Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804., Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others., Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations., Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates., Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos), and Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2.
Publisher:
Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
Printed, and sold at the author’s house, in Well-Yard, near St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; and by Walter Kettilby, at Bishop’s Head in St. Paul’s Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Chemistry --Early works to 1800 and Pharmacy --Early works to 1800
Pine, John, 1690-1756 Rocque, John, d. 1762 Tinney, John
Published / Created:
1746
Call Number:
2002 Folio 94
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Alternative Title:
Contracted sketch of the plan of London &c. and Plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark.
Description:
"Published in October 1746 ... ", An index map to accompany Rocque's A plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark., Maps in volume are tab mounted., and Title from no. 1 of 7 works (comprising 45 maps) bound together in a vol. with hand-lettered dust jacket with ms. title, "Rocques map of London, 1746,"and autograph of Ralph Hodgson.
The English pilot: describing the West-India navigation, from Hudson's-Bay to the river Amazones
Image Count:
1
Subject (Geographic):
Atlantic Ocean --Maps --Early works to 1800, Dominican Republic --Maps, Manuscript --Early works to 1800, Haiti --Maps --Early works to 1800, Hispaniola --Maps --Early works to 1800, and West Indies --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Navigation --Early works to 1800, Pilot guides --Atlantic Coast (U.S.) --Early works to 1800, and Pilot guides --Caribbean Area --Early works to 1800
The English pilot: describing the West-India navigation, from Hudson's-Bay to the river Amazones
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic):
Atlantic Ocean --Maps --Early works to 1800, Dominican Republic --Maps, Manuscript --Early works to 1800, Haiti --Maps --Early works to 1800, Hispaniola --Maps --Early works to 1800, and West Indies --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Navigation --Early works to 1800, Pilot guides --Atlantic Coast (U.S.) --Early works to 1800, and Pilot guides --Caribbean Area --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
London : Printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page and son, on Tower-Hill, MDCCLIX [1759]
The English pilot: describing the West-India navigation, from Hudson's-Bay to the river Amazones
Image Count:
1
Subject (Geographic):
Atlantic Ocean --Maps --Early works to 1800, Boston Harbor (Mass.) --Maps --Early works to 1800, New England --Maps --Early works to 1800, and Nova Scotia --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Navigation --Early works to 1800, Pilot guides --Atlantic Coast (U.S.) --Early works to 1800, and Pilot guides --Caribbean Area --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
London : Printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page and son, on Tower-Hill, MDCCLX [1760]