1780s Prints

Original hand-colored engraving with various bird species, depicted in a detailed and naturalistic style characteristic of 18th-century scientific illustrations. Description of Bir...

This hand-colored engraving contains images of two bird species and a snake, each labeled in German with their scientific names. Here are the translations and descriptions: Animal T...

"THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA'S TRAVELLING EQUIPAGE," as indicated by the title at the bottom of the print. It portrays a unique scene featuring a large, box-like carriage being transport...

This print is a colored engraving titled "VIEW in MILAN" and was published by Harrison & Co. on April 1, 1782. It is a picturesque scene depicting a tranquil landscape in Milan, It...

An engraved portrait of Henry IV, King of England. Henry IV was the first English monarch from the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenets and came to power after deposing his cousin Richard II in 1399. His reign was marked by the start of the 15-year civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, numerous rebellions, and efforts to consolidate his power and legitimize his somewhat tenuous claim to the throne. The text mentions that the portrait is based on a picture at Hampton Court, which is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Published as the act directs on June 18th, 1787, this engraving is part of the collection for "Harrington's Edition of Rapin's History of England." Henry IV's reign is notable for the rebellion led by the famous knight Henry Percy...

The image is an 18th-century engraving showing a family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. It depicts a tranquil scene with three individuals, presumably a family, in a coastal forest settin...

The engraving shows two individuals labeled as "A MAN of STA CHRISTINA." and "A WOMAN of STA CHRISTINA." On the left, the man is depicted with a direct gaze, curly hair, and a strip...

The engraving showcases two individuals of high status from Tahiti, known historically as "Otaheite" during the period of European exploration in the Pacific. On the left is "OTOO, ...

An authentic antique engraving titled "The NATCHE: a Ceremony in Honour of the KING'S SON, in TONGATABOO." It is likely from a work related to the voyages of Captain James Cook miss...

The antique map titled "Carte de la partie meridionale de la tartarie avec la p.tie septentrionale de l'nde" was crafted by Louis Brion de la Tour, a prominent French cartographer, a...

An engraving from Benjamin Ralph’s The School of Raphael: or, the Student’s Guide to Expression in Historical painting. London: Printed for John Boydell, 1782...

Antique print, titled: 'Fortitude.' - Personification of Fortitude as a modestly dressed seated female figure. A lion in the background. From 'The Univers...

Antique print religion titled 'Producant Aquae Reptile Animae Viventis (..)'. This print depicts the seperation of Land from Sea and the Creation of Eve. Originates from 'Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel'. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City and the official residence of the pope. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment...

Antique print titled 'De Nieuwe Koornbeurs, in 1786'. Original antique print of the 'Korenbeurs' in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Korenbeurs ("grain bourse") was a 17th-century commodity market in Amsterdam where grain was traded. The building stood on the banks of the Amstel, on the western side (Nieuwezijde) of the Damrak. It was directly south of the Oude Brug bridge, on a spot now occupied by the former stock and commodity exchange Beurs van Berlage...

Antique print titled 'Ruines du Monument de la Turbie, près de Monaco'. Large, original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) ce...

Antique map titled 'Drawn from d'Anvilles Map of the Coast of Guinea, Between Sierra Leone and the crossing of the Line.' Map of the African coast, Gulf of Guinea, from Sierra Le...

Antique map titled 'Carte de L'Empire de la Chine.' Decorative map of the Empire of China, depicting China, Corea ( Korea ), Japan, Tonquin and the Philippine island Lucon. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Antique print titled 'Begraafplaats op het eiland Amsterdam'. Engraved view of a local cemetery on Amsterdam Island, a small French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Origin...

Antique map titled 'Esquisse de la Bay Dusky, Dans La Nouvelle Zeelande / I. Pitcairn / Isles de Wallis / I Turtle / I des Cocos and Traitres / Palmerston I. / I. Suavage / I. D'Hervey/ Havre Pickersgill / I de Pasques.' Detailed set of maps of the islands of the South Pacific...

Antique print titled 'Vue de la Vigne a l'Italienne (..)'. Copper engraving of an Italian vineyard and a farm. This print originates from 'Jardins ...

Description: Antique map titled 'Bowles's New Pocket Map of the Russian Empire in Europe, Comprehending the West Part of the Empire in Asia' Large and detai...

Description: Antique map titled 'Bowles's New Pocket Map of the East Part of the Russian Empire in Asia'. Large and detailed map of the Russian Empire in Asia. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Thomas & Carington Bowles' after 'D'Anville'. Thomas Bowles, born around 1712, was map publisher and seller in London...

Antique print, titled: 'Hope.' Personification of Hope, a female figure beside an anchor, with a sailing ship in the background. With a four-line English caption. From 'The Unive...

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Charity.' Personification of Charity as a woman with three children. From 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'. This periodical...

Title: View of a Hut in New South Wales Description: Scarce c.18th First Fleet period engraving depicting Australian aborigines from the account by Governor Arthur Phillip. Artist: Robert Cleveley (1747-1809) Third brother of James Cleveley who was famous painting the death...

Nicely framed with marbled double matting and gilded and painted frames.