C1775. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. C1775. 290mm by 220mm (sheet). German copper-line engraving from the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's (1739-1810) 'Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' ['Mammals Illustrated after Nature with Descriptions'] published from 1774 onwards. Wove paper. "
Wood-engraving, 1878. 400mm by 595mm (sheet). English 19th century fold-out wood-engraving, 1878, from 'The Graphic'.
C1830. Engraving with hand-colouring. C1830. 135mm by 220mm (sheet). From Giulio Ferrario's "Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni", vol. VIII (Asia), edited by Vincenzo Batelli, Florence. A couple of light waterstains."
1781. Copper-line engraving. 1781. 160mm by 190mm (sheet). Published for the 'Universal Magazine' in 1781, pre publication of the Bartolozzi engraving. Folds as issued, trimmed within platemark and without publication line, glued at corners to backing sheet, some staining."
Circa 1990. Etching. Circa 1990. 125mm by 165mm (platemark) 265mm by 248mm (sheet). Annotated 'Artist's Proof', titled and signed in pencil by the artist. With a dedication by the artist at the bottom of the sheet.. Austin Platt was an Australian printmaker. He etched many Australian buildings, esp schools after.....
C1818. Aquatint. C1818. 180mm by 122mm (platemark). Aquatint engraving published in Zurich. Francois Levaillant (1753 - 1824) was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist. He described many new species of birds based on collection he made in Africa and several birds are named after him. He.....
C1845. Lithograph. C1845. 370mm by 240mm (sheet). Lithograph published in 'Le Charivari'. Text on reverse as issued. Faint vertical crease as issued."
C1840. Lithograph. C1840. 330mm by 210mm (sheet). Original lithograph, c1840. Signed in the image. From a series titled 'Les Malades et Les Medecins' (The Sick and the Doctors) which was published in the French magazine 'Le Charivari'. Folds as issued, text on the reverse as issued. Some off-setting. Vet interest.".....
C1825. Lithograph. C1825. 115mm by 195mm (image only). Conrad Martens worked in Devon producing a small number of etchings and lithographs before he travelled with Darwin and eventually settled in Sydney. 'Printed by Graf & Soret, 7 Gt Castle St.'Laid onto a backing sheet. Slight wrinkling of paper at glue.....
1928. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1928. 235mm by 335mm (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. Frohawk was born in Norfolk, England, he was one of the leading ornithological artists of his.....
1767. Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring. 1767. 270mm by 160mm (platemark). Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring from Passeri's 'Picturae Etruscorum In Vasculis Nunc Primum .....', published in Rome in 1767.
1788. Copper-line engraving. 1788. 120mm by 175mm (image). After the painting by John Webber. Published by C Cooke. Small black mark at top of the image.Trimmed within platemark at top of sheet. Toning at the bottom of the sheet.Beddie, 2627."
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.
1928. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1928. 235mm by 335mm (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."
1811. Stipple engraving. 1811. 380mm by 300mm. Hester Lynch Piozzi (nee Salusbury; Mrs Thrale) (1741-1821) was a writer and friend of Dr Johnson. Light crease over top right corner."
1835. Aquatint. 1835. 285mm by 375mm (platemark). Blindstamp of ship La Favorite in centre below title. Plate 62 of: Voyage autour du monde La Favorite .... commandement de M. Laplace. Album historique. The Favorite visited Hobart in 1831. CONDITION : A couple of tiny spots in the margins. "
1847. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1847. 240mm by 370mm (platemark). A detailed engraved map of the English county with title, scale, and key. Decorated with an uncoloured engraved view of 'Kendal Church'. Published by I. Slater, Fleet Street, London & Fountain St. Manchester."
C1800. Copper-line engraving. C1800. 305mm by 450mm (platemark). (Black spotted Parroquet of Van Diemen's Land) Depicts the Ground Parrot - Pezoporus wallicus.From Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardiere's (1755-1834) 'Atlas du Voyage a la recherche de la Perouse', published in Paris. Audebert was a French illustrator and etcher trained in Paris."
1809. Colour aquatint. 1809. 255mm by 320mm (sheet). Aquatinted by Bluck, designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson and Auguste Pugin. From the series 'Microcosm of London', published by Rudolf Ackermann, the great Regency publisher of fine colour prints. He commissioned Rowlandson (1756-1827), a watercolourist and famous caricaturist, to design the.....
Circa 1862. Albumen stereoview photograph. Circa 1862. 85mm by 172mm (card). Early Australian stereoview. Title inscribed in ink below right hand side photograph. 'Jones's Photographs of Australian Sceneries' printed on ends of the card. CONDITION : Some soiling and waterstains to the edges of the card and toi the blank.....
1802. Copper-line engraving. 1802. 180mm by 135mm (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.Library stamp on reverse. Very faint off-setting."
1784. Mezzotint. 1784. 435mm by 550mm. Scene from Shakespeare's 'King Lear'; Lear, reclining on bed beneath curtain, awakened to find the spirit of Cordelia kneeling beside his bed, holding his hand and looking into his eyes. Trimmed with loss of margins and title area. Faint creasing at top of the.....
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.....