of the magnificent crescent is on the left. The promenade, lit by gaslights, attracts several families, children play on the beach, and there are bathing machines that appear to be covered with canvas with extensions to allow the user into the water in complete secrecy. It is a lovely subject. There are some minor imperfections, but generally the condition is very good.
Image size: 250 x 420mm.
£300
KING, Daniel
The South Prospect of ye Collegiate Church of Beverley. (repeated in Latin.)
Daniel King, delin et sculpsit.
Arms and dedication to Michael Warton.
Etching. No date, printed c.1718.
Not much is known about this competent etcher, even his dates, but he worked from about 1650. His style is akin to that of Hollar, who was a few years senior to King. King was particularly good at drawing and etching churches, of which there are over fifty subjects. This view of Beverley is typical. The print shows the building with a little shading round it, but the surrounds are left plain, no animation, and nothing in the sky other that the coat of arms and the title.
image 20.5 x 30cm. Very good condition.
£ 100
YATES, Major G. London Bridge.
Pair of lithographs by R. Martin after watercolours by Yates, published in 1830, a particularly interesting period in the history the bridge. They were made shortly before the Bridge was replaced by a completely new construction by Sir John Rennie, built to his father’s design, slightly upstream, opened to great ceremony in 1831.

A View of the West Side of London Bridge, in the Year 1823, after the removal of the Water Works.

View of the East Side of London Bridge in the Year 1827.

Both views are taken from the South Bank looking across to the City. Both show Fishmongers Hall, the building that was removed to make way for the Rennie bridge. Downstream from the bridge is St Magnus the Martyr, rebuilt by Wren after the Great Fire, standing right on the edge of the old bridge. Tall masted ships are moored at the quay beside the church, unable to go under the bridge. In the background is the Monument. The bridge was built on the original piers that supported the earlier bridge that had buildings on it. The problem was that the piers were close together, restricting the flow of the river, shown quite well in the view of the East Side of the bridge. Unless the tide was level, as shown in the West Side view, going through the arches must have been a bit like shooting rapids. There could be a difference of nine feet between the levels of water on either side of the bridge. It is amazing that the bridge stood up, particularly when there were buildings on it. The Rennie bridge went to America in 1972, but that is another story.
The prints are in fine condition and excellent original hand colouring. The image size is 30 x 51cm. Mounted in off-white, framed in modern reddish gilt. £1000
HARDING, James Duffield.
Ludgate Hill, London.
Lithographed by C. Hullmandel after Harding, published by Charles Tilt in 1837. This is known as a ‘tinted lithograph’ because there is a background tint of a pale cream colour that is printed separately from the black. It is not coloured. Harding and Hullmandel were instrumental in perfecting the method.
The scene shows St Paul’s Cathedral at the top of the busy street. It looks as if there is not enough room for all the horse drawn vehicles to pass each other. One of the carts has the name of Pickford on it, an important transport company even then. On the right is a gas light; there were few of those about at this date.
Image: 17.5 x 14cm.
£75
SHEPHERD , George.
Rochester Bridge
Steel plate engraving by H. Allard after Shepherd. Published c. 1830.
With later hand colour. Slightly rubbed. Measures approximately 100 x 152mm.
£15
WESTALL, William.
Maidstone Bridge
Steel plate engraving by E. Finden after Westall. Published c. 1830
Measures approximately 105 x 145mm.
£20
WESTALL, William.
 Dover From the Beach
Steel plate engraving by Francis after Westall. Published c. 1830.
Measures approximately 100 x 150mm.
£20

DIBDIN, T. C.
Gravesend from the Terrace Pier.
Steel plate engraving by J. Henshall after T. C. Dibdin. Published in 1838.
Measures approximately 120 x 140mm.
£25
WINKLES, R.
Barnes, Surrey.
Steel plate engraving after G.T. Philips, printed in 1830.
Image size: 95 x 160mm.
£35
JENNER.
Ham House, Surrey.
Steel plate engraving after N Whittock, printed about 1830.
Image size: 95 x 160mm.
£25
ROGERS, J.
Dulwich College.
Steel plate engraving after N. Whittock, printed about 1830.
Image size: 85 x 150mm
£25
[RAILWAY & CANAL] TAIT, Arthur. 
Whiteleys Viaduct, Charleston Curves.
Hand coloured lithograph by Tait.  Printed by Day and Haghe.
From ‘The Manchester and Leeds Railway’ by Arthur Tait and Edwin Butterworth. Published in 1845.
See Abbey Life  411.
Good condition, sky slightly marked.Image measures 230 x 314mm.
£200
[CHESTER] TOOKER, W.
Watergate Street Row
&
Eastgate Street Row.
Lithographs by R.K. Thomas after W. Tooker, printed by Day & Haghe, and published by Edward Ducker of Chester, circa 1840.
Image: 19 x 28cm, wide margins extra. Both are good impressions on india paper, in excellent condition. 
Chester still boasts these first floor level shopping precincts.  If only modern shopping malls had shops like these!
£100ea
[BRIGHTON PAVILION] CORDWELL, J.
The West or Garden Front of the Pavilion at Brighton, the Marine Palace of His Majesty George the IVth.
Aquatint by Thomas Sutherland after Cordwell, published by Cordwell at his Repository, 10 Gt East Street, Brighton, 1814.
Image size: 19 x 30cm, wide margins extra.
Slight creasing, some damage to the extremities, and some small spots in the sky.
£145
SHOTTER BOYS, Thomas.
‘THE TOWER AND MINT FROM GREAT TOWER HILL’ [LONDON] 
Lithograph  in fine original colour.  Good condition with wide margins. Printed surface measures 199 x 432mm. 
One of the best illustrations in the series ‘London as it is’ which is the most important documentary on life in 19th century London. Shotter Boys can be seen in the foreground with his drawing pad.
£750
Anon. Shrewsbury. (title within picture.) 
Tinted lithograph, without any imprints. 
Image size: 26.5 x 38cm, wide margins extra. 
£165
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MOSS, M. 
Uncoloured lithographs of Jersey published by M. Moss, circa 1840.
The printed surface of each excluding titles is approximately 173 x 500mm.
HALKETT PLACE and ENTRANCE of the MARKET/FORT REGENT IN THE DISTANCE, JERSEY.
P. Le Lievre del. 
Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.
£285
MONT ORGUEIL CASTLE, JERSEY.
L. Haghe Lith. John Le Capelain delt. 
Published by M. Moss 1837.
£285
MONT MADAN QUARRY, JERSEY.
On Stone by W. Gauci.  From a sketch by N. de Garis. 
Pubd. by M. Moss Guernsey. Printed by C. Hullmandel on India paper.
£185
HARBOUR OF ST. HELIERS (title slightly faded)
On Stone by T. Picken. 
Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen. Published by M. Moss, Guernsey.
£285
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Victoria Illustrated
by S.T. Gill
Published by Sand & Kenny, Melbourne & Sydney
& Thomas Brown, Geelong, 1857
Steel-engravings, each 175 x 250mm, printed on thick paper.


Item 9

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 [Title] Entrance to Port Philip £30
33
 Dight's Mill, Yarra Yarra £30
34
 Kyneton, looking towards the Bridge £50
35
 Queen's Wharf, Melbourne, West End £50
36
 Post Office, Melbourne £50
37
 National Model & Training School, Melbourne £50
38
 Gt. Bourke St, looking East from Queen St, Melbourne £50
39
 St Francis Cathedral, Melbourne £30
40
 Princes Bridge, and City Terminus of M. & H.B. Railway, Melbourne £50
41
 Belfast, Port Fairy £30
42
 Port of Warrnambool £30
43
 Market Square, looking N.E. from Malop St, Geelong £50
44
 Market Square, North Side, Geelong £50
45
 Township of Keilor from South side of Bridge £50
46
 Market Square, Castlemaine £50
47
 Forst Creek, from Road to Castlemaine £50
48
 Hobson's Bay &c from Signal Station £50
49
 Government Camp, Creswick's Creek £50
50
 Spring Hill, from Road to Govenment Camp, Creswick's Creek £50
51
 On the Barwon River near Fyan's Ford, Geelong £30
52
 Fyan's Ford, Barwon River, Geelong £30
53
 Sandridge, Williams Town, from Railway Pier £50
54
 Steam Packet Wharf, Mack's Hotel, &c, Geelong. £50