C1880. Chromolithograph. C1880. 275mm by 445mm (image) 390mm by 580mm (sheet). Initialled 'MF' in the stone lower right corner. Morel-Fatio was a French naval painter, peintre officiel de la Marine, curator of the naval and ethnographic museum of the Louvre, and mayor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.One crease in.....
C1880. Chromolithograph. C1880. 270mm by 445mm (image) 380mm by 530mm (sheet). Initialled 'MF' in the stone lower left corner. Morel-Fatio was a French naval painter, peintre officiel de la Marine, curator of the naval and ethnographic museum of the Louvre, and mayor of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.Slight cockling surface.....
C1880. Chromolithograph. C1880. 255mm by 440mm (image) 395mm by 570mm (sheet). (Fregate Cuirassee de 1er rang, de la force de 900 cheveaux). Initialled 'MF' in the stone lower left corner.Morel-Fatio was a French naval painter, peintre officiel de la Marine, curator of the naval and ethnographic museum of the Louvre.....
1907. Photogravure. 1907. 360mm by 260mm (sheet). Chairing the Winner of the King's Prize - The conclusion of the competition for the King's Prize was attended by even more excitement and enthusiasm than usual. The Winner Lieutenant Addison, who hails from Australia, was chaired by his comrades from the Antipodes.....
1891. Chromolithograph. 1891. 270mm by 205mm (sheet). Giles was a noted painter of horses, military scenes and battles, many experienced at first hand while on service with the British Army in India, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa. From ‘Her Majesty’s Indian and Colonial Forces’, 1891. "
1891. Chromolithograph. 1891. 270mm by 205mm (sheet). Giles was a noted painter of horses, military scenes and battles, many experienced at first hand while on service with the British Army in India, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa. From ‘Her Majesty’s Indian and Colonial Forces’, 1891. "
C1920. Photogravure. C1920. 330mm by 505mm (image) 470mm by 630mm (sheet). Lieutenant J.R.N. Graham (1882-1980), 9th Battalion Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, was attached to 136 Company Machine Gun Corps. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917 for an action at Istabulat, Mesopotamia. Lieutenant Graham accompanied his guns across open.....
1900. Photogravure. 1900. 365mm by 1040mm (sheet). The War : Battle of Potgieter's Drift, Jan 21. Panoramic View of the Position Looking North from Mount Alice (Spearman's Camp). Facsimile of sketch by Rene Bull, our special correspondent with General Buller'. Fold-out illustration published as a Supplement to 'Black and White'.....
1877. Photogravure. 1877. 320mm by 230mm (sheet) 405mm by 290mm (image). Text on the reverse - one paragraph relating to the image. Other unrelated text. The text says that the Japanese destroyed the Kow-Shing, a transport ship carrying Chinese soldiers. CONDITION : A couple of tiny breaks in the paper.....
C1850. Steel-engraving. C1850. 150mm by 115mm (image) 265mm by 175mm (sheet). Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB (1795 -1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India. He was noted for his recapture of Cawnpore from rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857.
1748. Copper-line engraving. 1748. 185mm by 110mm (platemark). Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, (1697 -1762) was noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War . Some very faint off-setting in title areas."
C1880. Steel-engraving. C1880. 315mm by 250mm (sheet). Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, KG (1819 - 1904) was a member of the British Royal Family. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in.....
C1893. Chromolithograph. C1893. 370mm by 495mm (sheet). Published by Parrot et Cie, Paris, G Desrameaux, 348 W 37th St., New York City, NY. Ships identified are : US Baltimore, Caravel Pinta, Caravel Nina, HMS Blake and US Philadelphia. The fourth USS Baltimore (C-3) was a United States Navy cruiser.The Caravel.....
1899. Wood-engraving with later hand-colouring. 1899. 185mm by 235mm (sheet). Saide was an axillary brigantine of 383 tons register. It was owned by Charles Gibson Millar and named after his youngest daughter Saide. As a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron it was the only yacht "south of the line".....
1877. Chromolithograph. 1877. 380mm by 260mm (sheet). Sir Allen Young (1827-1915) was an English master mariner and explorer, best remembered for his role in Arctic exploration including the search for Sir John Franklin. Accompanied by original descriptive text."
C1880. Stipple engraving. C1880. 180mm by 130mm (platemark). Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a British Royal Navy officer, novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is also known for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as.....
Silver gelatin stereoview photograph, circa 1900. 90mm by 178mm (card). Australasian Stereoscopic Views WA, Photographed and Published by Craig and Solin, Fremantle and Kalgoorlie. CONDITION : Some fading and a few small marks.
Silver gelatin stereoview photograph, circa 1900. 90mm by 178mm (card). Australasian Stereoscopic Views WA, Photographed and Published by Craig and Solin, Fremantle and Kalgoorlie. CONDITION : A couple of marks to right hand photo.
1895. Wood-engraving. 1895. 395mm by 295mm (sheet). 'A Royal Patient. Nasrullah Khan, the Amir's Second Son, now on a visit to England, having a tooth extracted at his bungalow, near Kabul'. From 'The Graphic'. Related and unrelated text on the reverse. Some light foxing. Light toning on far right hand.....
1802. Stipple engraving. 1802. 165mm by 100mm (platemark). Sir John Penington (1584?-1646) was an English admiral who served under Charles I of England.
1763. Mezzotint. 1763. 355mm by 250mm (sheet). Engraving from the 'European Magazine'. Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799), 1st Earl Howe, KG was a British naval officer, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars."
C1840. Steel-engraving. C1840. 265mm by 175mm (sheet). George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (1718 - 1792) was a British naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. In.....
1829. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1829. 425mm by 335mm (sheet). 'The Discovery, Convict Ship (Lying at Deptford), The Vessell, which accompanied Capt. Cook, on his last voyage.' Cooke was an English landscape and marine painter. In 1829 he produced a series of etchings on copper of ships, boats, yachts and.....
1914. Lithograph. 1914. Scene from the Western Front. French lithograph signed and dated in pencil.Louis Abel-Truchet was a French painter, etcher and lithographer who studied art in Paris and began exhibiting his art at the leading Paris Salons c1891. This lithograph comes from a series of artist lithographs by Truchet.....
1900. Chromolithograph. 1900. 395mm by 265mm (sheet). 'The Cavalry Division'. Vanity Fair portrait of Field Marshall John French (1852-1925). He was an English commander who served in the Soudan, Boer War and World War I. "