Leaf 11. London and its environs about 1750. Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View down the canal in the park, looking towards Buckingham House, trees on either side, fashionably dressed figures in foreground in park, a few ducks on the water."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e du canal et de la Maison de Buckingham dans le Parc de St. James
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2277., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number erased from sheet and replaced with number "10" written in ink. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; sheet 16.2 x 26.2 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 55 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Buckingham Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Canals, Castles & palaces, Pedestrians, Trees, and Ducks
"View of a waterfall in a canyon with forest surrounding, two small figures standing on the edge of rocks, sun rays piercing through the clouds."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey and View of the falls on the Passaic, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., State with blank space preceding year "1761" in imprint statement. For another state with day and month "20 May" engraved within that space, see British Library online catalogue, shelfmark: Maps K.Top.122.31.b., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana., and For a later issue of the plate, with new imprint listing John Bowles, Robert Sayer, and three others as publishers, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1878,0511.946.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1761, by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 3, 1748.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 31+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
View of the great fireworks on account of [the] general peace
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text below title: This elegant piece of architecture is 410 long & 105 feet high, is embellish'd with statues of Justice, Prudence, Fortitude ..., and Sheet numbered "130" in ink in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
"View showing the north front of Bethlem Hospital, looking across the gardens; figures in foreground and on paths outside hospital."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the hospital of Bethlem and Vü̈e de hopital de Bethlehem
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.4016., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "5" in upper right corner., and Leaf 16 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck, near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Eleven views in three rows, arranged around a larger central image of "A view of the island of St. Helena"; the ten smaller views, four in the top row, two in the middle row, and four in the third row, show images of various boats, ships and other sailing vessels on the sea
Alternative Title:
View of the island of Saint Helena
Description:
Titles etched below images., Publication date based on date assigned by Isaac to other Davison prints., Plate numbered "45" in upper right corner., and Not in: Isaac, P. Some Alnwick caricatures.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Geographic):
Saint Helena
Subject (Topic):
Boats, Sailing ships, Warships, British, and French
"View in the park looking towards the Horse Guards, with the Admiralty Office on the left and the Treasury on the right; a carriage following a line of soldiers approaching the arched gateway of the Horse Guards."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de la parade dans le Parc de St. Jacques
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2309., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "11" in upper right corner., Mounted to 23 x 38 cm., and Leaf 15 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, Great Britain. Treasury, and Great Britain. Admiralty
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Parks, Government facilities, Parades & processions, Soldiers, and Carriages & coaches
"View at night of the structure erected for the firework display in St James's Park in 1749, showing the fireworks in action."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Alternative Title:
View of the public fireworks exhibited on occasion of the general peace concluded October 7, 1748
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from description of varaint state in the British Museum online catalogue., Variant (earlier?) state, showing fewer fireworks, of a print in the British Museum. See British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Harcourt, George Simon Harcourt, Earl, 1736-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
A.D. MDCCLXXXV [1785]
Call Number:
Drawer Topos Ox98 no. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A ruined chapel, with a large square tower on the left and a door left ajar into the apse to the right, overgrown, with small trees and bushes in the yard in front of it, woods on the right and the corner of another building visible above the garden wall on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the ruins of the chapel at Stanton-Harcourt in the county of Oxford
Description:
Title from caption below image., After a drawing by Paul Sandby. See British museum online catalogue., and Plate numbered "II" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Societati Antiquariorum Londinensi dono dedit Simon Comes de Harcourt Socius
Harcourt, George Simon Harcourt, Earl, 1736-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
A.D. MDCCLXXXV [1785]
Call Number:
Drawer Topos Ox98 no. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The front half of a chapel, seen from the side, with a low wall to the left, trees, and a structure in the distance to the right; below the image are two columns of verse describing the history of the structure"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the ruins of the chapel at Stanton-Harcourt in the county of Oxford
Description:
Title from text below image., After a drawing by Paul Sandby. See British museum online catalogue., Text below title: The manor of Stanton came into the family Harcourt by the marriage of Rob. de Harcourt Knt. ..., and Plate numbered "I" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Societati Antiquariorum Londinensi dono dedit Simon Comes de Harcourt Socius
Subject (Geographic):
England, Oxfordshire., Oxfordshire (England), and Stanton Harcourt (England)