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Presenté par son Excellence par son tres humbleServiteur Petit. a Paris chez Petit rue S. Jacques a laCouronne d'Epines. 1742.Engraving. Plate 151 x 106mm (6 x 4¼"). Rare. £95Ambassador to France. In The Bowes Museum.Stock: 29820307. Révue du Quintide. Bonaparte PremierConsul de la Republique Française.Boilly Pinxit. Levachez Sculp.t Duplessia Bevtauxaqua forti. Déposé à la Bibliothèque N.le le 19Thermidou An X. A Paris, chez Auber Editeur Rue St.Lazare Chaussée d’Antin No.88. [n.d. c.1802.] Bitlater.Coloured aquatint with etching. Plate 433 x 296mm(17 x 11¾"). £350A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in a medallion abovea scene depicting a troop review.Stock: 30053308. Louis Antoine Bougainville.Dessiné par Cless d’aprés un portrait en medaillon.[German.] [n.d. c.1810.]Stipple. Plate 152 x 102mm (6 x 4"). Cut to plate onleft. £160Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811)the French admiral and explorer. He was acontemporary of James Cook, and took part in theFrench and Indian War against Britain. He was the fristFrench man to circumnavigate the world, and gainedfame for his expeditions to the Falkland Islands andvoyages into the Pacific. His name is give to the largesteastern island of Papua New Guinea, and the straitwhich divides it from the Island of Choiseul. In theFalklands, Port Louis and 'Isla Bougainville'commemorate him.From "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden".Kivell & Spence: pg.37 not in.Stock: 29529309. Tayadaneega. 8.[Brodtmann.] [Zurich, c.1827.]Lithograph. 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). £140Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (1743-1807) was aMohawk military and political leader, based in presentdayNew York, who was closely associated with GreatBritain during and after the American Revolution. Hemet many of the most significant figures of the time,including George Washington and King George III.He was educated at an Anglican mission school andlifelong ally of the British, and fought as a young managainst the French and later during the War ofAmerican Independence. In 1775 he travelled toLondon to gain assurance that Mohawk support for theBritish cause would be rewarded by fair treatment inrespect of land rights. When the treaty of 1783 and theformation of the United States of America failed toprotect native lands, Brant negotiated territory alongthe Grand River on the north shore of Lake Erie for theIroquois people (of whom the Mohawks were a part).In order to secure promised compensation for lossessuffered by Native Americans who had supportedBritain, he travelled again to London in 1785-6. Theremaining decades of Brant's life were marked byconcern to maintain Iroquois interests and to preventencroachment on traditional lands by European andAmerican settlers.From Brodtmann's "History of Mammals".Stock: 29513310. Tayadaneega.[Brodtmann.] [Zurich, c.1827.]Lithograph. 330 x 228mm (13 x 9"). £140Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (1743-1807) was aMohawk military and political leader, based in presentdayNew York, who was closely associated with GreatBritain during and after the American Revolution. Hemet many of the most significant figures of the time,including George Washington and King George III.He was educated at an Anglican mission school andlifelong ally of the British, and fought as a young managainst the French and later during the War ofAmerican Independence. In 1775 he travelled toLondon to gain assurance that Mohawk support for theBritish cause would be rewarded by fair treatment inrespect of land rights. When the treaty of 1783 and theformation of the United States of America failed toprotect native lands, Brant negotiated territory alongthe Grand River on the north shore of Lake Erie for theIroquois people (of whom the Mohawks were a part).In order to secure promised compensation for lossessuffered by Native Americans who had supportedBritain, he travelled again to London in 1785-6. Theremaining decades of Brant's life were marked byconcern to maintain Iroquois interests and to preventencroachment on traditional lands by European andAmerican settlers.From Heinrich Rudolf Schinz's "NaturhistorischeAbbildungen der Saeugethiere". See Ref: 25605 forcoloured version.Stock: 29509311. [Dimitrie Cantemir, Hospodar ofMoldavia.] Demetrius Cantemir. S. RossiaciImperii, et Moldaviae Princeps...[British, c.1734.]Mezzotint, very scarce, portrait frontispiece?, 210 x140mm, 8¼ x 5½". Fold through centre. £220Dimitrie Cantemir (1673 - 1723), twice prince ofMoldova and a prolific man of letters; possibly fromhis 'History of the Growth and Decay of the OthmanEmpire'. After joining forces with Peter the Great in hiscampaign against the Ottoman Empire, Cantemirsought refuge in Russia after defeat by the Turks in thebattle of Stănileşti in 1711. He was later made a princeof both the Russian Empire and the Holy RomanEmpire. Cantemir's compendious works includewritings on musicology, history, philosophy, scienceand fiction.Stock: 29788312. Chlopicki. Revue des Armees. Journal.No.8.Julien [facsimile.] Imp. Aubert et C.ie. [n.d. c.1820.]Rare lithograph. 246 x 159mm (9¾ x 6¼"). Smallcrease. £140
Josef Chlopicki (1771-1854) the Polish general whowas involved in fighting in Europe at the time ofNapoleon and later. He was present at all engagementsfought during 1792-1794 and was publiclycomplimented by General Nicolas Oudinot for hisextraordinary valour. He distinguished himself at thebattles of Modena, Busano, Casablanca and Ponto. In1814, Tsar Alexander I made him a General in the newPolish army with the rank of a general officer.Stock: 29923313. Christian II.Engraved by W. Nicholls. Pubd. Aug.t 1.1814 by G.Ashley York Street, Portman Square.Stipple with large margins. Plate 222 x 160mm (8¾ x6¼"). Rubbing, crease and small tear. £75Christian II (1481-1559) the King of Denmark andNorway from 1513-1523 and of Sweden from 1520-1521. He was often referred to as 'Christian the Tyrant'for the massacre and deeds in the Old Town ofStockholm.Stock: 29639314. Samuel Engel. Mitglied des Raths derRepubl. Bern Geb. das d.1t Dec. 1702. Gestorb.das. d. 26t Mrt. 1784.[German.] [n.d. c.1810.]Stipple with large margins. Plate 152 x 89mm (6 x3½"). £160Samuel Engel (1702-1784) the Swiss writer,geographer, economist and bibliophile. He waslibrarian of the city, a magistrate of Aarberg, and amember of 'Grand Conseil'. He published a number ofworks on geographical discoveries and explorations,particularly those relating to America, Asia, and thepolar regions. American interest.The portrait was published in 'AllgemeineGeographische Ephemeriden' (Universal GeographicalEphemerides (i.e. encyclopedia)) by Friedrich Bertuchet al.Stock: 29736315. Fréderic II Roi de Prusse Electeur deBrandebourg.Pesne P. / Wille S. [n.d., c.1757].Engraving with large margins on 3 sides. Platemark:285 x 390mm. (11¼ x 15¼"). Trimmed to platemark atbottom, with small repaired tear along bottom edge.£360Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia, half-length, turned toleft; with tricorn, and sash worn over jacket bearing theinsignia of the Order of the Black Eagle; in trompel'oeil oval frame, on pedestal.Frédéric II was a sucessfull military campaigner who,in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars againstAustria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia'sterritories and made Prussia the foremost militarypower in Europe at the time.Stock: 29997316. Iean Francois Galup, de la Perouse.Gebohr. zu Alby 1741.1800 Conrad Westermayr sculps. [German.] [n.d.c.1810.]Stipple with small margins. Plate 135 x 83mm (5¼ x3¼"). £140Jean Francois de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741-c.1788) the French Navy officer and great explorerwhose expedition vanished in Oceania, somewhere offthe western and southern coasts of Australia. Manyplaces were named in his honour all over the world,included La Pérouse crater on the Moon. Commandedthe "Bousade & Astrolobe" which arrived in Australiajust after Capt. Phillip.From "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden".Kivell & Spence: pg.170 not in.Stock: 29530317. Albert Louis Bacler Dalbe. Geb. zu St.Pol d.21 Oct. 1761.Cless del. [German.] [n.d. c.1810.]Stipple with large margins. Plate 134 x 89mm (5¼ x3½"). £120Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe (1761-1824) theFrench artist, as well as the map-maker and the closeststrategic advisor of Napoleon from 1796 until 1814.From "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden".Stock: 29540318. Iohannes Hubnerus olim GymnasiiMartisburgensis nunc Collegii IohanneiHamburgensis Rector. Hubneri faciem benesculptum plaudite Musae! Vester in hac multisdignus Apollo placet: Miratur tantum felixHamburga Magistrum, Deqs Scholis meritumTeutona terra Virum.haec pauca subjunxit Hubneriani Nomini additissiums.Io. Bapt. Homann S.C.M. Geogr Nor. Effigiem hanc afe pictam et sculptam. Excellentissimi Viri Honoribusdicare voluit devinctissimus Johannes Kenckel CivisNoribergensis. [n.d. c.1710.]Mezzotint. Plate 324 x 215mm (12¾ x 8½"). Rare.£280Johann Hubner (1668-1731), the German geographerand scholar. He studied theology, poetry, rhetoric,geography and history at the University of Leipzig. Hischildren's bible 'Biblische Historien' (1714) wasdesigned for use in schools, and went through 270editions and was translated into 15 Europen languages.Stock: 30023319. Invigilat nostro Austriacus pro RegeIoannes: Que nitet Ore Fides, insita Cordeviget.[n.d. c.1700]Engraving. Plate 222 x 159mm (8¾ x 6¼"). Crease.£90Anonymous portrait, probably of Don Juan José ofAustria (1629-79), natural son of Philip IV of Spain.Stock: 28750
Page 3 and 4: Letterpress, scarce, 3 sides, 4to.
Page 5 and 6: Etching and engraving with large ma
Page 7 and 8: A pair of stipples, very fine, prin
Page 9 and 10: Lithograph with large margins. 240
Page 11 and 12: Chapelle which ended the War of the
Page 13 and 14: third 1650 & 1692 with more words a
Page 15 and 16: 93. Greenwich Hospital. No.17.Boyde
Page 17 and 18: 104. A View of the Rt. Hon.ble the
Page 19 and 20: plates by printmakers other than hi
Page 21 and 22: From "A Collection of One Hundred V
Page 23 and 24: 142. Nightingale Lane. Clapham Comm
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Page 27 and 28: 174. La veille d’une attaque. no.
Page 29 and 30: garnison de Yueng-ming-yuen (ville
Page 31 and 32: 199. Bomarsund. Combined Attack on
Page 33 and 34: tsars in 1726 (apparently aged six!
Page 35 and 36: 223. Philipp Cluver. Geboren zu Dan
Page 37 and 38: Stipple. Plate 140 x 90mm (5½ x 3
Page 39 and 40: Ephemerides (i.e. encyclopedia)) by
Page 41 and 42: 267. El D.r Bartoleme Leonardo deAr
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Page 49 and 50: University of Konigsberg. He publis
Page 51 and 52: Vizir 1593-4. Published in Galeazzo
Page 53 and 54: 363. Osman II sechbehenter Kaiser d
Page 55 and 56: 379. P. Famianus Strada. Rom. Soc.
Page 57 and 58: 394. Tam Marti, Quam Mercurio. The
Page 59 and 60: From "Allgemeine Geographische Ephe
Page 61 and 62: Engraving, fine with very large mar
Page 63 and 64: Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’A
Page 65 and 66: improved version of Galileo's refra
Page 67 and 68: The portrait was published in 'Allg
Page 69 and 70: Louis Francois Élisabeth Ramond, B
Page 71 and 72: 490. Abr.am Théophile Werner (Géo
Page 73 and 74: Engraved from a bust by Chantrey, e
Page 75 and 76: his 'Atlante Veneto' atlases and th
Page 77 and 78: Engraving with very large margins.
Page 79 and 80: (Philadelphia). In the wake of the
Page 81 and 82: Pair of etchings showning the comme
Page 83 and 84: 578. Le Jeu de Volant. Le Bon Géni
Page 85 and 86: Paskiewitsck Erivansky who captured
Page 87 and 88: Maximilian with the specific intent
Page 89 and 90: Hand coloured aquatint. Sheet 210 x
Page 91 and 92: Aquatint, printed on J. Whatman 182
Page 93 and 94: Stock: 29953646. Rotunda & New Room
Page 95 and 96: Xeres. [5] Seville Cathedral. [6] C
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After John Bucker (1770 - 1587), re
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693. A South Prospect of the City o
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196 Friedrichsstrasse. London, E. G
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724. A West Prospect of Conway Cast
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