18th Century Prints

Title: "1703 Copperplate Engraving of a Dutch Seaman’s Wife in Traditional Costume" Description: This rare copperplate engraving, created by Caspar Luyken and published by C. Wei...

Old Alexandria Harbor, Antique Egypt Engraving by Norden Tuscher, 1755 Description This panoramic harbor view presents Old Alexandria as seen from the water, with sailing vess...

"Guardian of Nootka Sound: A Lyddiker Etching from John Webber's Artistry" This engraving presents a compelling female figure from Nootka Sound, captured with the intricate detail c...

A Dance at Ulietea – Society Islands Scene from Cook’s Voyages, c.1784 This finely hand-colored copper engraving titled A Dance at Ulietea, one of the Society Islands in the South S...

Original 18th century color engraving print by renowned artist Pe. F.H. Bruegel. A fine crisp impression of great rarity; it is particularly unusual to find color engravings of this...

Please read the entire description carefully, as we strive to provide complete technical and historical details to ensure the authenticity of our objects. These two “faux bamboo” frames enclose color prints on paper, depicting compositions of marine corals in strange and rare shapes. The print on the left depicts a seaweed-shaped coral, with intricate details reminiscent of some species of the genus Acropora; the composition on the right depicts a coral belonging to the Gorgonian family, with the peculiarity of being depicted coiled on itself. These colored prints, made in Italy, date from a time when naturalists and illustrators created detailed plates to document and study marine flora and fauna, and can be dated between 1750 and 1770. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that they were used as a medium for writing a text (a letter)at the same time or shortly thereafter. Antique color prints with handwritten text on the entire surface represent an example of an ancient practice called manuscript on image or illustrated manuscript. This technique was widespread in various eras and contexts, both artistic and practical. In medieval manuscripts, it was common to embellish texts with elaborate miniatures, illustrations, and initial letters, often in color. Although not entirely identical, this practice reflects the historical interest in the integration of text and image. During the Victorian period and into the early 1900s, it was common to write letters and messages on picture postcards, often embellished with colorful images and decorations, with lettering covering part or all of the illustration. Japanese ukiyo-e prints often combined images with poems or handwritten descriptions, and this practice spread between the 17th and 19th centuries. Modern and contemporary artists have taken up and reinterpreted this tradition: for example, German artist Anselm Kiefer has created works that combine images with handwritten text across the entire surface. In short, handwriting on color prints was not as common as simple illustrations, but there are numerous historical and modern examples of how text and image can be combined in unique and creative ways. Another notable detail of our prints is that the one on the right has the price “5 soldi” imprinted at the top. The "soldo" is a historical Italian currency with a long and rich history. The soldo originated in the Middle Ages, with the first documented issuance dating back to the Carolingian Empire, around 800 AD. The term “soldo” derives from the Latin word “solidus,” which was a Roman gold coin...

Experience Kamchatka: 'Summer and Winter Habitations' Print from Cook & King's Pacific Ocean Voyage This antique print, titled 'Summer and Winter Habitations in Kamchatka,' offers a...

Engraving by Louis de Surgis de Surugue after a painting by Jacques Dumont dit Le Romain. It is part of a series of 16 engravings illustrating "Le Rom...

Antique print titled 'Vue de l'Ostrog du Waywode (..)'. Copper engraving of the Fortress of the voivode (local ruler) of Beryozovo, Siberia. Below, a view of the Prison of Prince Men...

Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Ruins Of Rome An Early Print Of Castle Saint Angelo By G...

Friedrich Justin Bertuch (Germany 1747-1822) Original handcolored engraving of "The Wheat Weevil” from the volume Harmful Insects of Bilderbuch für Kinder (Picture Book for Chil...

This illustration is from Eleazar Albin's work, as indicated by the signature "E. Albin del.", meaning "drawn by Eleazar Albin". It is a plate from his series on natural history, spe...

Title: "Golf de Fréjus" Description: This antique map, titled "Golf de Fréjus," is an original depiction of the region of Fréjus, France. It is part of the work "Le Petit Atlas Mari...

Antique print titled 'Emir Chef des descendans de Mahomet'. Old print of an Islamic Emir on a horse. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses (..)'. Art...

Antique portrait titled 'Pichegru'. Portrait of general Pichegru, whole-length, looking to right, standing with his head resting on his left hand. ...

Portrait of Pieter Schrijver – Mennonite Preacher, Engraving by Jacob Folkema, 1739 This finely detailed 18th-century portrait depicts Pieter Schrijver (1663–1706), a prominent Dutc...

Antique portrait titled 'Louis Seize, Roi de France et de Navarre'. Old portrait of Louis XVI , King of France. Source unknown, to bet determined. Ar...

Description: Plate: 'Audience des Rois de Cambodia dans leur Palais defendu pas 16 elephants et 24 pieces de canon. (Audience before the Kings of Cambodia in their Palace, protected ...

Hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting an interesting old view of Copenhagen seen from Frederiksberg Castle Gardens, approximate. 1790-1800. Framed in a mahogany frame from sam...

Antique print of the Dutch crew killing a walrus with ships in the background. This print originates from 'Histoire des Provinces-Unies des Pays Bas...', or 'Geschiedenissen der Vere...

Antique map titled 'New and Accurate Map of France from the latest improvements'. Original copper engraved map of France. Engraved by T. Bowen, published circa 1771.

Antique map titled 'Carte des Costes de France depuis Brest jusquá Bayone'. Original old map of the coast of France between Brest and Bayonne. This map originates from 'Le Petit Atla...

August Johann Rosel von Rosenhof (British, 1810-1893) A set of two framed hand-colored engraving on hand laid paper from Historiae Polyporum., by Augustus Johannes Roesen von Rosenh...

Antique print titled 'Franeker van den kant van Schalsum te zien'. Old print with a view on the city of Franeker, as seen from Schalsum. This print originates from 'Hedendaagsche His...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Entrées et Cours de la Gironde'. Large map of the region of the Gironde estuary. It is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne ju...

Title: Westminster Abbey Monuments – Five English Engravings after Gravelot c.1730 Description: This rare and visually cohesive group of five original 18th-century engravings depict...

Male Eurasian Teal – Antique Dutch Bird Print by Sepp & Nozeman, 1789 This original hand-colored copper engraving from 1789 depicts the male Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca), a small and...

Antique print titled 'La France divisée en ses douze anciens Gouvernements'. Old print with a description of the early regions of France, including 36 early coats of arms. This print...

Antique print titled 'The Tyger'. By J.S. Müller after I.E. Ridinger. This print originates from 'Study of the wild animals' published in London, 1794.

Antique print titled 'Gezicht van het West-Indisch-Huys, op de Binnenplaats te zien, tot Amsterdam'. Original antique print of the court of the West India House (West-Indisch Huis) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The West-Indisch Huis ('West India House') is the former headquarters of the Dutch West India...

Antique print titled 'Plate XXVIII. Seals of Nobility and great Men of Scotland. Original antique print showing Seals of Nobility and important men of Scotland. This print originates...

Antique print of a horse drawn float with religious figures. Double page with joined sheets and original folding lines. This print originates from 'Prael-treyn [...] toegeschikt aen ...

Charming pair of engravings representing gallant scenes engraved by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet after the works of Carle Van Loo. These two works are entit...

Antique frontispiece of the 6th volume of 'Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat van allen volkeren (..)' by Thomas Salmon. This volume describes par...

Rare and important classical engravings from the personal collection of the esteemed Niall Smith. These date to the 1750s and feature rare and unusual subjects. They are presented in...

Antique map France titled 'Les Embouchures de la Somme et de Bresle Riv. ou est St. Valeri, Eu et Dieppe'. Beautiful map of the French coast, fr...

Description: Antique print, untitled. This plate shows Guinea Gulf birds and fish; parakeet, eagle, sea toad, marlin, scorpion etc. From: "A Collection of Voyages and Travels" published by John and Awnsham Churchill in London in 1744. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Kip' after 'A. Churchill'. Johannes Kip (b Amsterdam, 1653; d London, 1722). Dutch draughtsman, engraver and dealer, active in England. He was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636–1707) from 1668 to 1670. His earliest dated engravings are of 1672 (e.g. the Siege of Groningen , Hollstein, no. 4), and he supplied numerous plates for books published from that date onwards. His work brought him into contact with the court of William of Orange and in 1686 he produced six plates depicting William of Orange, his Wife and Attendants near The Hague (Hollstein, no. 5). Shortly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Kip followed the court to England. After settling in Westminster, he worked extensively for London publishers, engraving works after Francis Barlow, Caius Gabriel Cibber (e.g. Interior of the Danish Church in London , 1697; Hollstein, no. 6) and other London-based artists. His engravings were principally destined for book illustrations. The work for which Kip is best remembered is his large corpus...

Antique map titled 'Bavariae pars inferior cum insertis et adjacentibus regionibus (..)'. Published circa 1700 in N. Visscher's World Atlas. The map "Bavariae pars inferior cum inse...

18th century George III set of six mezzotints depicting Lucretia, circa 1780, ‘Domestic Happiness’, ‘The Elopement’, ‘The Virtuous Parent’, ‘Dressing for Masquerade’, ‘The Tavern Door’, ‘The Fair Penitent’. Engraved by John Raphael Smith, (1751 – 1812) and painted by George Morland, (1763 – 1804). Engraved by John Raphael Smith, (1751 – 1812) was a British painter and mezzotinter, son of Thomas Smith of Derby, the landscape painter, and father of John Rubens Smith, a painter who emigrated to the United States. Smith became a London publisher from 1781, including among his clients the radical writer and artist William Blake. A prolific mentor of apprentices, he shared plates with at least thirty other London printers. In this group was J. M. W. Turner, Charles H. Hodges, William Ward, Thomas Girtin...

City of Albany, New York, Hudson River View – Antique Engraving, 1827 This finely detailed early 19th-century engraving titled City of Albany, in the State of New York presents a pa...

Title: "ORNITHOLOGY. Div'n. Land Birds – Order 4 PICE.A. Plate III" This 19th-century ornithological print, part of a scientific collection, features an array of land birds from the...

Untitled print, Section IV, plate IV. This chromolithograph depicts a beautiful Japanese box. Detailed information about this print is available on request. This print originates ...

Beautiful view of the Royal Palace of Windsor in England. This print originates from Isaak Tirion's 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of Tegenwoordige Staat van alle volken.'.

Title: Antique English Moths and Caterpillars on Hedgerow Plants – Albin 1720 Description: This set of two original hand-colored copper engravings was published in London in 1720 as...

18th century Italian spolvero pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a coordinating antique red frame and adorned with polished garnets and red ruby stones. Spolvero is an arti...

Cosimo Colombini engravings of antique gems with hand-coloring, circa 1760s. sight: 6 ¾ by 9 ¾ inches frame: 12 ½ by 15 ½ inches

John Nieuhoff Exotic Fish Prints Set of Five Hand-Colored Engravings c1704 This rare and attractive group of five hand-colored engravings depicts a diverse selection of exotic marin...

Remarkable Ruins of Sabua, Nubia – Norden Engraving 1755 Description: Depicting the ruins of Sabua in Nubia, this plate documents temple remains along the riverbank, combining archa...

Military Procession with Spoils of War After Gerard de Lairesse Rossetti c1700 A large early 18th-century etching and engraving by Domenico Rossetti, after a composition by the cele...

Complete set of ten paper hand-colored illustrations from Premiere Centurie de Planches Enluminees et Non Enluminees (Decade 6 Regne Mineral) by Pierre Joseph Buchoz, Paris and Amste...

Two French matted and framed 18th century black and white engravings inspired by Classical Antiquity. The first frame contains an engraving of a woman patting a unicorn, and a man an...

Pair of Antique Engravings of Exotic Tropical Plants from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, ca. 1770 A fine pair of copperplate engravings from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s mon...

Antiquities of Luxor (Ancient Thebes), Norden Egypt Engraving, 1755 Description This powerful engraving depicts the monumental antiquities of Luxor, the site of ancient Thebes, one ...

This delightful original copper engraving by Giovanni Volpato (1733-1803) after a painting by Francesco Maggiotto ( 1738-1805 ) was executed in Venice, Italy, in 1765. A little boy, ...

Villages of Mennahud Manjelmusa with Pyramids, Norden, 1755 Description This engraving presents a rare and atmospheric view of the villages of Mennahud and Manjelmusa, with th...

This print is from 'The Military Costume of Turkey. Illustrated by A Series of Engravings. From Drawings made on the Spot. Dedicated by Permission to His Excellency the Minister of the Ottoman Porte to his Britannic Majesty.' London, Published by Thomas M'Lean, Haymarket, (1818). Folio. One of 29 fine handcoloured aquatint plates . Very light offsetting from plates. The original accompanying text of this print is as follows: 'The Spahis, who constitute the principal part of the mounted force of the empire, are chiefly raised in the Asiatic provinces: they are excellent horsemen, and are variously equipped, but in general, the lance is their principal weapon, in the use of which they are very expert: they are divided into sixteen legions, and in the early ages of the Ottoman empire, prior to the institution of the Janizaries, they were considered as its principal strength. The Turkish horses...

Beautiful engraving made by Nicolas de Launay after the work of Peter Paul Rubens.This engraving represents a bacchanalian scene featuring Silenus a mythological character. In this...

Antique portrait titled 'Arrius Alexandrinus'. Portrait of Arius. Arius was a Christian presbyter in Alexandria, Egypt of Libyan origins. His teachings about the nature of the Godhea...

Antique map titled 'Insulae Britannicae'. Interesting map of Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. It shows a rudimentary outline of the islands according to the geography of the Roman Emp...

Monumental Classical Relief Scene, Montfaucon Antiquity Explained Engraving, 1721 Description This impressive and richly scaled engraving originates from the landmark antiquarian wo...