c1502/late 16th century impression. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 29.6 x 21cm. Old horizontal fold, minor stains. Strong unbroken border. From Dürer’s series The Life of the Virgin. Ref: Knappe #245; Kurth #191. Held in The Met, NY. More
c1503/18th century impression. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 29.9 x 20.7cm. Stains to image upper right and lower portion, minor foxing overall, trimmed to border. From Dürer’s series The Life of the Virgin. Ref:Knappe #241; Kurth #189. Held in Art Institute, Chicago. More
c1503/17th century impression. Engraving, replica of Durer’s monogram, and numbered “15” in plate lower centre, 29.5 x 21cm. Minor foxing and creases overall, pinholes, tears and perforations to margins. From Dürer’s series The Life of the Virgin. Held in de Young Museum, San Francisco. Albrecht Dürer was reported to have..... More
c1503/18th century impression. Woodcut, monogrammed in plate lower centre, 29.4 x 20.9cm. Missing portion to upper left edge, minor stains, tipped to old backing. From Dürer’s series The Life of the Virgin. Ref:Knappe #230. Held in The Met, NY. More
c1505/17th century impression. Woodcut, monogrammed in block lower centre, 21 x 14.1cm. Slight foxing. A strong impression, with only two minor breaks in the border. Ref: Knappe #224; Bartsch #108. Held in The Met, NY; and NGV, with the inclusion of “Modest Woodcut 8.” The term “modest” was used by..... More
c1506. Engraving, replica of Durer’s monogram, and number “II” in plate lower left and centre, 29.3 x 21.1cm. Pinholes, minor tears, creases and stains to margins. Second state of two. From Dürer’s series The Life of the Virgin. Held in V&A. Albrecht Dürer was reported to have been enraged by..... More
c1530/1570. Engraving, monogrammed “A.V.” in image lower left, title and “Claudii Duchetti formis” in plate below image, 44 x 33.2cm. Old fold and slight stains to image, repaired tears and missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. This image of Saint Christopher was published by Claudio Duchetti (active..... More
c1588. Wood engraving, 32.3 x 35.9cm. Minor foxing, old folds and creases, chips and repaired tears to edges. Text loosely translated from German includes “The first general chart showing the sphere of the Earth.” The map shows “Terra Australis non dum cognita [not yet known]”, which includes parts of the..... More
![Hans Sachs Alter 51 Jar [51 Years Old], Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. German](/pictures/thumb/CL184-8.JPG?v=1486091892)
1545/c1600. Woodcut, dated and titled in block lower left to right, 31.6 x 28.1cm. Repairs and slight stains to image, minor tear to left edge. Good impression with complete borders, with only minor breaks. Ref: British Museum. Hans Sachs (1494-1576) was a German meistersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker. Sachs became..... More
1510/c1612. Woodcut, dated and monogrammed in block upper and lower centre, numbered “XXII” and annotated in Latin in ink in an unknown hand in upper and lower margins, letterpress text in Latin verso, 12.8 x 9.7cm. Minor foxing and creases to margins, tipped to backing. From Dürer’s series The Small..... More
![Indiae Orientalis, Nova Descriptio [Dutch Map Of The East Indies]. Johannes Janssonius, Dutch](/pictures/thumb/CL174-1.JPG?v=1492653604)
1630. Engraving, text including title in plate overall, 42.7 x 56.7cm (paper). Soiling and minor rubbing overall, repaired tears, creases and missing portions. Text includes “Amstelodami. Ioannes Ianssonius excudebat.” Original as issued. Important early map of Southeast Asia and the Philippines, and a landmark in the mapping of Australia, first..... More
1635/later printing. Etching, signed in plate upper centre, 9.5 x 6.5cm. Crinkles to image, repaired paper loss to margins. Ref: Bartsch #80; Hind #123. This etching was most likely printed during the early 19th century. More
1640/later printing. Etching, title and text including names of artist and engraver in plate above and below image, 22.4 x 15.9cm. Slight foxing to edges of image, trimmed margins. Laid down on acid-free backing. In 19th century frame. After Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Title reads “1497. Albrecht Thurer der Elter..... More
c1645. Engraving, text including title, artist and engraver “Pieter de Jode” in text below image, 24.1 x 17cm. Slight foxing to centre of image and margins, missing portions to lower right margin. Text reads “Pictor Noctium, Mechliniensis. Ant. van Dyck pinxit, Petrus de Jode Sculpsit. Cum priuilegio.” Held in British..... More
1646. Five hand-coloured engravings, each with a caption in image and a plate number “215, 237, 247, 389” and “415” upper right, 30 x 20cm (approx. each). Slight creases, tears and stains to uneven margins. Framed. Captions read (1) Limon perettae consimilis, (2) Limon a rivo sev rio, (3) Aurantium..... More
1650. Hand-coloured engraving, text including title in plate overall, 43.8 x 55.9cm. Centre fold, slight foxing overall, minor cockling and discolouration to margins. In bird’s-eye maple frame. Important map showing discoveries up to but not including Tasmania. More
c1667. Copper engraving, title, artist, engraver “Arnold De Jode” and printer in Latin in plate below image, 23.8 x 19.8cm (image). Foxing, trimmed platemark, old horizontal fold. Title reads “Excell ill dominae Catharine Howard, excell ducis liuoxiae haeredis coniugis dilectissimae, vera effigies.” Text includes printer “Martinus vanden Enden excudit.” Ref..... More
1635/c1690. Engraving with etching, reverse copy, artist’s name and engraver “Pacot” in plate lower right and below image, 35.9 x 46.4cm. Trimmed to platemark, repaired corners upper and lower right, minor tears to edges, foxing overall. French text includes dedication to “A Monseigeneur l’Abbe Bignon Conseiller d’Etat ordinaire, et President..... More
c1729. Copper engraving, artist, title and engraver in Dutch and French, and numbered “12” in plate below image, 33.7 x 43.6cm. Some surface loss and insect damage to image upper left, old vertical centre fold as issued. Text includes “Edit a J. Covens et C. Mortier. Tweede Plaag van Egipte..... More
1729. Engraving, titled in Italian, Latin and French in plate lower centre, 33.2 x 42.2cm. Old vertical fold, stains and minor missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Text in Latin and French reads “Volatus, ignes artificiales, aliique lusus die Jovis in Bacchanaliis” and “Volee, feux d’artifice, et..... More
c1744. Engraving in two sheets, plate number “XLI” and title upper right in image, and engraver “Richard William Seale” in platemark below image, 27.7 x 90cm. Old folds, minor tears and stains to edges, trimmed upper margin. Text includes “Commodore Anson’s track from Acapulco to Tenian and from thence to..... More
![Anatomical Studies: Posterior Plane]. After Jan Wandelaar, 1690–1759 Dutch](/pictures/thumb/CL198-4_01.JPG?v=1576815228)
1748. Two engravings, text including plate number, engraver, publisher and date in plate above and below image, 56.7 x 40.2cm (approx. each). Old horizontal fold, tears, stains and slight foxing to margins. Latin text reads (1) “Tab. V. S.F. Ravenet sculp. Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini 1748.” This is..... More
![The Portraiture Of Crab [Arabian Horse] Late The Property Of The Right Hon. The Earl Of Portmore....](/pictures/thumb/CL184-12.JPG?v=1486012853)
1755. Hand-coloured mezzotint, artist, title, text and date in plate below image, 31 x 35.3cm. Minor scratch in image lower left, cracks and slight stains to lower platemark and margin. Text includes “Spencer del. These sets of prints are sold by the proprietor Tho’s Spencer & Rob’t Clee in Panton..... More
c1775. Hand-coloured engraving, text including title upper centre and engraver “Guill Delahaye” lower right, stencilled page number “92” verso, 49.5 x 54.6cm. Slight foxing. Text continues “principalement fur les cartes de Russie, de la Chine, et de la Tatarie Chinoise; et divisee en ses Empires et Royaumes, par le Sir..... More
c1777. Hand-coloured engraving, 28.4 x 16.5cm. Foxing overall, minor tears, crinkles and missing portions to margins. Text reads “Viz. 1. A fishing proa [multi-hull outrigger], 2. A vessel with a sail at anchor, 3. A vessel without a sail at anchor. Engraved from Middleton’s Complete System of Geography.” Held in..... More