1936. Colour halftone lithograph. 1936. 330mm by 255mm (sheet). 'Dendrolaugus Goodfellowi Shawmayeri (Co-type)' Native of New Guinea.From 'On the Genus Dendrolagus' by Lionel Walter Rothschild and Guy Dollman, published in 'Transactions of the Zoological Society of London', 1936. This was the first comprehensive taxonomy of the species.Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron.....
1861-1865. Lithograph. 1861-1865. 240mm by 200mm (image). Les Dernieres Ressources de Deux Ameriques' Lithograph from the from the series, ""Actualites"" published in 'Le Charivari'. The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States. Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the.....
C1830. Engraving with hand-colouring. C1830. 135mm by 220mm (sheet). An Italian version with elements from an engraving after Leseur titled 'Nouvelle Hollande: Terre d'Endracht Cabanes des Naturels de la Presque Ile Peron' and published in Peron and Freycinet's account of Baudin's voyage in Voyage de couvertes aux Terres Australis: atlas.....
1862. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1862. 240mm by 195mm (sheet). Mid 19th century German lithograph. Faint toning and off-setting."
1837. Lithograph. 1837. 225mm by 140mm (sheet). Portrait of Baron Jacques Felix Emmanuel Hamelin (1768 - 1839) who was a rear admiral of the French navy and later a Baron. He commanded numerous naval expeditions and battles with the British Navy as well as exploratory voyages in the Indian Ocean.....
1804. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1804. 490mm by 550mm (platemark). Large decorative map by Jones, Smith & Co. for Smith's New English Atlas. The first map of the county to show longitudes measured from the meridian of Greenwich. Slight toning along central fold."
1861-1865. Lithograph. 1861-1865. 235mm by 190mm (image). Blanc devenir marron ! negre oblige maintenant de courir apres ! ... contraire d'autrefois !...' Lithograph from the from the series, ""En Amerique"" published in 'Le Charivari'.The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.....
1814. Stipple engraving. 1814. 380mm by 315mm (platemark). Sir James Mackintosh (1765 - 1832) was a Scottish jurist, Whig politician and historian. He was a key member of the Scottish Enlightenment and, as a close friend, influenced Governor Lachlan Macquarie thoughts on how to govern New South Wales. Published by.....
C1900. Etching. C1900. 500mm by 395mm (sheet). Etching signed in pencil by the artist, with butterfly remarque. Walker was an Irish artist who came to London and worked for the Dalziel brothers.Some creasing top right of the sheet, slightly affecting the image. Some residue of glue on reverse."
Chromolithograph, 1890. 345mm by 230mm (sheet). From Leuba's 'Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Vénéneuses avec Lesquelles Ils Pourraient Etre Confondus' (Edible Mushrooms and the Poisonous Species With Which They Should Not be Confused). CONDITION : Margin thinner on the left hand side.
1890. Chromolithograph. 1890. 345mm by 230mm (sheet). From Leuba's 'Les Champignons Comestibles et les Especes Vénéneuses avec Lesquelles Ils Pourraient Etre Confondus' (Edible Mushrooms and the Poisonous Species With Which They Should Not be Confused). CONDITION : Margin thinner on the left hand side. A couple of faint foxing spots.....
1928. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1928. 335mm by 235mm (sheet). Limited edition lithograph (225) with original hand-colouring from Mathews 'The Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands and The Australasian South Polar Quadrant', 1928. Henrik Gronvold was a Danish naturalist and artist."
1823. Copper-line engraving. 1823. 250mm by 200mm (platemark). From 'Lectures On Comparitive Anatomy In Which Are Explained The Preparations In The Hunterian Collection' by Sir Everard Home, 1823. William Clift was the first conservator of the Hunterian Museum.Faint waterstain to right of sheet outside printed area but partially within platemark.".....
1795. Aquatint. 1795. 220mm by 330mm (image). Published c1795 for Boydell's 'History of the River Thames'. Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl London, 1780-1822) was an engraver of German origin. He settled in London in the 1780s and, since he specialized in aquatint engraving, became responsible for the successful production of many.....
1849. Tinted lithograph. 1849. 95mm by 170mm (image only). From Charles Sturt's 'Narrative of an expedition into Central Australia performed under the authority of Her Majesty's government, during the years 1844, 5, and 6.' Slight cockling to the paper."
1835. Etching with original hand-colouring. 1835. 300mm by 230mm (sheet). Published in Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 1 (1835). E.T. Bennett published, in the Transactions an account of a 'hitherto undescribed species' which he named Macropus Parryi after Sir Edward Parry, who had been responsible for bringing.....
1802. Copper-line engraving. 1802. 180mm by 130mm (platemark). From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Latham was the leading English ornithologist of his day and was significant in publishing images and descriptions of Australian birds.Laid paper with watermark.Library stamp on reverse. Very faint off-setting. Platemark faint.....
1822. Lithograph. 1822. 365mm by 270mm (sheet). 'Roi des Iles Carolines (Voyage a Tinian)' The Caroline Islands form a large archipelago of islands close enough in the western Pacific Ocean northeast of New Guinea .From Jacques Arago's 'Promenade autour du monde, pendant les annees 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820, sur.....
1822. Lithograph. 1822. 365mm by 270mm (sheet). 'Jeune Femme des Iles Sandwich dansant' From Jacques Arago's 'Promenade autour du monde, pendant les annees 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820, sur les corvettes du roi L'Uranie et La Physicienne, commandees par M. Freycinet.'Hawaiian interest.Light soiling."
1910. Chromolithograph. 1910. 235mm by 140mm (sheet). '217 Hydnum imbricatum 218 Hydnum zonatum 219 Hydnum auriscalpium'. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, illustrated by chromolithographs from watercolours by the illustrator Aimé Bessin (1870-1942), and written by Léon Rolland (1841-1912).....
1910. Chromolithograph. 1910. 235mm by 140mm (sheet). '234 Clavaria formosa 235 Clavaria pistillaris 236 Calocera flammea'. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, illustrated by chromolithographs from watercolours by the illustrator Aimé Bessin (1870-1942), and written by Léon Rolland (1841-1912).....
1910. Chromolithograph. 1910. 235mm by 140mm (sheet). '256 Marcella rotunda'. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, illustrated by chromolithographs from watercolours by the illustrator Aimé Bessin (1870-1942), and written by Léon Rolland (1841-1912), the president of the Mycological Society.....
1910. Chromolithograph. 1910. 235mm by 140mm (sheet). '5 Amanita Mappa 6 Amanita junquillea'. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, illustrated by chromolithographs from watercolours by the illustrator Aimé Bessin (1870-1942), and written by Léon Rolland (1841-1912), the president of.....
1842. Tinted lithograph. 1842. 335mm by 525mm (image) 385mm by 560mm (sheet). Roberts traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the late 1830s producing watercolours and drawings of the architecture and landscape. When he returned to London Louis Haghe made tinted lithographs from the watercolours which were published by.....
C1802. Stipple engraving with original hand-colouring. C1802. 135mm by 90mm (image) 205mm by 120mm (sheet). From 'De mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol beschreven door Martinus Suart, afgebeeld door Jacques Kuyper.', 1st ed. in 6 parts, published by Johannes Allart, Amsterdam, 1802. Slight waviness to sheet."