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Lot 1

David Loggan

David Loggan Hortus Botanicus, The Physick Garden in Oxon, [Birds eye view of Oxford Botanic Gardens]late 17th century engraving, 42 x 51cmUnexami...

Petrus Aquila (1650-1692) after Annibale Carracci A collection of Baroque subjects within architectural settings, predominantly after Carracci wit...

Collection of printed portraits, 17th century and later. Subjects include Sir William Davidsone, Charles I, Duke of Beaufort, Richard Elton, Franc...

A collection of Old Master prints, predominantly of religious, figurative subjects, after Italian 16th-17th hands, including Titian, Veronese, Bar...

Lot 5

David Loggan

David Loggan View of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, late 17th century engraving, 34 x 46cm

Dominicus Custos (1560–1612) after Giovanni Battista Fontana Four portraits of famous rulers including Suleiman the Magnificent, Sokollu Mehmed Pa...

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) An extensive collection of etchings of various portrait, figural, landscape, animal and architectural subjects,conta...

'Horse Raceing' 'Training', 'Start', 'Starting' and 'Coming-in', a group of four coloured aquatint racing scenes, published J L Marks, Long Lane,...

A pair of 18th century hand-coloured mezzotints 'The Happy Family' after Greuze and 'The Devout' family after Teniers, contained within original 1...

After William Powell Frith Life at the Seaside (Ramsgate Sands), engraving by C. W. Sharpe60 x 110cm

Hilda Quick (British, 1895-1978) The Canonhand-signed and titled in pencilwoodcut16 x 10cmAppear in very good, clean, original condition with no d...

J. Hill after C. A. Pugin Funeral Procession of the Late Lord Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall, on the 8th January 1806aquatint, 36 x 45.5cm

Jehan Frison (Belgian, b. 1882) A view of Alsemberg, Belgiumhand-signed to the margin, blind-stamped and numbered 86/100etching, unframed44 x 66cm...

John Browne after Paul Brill 'Africa in the Gallery at Houghton', hand coloured stipple engraving published by John Boydell, Cheapside 1775, unfra...

Lot 17

T. Picken

T. Picken The Menai Suspension Bridge and Britannia Tubular Bridgescoloured lithograph printed by Day & Son, published by G. Humphreys, Bangor, mi...

John Clark (Scottish, 1770-1863) A View of RenfrewPublished by Smith, Elder & Cohand-coloured aquatint, 67.5 x 83cm (framed size)

William Hogarth. Four engravings from the Election series, originally published 1754-55, but later impressions.The series of paintings are part o...

After Peter Paul Rubens, Lions at Play, by William Walker, engraving, published by John Boydell, London 1782the sheet 42 x 56cm

After Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. The Right Honourable William Pitt, First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, by John Keyse Sherwine...

J Collyer after E F Burney View of the Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Trains of Running Horses ... Newmarkethand coloured engraving for Bodger and Wea...

A collection of prints of various 18th century architectural subjects to include country houses by Henry Flitcroft after Palladio, engraved by Hul...

A large collection of Spy and other similar portrait lithographs featuring cricketing subjects to include W. G. Grace etc, unframed

A set of four engravings of carriages From the Carriage Builders Art Journal, published 1859/60,engravings with hand-colouring, within veneered bu...

After Sir Winston Churchill View from Chartwellpublished by Limited Editions of London for the National Trust, 1979hand-signed by the director of ...

After Toulouse Lautrec Les Jockeys, lithograph in black on laid paper, with watermark crown motif and '1683' below, 18.5 x 29.5cm (visible size);a...

After William Hogarth A collection of engravings of various figural subjects;together with further genre scenes after Sir David Wilkie and others,...

Celebrated Etchings by Contemporary Artists, Six portfolios of etchings, early 20th century, published by J S Virtue & Co, London; includes 7 work...

Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) Common Buzzard - Buteo Vulgarislithograph by John Gould, published for The Birds of Europe 1832-183747 x 34cmpape...

Franz Xaver Habermann (German, 1721-1796) The Landing of English Troops at New York - Die Anlanding der Englischen Trouppen zu New York, c.1750han...

James Abbott McNeill Whistler PRBA (American, 1834-1903) Billingsgatesigned in the plate and dated 1859etching, unframedPl. 15 x 22.5cm

Lot 33

Robin Tanner

Robin Tanner Februaryetching, inscribed to the margin below in pencil 'Robin Tanner fec. etching. '75'26 x 162cm (image)

Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910) Greenwichsigned within the plate and dated 1879hand-signed and personally dedicated in the margin to Philip ...

Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827) Emanuel College Garden, Cambridgesigned within the plate and dated 1810etching and aquatint with hand-colou...

Lot 36

Hiroshige

Hiroshige One Hundred Famous Views of Edoa group of nine coloured woodblock prints from the series, probably early 20th century impressions, frame...

Vanity Fair legal caricatures, a collection of 18 prints by Spy and others, mounted in 17 various frames.Caption titles include: Bow Street, Danky...

After David Roberts RA 29 lithographs of travel subjects, with text and hand-colouring, various sizes, unframed;together with two volumes of 'Davi...

Alois Kolb (1875-1942) Richard Strauss - Symphonische Dichtungen; a suite of ten etchings and one original pencil drawingnine etchings and the dra...

Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) Red Footed Falcon - Falco Rufipes lithograph by John Gould - Published for The Birds of Europe 1832-183747 x 33.5...

Edward Savage (1761-1817) President George WashingtonMezzotint, published by E. Savage, London, 1793together with a framed facsimile of a letter f...

After Jacques Barraband (1768-1809) a collection of eight engravings depicting ornithological subjects53 x 36.5cm

Lance Thackeray RBA (British, 1867-1916) A set of four prints, 'The Billiards Match'each numbered and hand-signed by the artistpublished by Landek...

S Calvert after A C Cooke Sydney [Australia], a large bird's eye view of the city and environs, wood engraving, circa 1874,58 x 94cm (visible) Th...

Robert Sayer, publisher 18th century The Usurer; and The Miser after G. Van der Mijn, and R. Huston mezzotints, published by R. Sayer, Fetter Lane...

Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727-1815) After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785), published by Michelangelo Perogosi - possibly for the series tit...

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 – 1677) 'A prospect of Arrundell Castle & Towne on ye West Side', W Hollar fecit 1644, trimmed partially inside the press ...

Lot 50

J B Homann

J B Homann Particulir Carte des Landes .. Gegund und Paris, hand coloured engraved map of the regions around Paris, 62 x 52cm (visible)framed.

Lot 51

John Speed

John Speed Rutlandshire, hand coloured engraved map by Sudbury & Humble circa 1610, English text verso39 x 52cm (sight size), modern gilt frame, o...

Norden and Kip Sussexia, hand coloured engraved map of Sussex, 24 x 41cm, framed;Sussex, hand coloured engraved map by Robert Morden c.1695, 36 x ...

A collection of maps from Atlases published by George Philip, William Blackwood and others, various subjects to include UK counties, Scotland, Fra...

Two folding maps. COOPER (J) Map of England and Wales and the Southern Part of Scotland, hand coloured, printed by W P Metchim 1849, 81 x 66.5cm, ...

A collection of early maps of various British and World subjects to include Asia, Algiers, Kent, Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire etc, 19th century ...

Lot 56

John Speed

John Speed Hantshire, engraved hand coloured map of Hampshire, Bassett & Chiswell edition 1676, English text verso, double glazed frame;The Counti...

Lot 57

John Speed

John Speed A New and Accurat Map of the World. Drawne according to ye truest Descriptions, latest Discoveries & best Observations y't have beene m...

Three 18th century hand-coloured engraved maps by Thomas Kitchin, England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland, in maple framesoverall size 65 x 62cm a...

Three folding sets of travel maps in leather cases, early 20th century, 'Holland's Patent Duplex', for England North, England Central and England ...

A printed triptych, 'Birds Eye View of the River Thames from Oxford to London' published by C. W. Bacon & Co. Limited, Londoneach 144 x 15.5cm

Johann Baptist Homann (German, 1664-1724) A Map of the Holy Land, 'Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie dicta Terra San...

India - Map of Assam Showing Roads and Railways 1937, with 16 coloured maps including general index map, paper wrapper with pictorial front cover,...

Six folding maps, 19th century. MONALDINI (Vincenzo) Vestigie di Roma Antica, [ancient Rome surrounded by plans of classical buildings on fragment...

Lot 63

John Speed

John Speed Hartford Shire Described. [Map of Hertfordshire], hand coloured engraving for Sudbury & Humble circa 1611, inset town plans of Hertford...

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