Maurer, John, active 1720-1742, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowes Survey.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 181. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View in the park with spectators watching the parade, as George II makes his way to the House of Lords, showing the Horse Guards and the Treasury."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la parade dans le Parc de St. James : le Treser, le nouveau batiment de Gardes a Cheval, et la procession du Roy allant a la Chambre des Seigneurs
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., "An earlier state of this print was first listed in John Bowles's catalogue for 1753, in the series 'Perspective Views in and about London', p.44, number 19"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,9.27., Plate from: A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. London : Printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson [etc.], 1754-55., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate numbered "5" beneath lower right corner of image., Folded to 25.5 x 24.5 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 181 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:
W. Innys and J. Richardson, etc.
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760,, Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, and Great Britain. Treasury
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Parks, Government facilities, Soldiers, Parades & processions, Spectators, and Carriages & coaches
A military-drill aid, dissected into twelve panels, providing a step-by-step pictorial guide to basic infantry exercises 'as practised by His Majesty's Army'. The whole consists of two separate evolutions: 'Manual Exercise' in eight steps, which involves the fixing and use of bayonets but with no firing or reloading; and 'Platoon Exercise' in ten steps, including the firing of muskets and subsequent reloading. Each dissected panel features two steps, with the three remaining panels containing the 'Position of an Officer' and '3 Ranks. Make Ready', the decorated title vignette, and ''3 Ranks. Present - Fire' alongside a detailed schematic of a musket, in both assembled and disassembled forms. Engraved after the work of English artist and printmaker Robert Dighton, this guide was issued at the beginning of the most acute stage of the first Napoleonic invasion scare and sold folded in a slipcase
Description:
Title and imprint statement from plate., With original marbled paper-covered slipcase with two printed labels: one bearing the same title and imprint statement "London: Printed for the proprietors, Bowles and Carver, No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard" and the other label with an advertisement "Just published" and a description of Bowles's New four-sheet maps., Printed label with same title and imprint statement "London: Printed for the proprietors, Bowles and Carver, No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard., Sheet trimmed within plate mark and mounted on linen., and Case only. Plate shelved as: 795.01.02.01+
Publisher:
Printed for Bowles and Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, Military education, Military training, and British
A military-drill aid, dissected into twelve panels, providing a step-by-step pictorial guide to basic infantry exercises 'as practised by His Majesty's Army'. The whole consists of two separate evolutions: 'Manual Exercise' in eight steps, which involves the fixing and use of bayonets but with no firing or reloading; and 'Platoon Exercise' in ten steps, including the firing of muskets and subsequent reloading. Each dissected panel features two steps, with the three remaining panels containing the 'Position of an Officer' and '3 Ranks. Make Ready', the decorated title vignette, and ''3 Ranks. Present - Fire' alongside a detailed schematic of a musket, in both assembled and disassembled forms. Engraved after the work of English artist and printmaker Robert Dighton, this guide was issued at the beginning of the most acute stage of the first Napoleonic invasion scare and sold folded in a slipcase
Description:
Title and imprint statement from plate., With original marbled paper-covered slipcase with two printed labels: one bearing the same title and imprint statement "London: Printed for the proprietors, Bowles and Carver, No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard" and the other label with an advertisement "Just published" and a description of Bowles's New four-sheet maps., Printed label with same title and imprint statement "London: Printed for the proprietors, Bowles and Carver, No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard., Sheet trimmed within plate mark and mounted on linen., and Case shelved as: 63 N532 795.
Publisher:
Printed for Bowles and Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, Military education, Military training, and British