Search Results: Titles starting with F from Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd

[London,: Engraved by George Cooke, London Published ... by W.B. Cooke 12 York Place Pentonville,, March 31, 1814].. 112 by 190mm (4.5 by 7.5 inches).. Prints,""Drawn on the Thames. Printing on ice Etching; imprint excised. The last Frost Fair took place between Blackfriars Bridge and London Bridge for four days at the beginning of February 1814. There was feasting, drinking, and activities such as nine-pin bowling, dancing, and swings. One of the highlights included an elephant being led across the river! On February the 5th, the fair ended when the ice began to break up, tragically resulting in several deaths. Since then, on account of the milder climate, the replacement of the Old London Bridge with a new one with wider arches, and the incremental embankment of the river, the Thames has not frozen over so completely as to allow another fair to take place upon it. During the fair, London's printmakers took advantage of the widespread enthusiasm and excitement it generated by producing souvenir… Read More

London,: T. Tegg 111 Cheapside,, 1814.. 190 by 250mm (7.5 by 9.75 inches).. Prints,""Gambols on the River Thames """"Amidst the Arts which on the Thames appear...Printing claims prior place"""" Etching. The last Frost Fair took place on the frozen River Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and London Bridge for four days at the beginning of February 1814. There was feasting, drinking, and activities such as nine-pin bowling, dancing, and swings. One of the highlights included an elephant being led across the river! On February the 5th, the fair ended when the ice began to break up, tragically resulting in several deaths. Since then, on account of the milder climate, the replacement of the Old London Bridge with a new one with wider arches, and the incremental embankment of the river, the Thames has not frozen over so completely as to allow another fair to take place upon it. During the fair, London's printmakers took advantage of the widespread enthusiasm and excitement it generated by producing… Read More

[Weimar,: Friedrich Justin Bertuch,, 1803].. 140 by 90mm. (5.5 by 3.5 inches).. Prints,""Sam. Graf von Schmettau. Samuel Graf von Schmettau Stipple-engraved portrait. Samuel Graf von Schmettau (1684-1751) was a Prussian who began his military career by fighting in the battles of Blenheim and Malplaquet, continuing through the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18, the wars of the Quadruple Alliance ((1718-20), the War of Polish Succession (1733-8), and the Russo-Austrian-Turkish War (1735-9). Retiring from military life at almost sixty years of age, Schmettau became a diplomat and served as a curator of the Academy of Sciences. Schmettau continued actively to educate himself, particularly in the field of cartography; in 1748, he created a four-sheet plan of Berlin widely regarded as the best of its time: 'Plan de la Ville de Berlin'. Schmettau's portrait, accompanied by his rank, and dates of birth and death written below, was engraved for Issue 11 of 'Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden' by Conrad… Read More

London,: The Financial News,, January 22nd, 1934.. 420 by 580mm (16.5 by 22.75 inches).. Chromolithograph map, including the newspaper. Birds-eye view of the City of London's Square Mile. To the upper left atop a cloud is Temple Bar flanked by the traditional guardians of the City, Gog and Magog, together with a cameo of Dick Whittington and his cat. To the upper right are two putti, carrying a laurel wreath and trumpet, and the coat of arms of the City; Old Father Thames reclines in the lower left corner. All the major exchanges are marked including the Stock, Baltic, Wool, Metal, Rubber, Corn, Coal, and Royal. Public buildings are also named including St Paul's, the Bank of England, Smithfield, and the Tower of London. The Financial News (1884-1945) was a daily British newspaper published in London. It was founded in 1884 by Harry Marks, who had begun on United States newspapers, and set up to expose fraudulent investments. Marks himself was key to the paper's early growth, when it had a… Read More

London,: The Financial News,, January 22nd, 1934.. 420 by 580mm. (16.5 by 22.75 inches).. Chromolithograph map. Birds-eye view of the City of London's Square Mile. To the upper left atop a cloud is Temple Bar flanked by the traditional guardians of the City, Gog and Magog, together with a cameo of Dick Whittington and his cat. To the upper right are two putti, carrying a laurel wreath and trumpet, and the coat of arms of the City; Old Father Thames reclines in the lower left corner. All the major exchanges are marked including the Stock, Baltic, Wool, Metal, Rubber, Corn, Coal, and Royal. Public buildings are also named including St Paul's, the Bank of England, Smithfield, and the Tower of London. The Financial News (1884-1945) was a daily British newspaper published in London. It was founded in 1884 by Harry Marks, who had begun on United States newspapers, and set up to expose fraudulent investments. Marks himself was key to the paper's early growth, when it had a buccaneering life fighting… Read More

[Rome],: Claudij duchetti formis,, [c1580].. 312 by 437mm. (12.25 by 17.25 inches) (printed image).. Engraved map, with key below. A bird's-eye view of Florence taken from the north-west, showing the city encircled by the medieval walls with the river Arno flowing through and the hills in the background. The view draws upon the work of the Florentine Francesco Rosselli, who had produced a famous map of the city, 'the Chain Map' of Florence, in the second half of the fifteenth century. The work owes its name to the padlocked chain framing the view; the city is shown with a slightly altered urban layout, thus allowing for the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with its newly built dome by Brunelleschi, to be in the centre, and the façades of the monuments to be seen frontal. Duchetti probably follows a view of the city attributed to Paolo Forlani from 1567, repeating its errors and distortions and using the coats-of-arms of the Medici and of the city in the same positions. Born in France under the… Read More

[London,: Engraved by George Vertue for the Society of Antiquaries],, 1723.. 500 by 1200mm (19.75 by 47.25 inches).. Maps,""An Exact Surveigh of the Streets, Lanes and Churches Comprehending within the Ruins of the City of London. London after the Great Fire Engraved plan on two sheets, joined, hand-coloured in outline, a few old tears skilfully repaired. Large and detailed plan of the City of London after the Great Fire. Title on banderole across top. The map overlaps the banderole at top centre. Inset close to the top of the map are seven views of City buildings and streets. On the right is a map of London, Westminster and Southwark showing the burnt area of the City. On a banner below this the lines appearing on the map are explained. Scale-bar at bottom right. The map shows the extent of the Great Fire; the widening of some streets (e.g. Newgate, and Gracechurch Street to London Bridge); the creation of King Street and Queen Street and a Thames embankment; and the canalisation of the Fleet… Read More

London,: Day & Haghe, Lithrs. to the King, [1832].. Image: 400 by 600mm (15.75 by 23.5 inches). Sheet: 545 by 720mm (21.5 by 28.25 inches).. Lithograph with original hand colour. The livery hall of the Fishmongers' Company was demolished in 1827 to make way for the construction of the new London Bridge. This print was presumably produced to celebrate the impending completion of the construction of the new hall. A competition was announced to find the architect, and 87 entrants applied. The eventual winner was Henry Roberts (1803-76), a British architect who had only set up his own practice two years before. The Fishmongers' Hall, which stands to this day (albeit damaged during the Second World War), is his best known work. William Day (1797-1845) and Louis Haghe (1806-85) formed a partnership which became one of the largest British lithographic firms of the nineteenth century, and was successful enough to gain a royal warrant in 1838. After William's death in 1845 the company was run by his son W.J.… Read More

[1:] Paris & London, : Wild Editeur, 15 rue de la Banque (Prés la Bourse), [2 & 3:] [Ernest Gambart], [c.1846] and [c.1840-1850].. 1: Image: 347 by 560mm (13.75 by 22 inches). Sheet: 457 by 630mm (18 by 25 inches). 2 & 3, sheet: each 450 by 630mm (17.75 by 24.75 inches).. Lithograph, printed in three colours, offered here with two steel engraved key sheets. [1] Londres, Vue Prise de la Tour de l'Eglise de St Brides [2] A Descriptive Key to the Engraving of the View of London as taken From the Steeple of Saint Brides Church [3] A Descriptive Key to the Engraving of the View of London as taken From the Gallery of St Paul's Cathedral. The first state of the French edition of this bird's eye view of the city, accompanied by two companion steel engraved key-blocks. Allom's drawing for this print was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844. It was reviewed in The Builder (1844). Curiously J.T. Willmore (one of J.M.W. Turner's engravers) exhibited a drawing of the same scene and in the same exhibition.… Read More

[c.1746]. 440 by 830mm. (17.25 by 32.75 inches).. Manuscript plan on an irregular format made up of two sheets joined; original hand colour. The plan shows the developments to the fortifications around the eastern part of Brussells, thus where the Emperor's Palace is located. The left sheet has been added to the right one seeing as the title cites the Porte de Namur which is now in the middle of the plan. The key on the left foreground explains that the gate on the left hand side is the Porte de Louvain. The plan also presents two profiles: one of a fort with precise measurements and one of the covered paths. These are also highlighted in yellow to show that they have been completely repaired.

London,: James Fraser, 215 Regent Street,, 1834.. 410 by 560mm. (16.25 by 22 inches).. Engraved map, dissected and mounted on linen, hand-coloured in outline, bordered with 18 engraved views of some of the principal attractions of London, folding into original green cloth covers, with publisher's label. The eighteen views surrounding the map depict the New Post Office, Italian Opera House, Queen's New Palace, Entrance to Hyde Park, Custom House, National Scottish Church, Drury Lane, Somerset House, Westminster Abbey, The Colosseum, Covent Garden Theatre, Thames Tunnel, St Paul's, Waterloo Bridge, Bank of England, New London Bridge, London University and Hammersmith Suspension Bridge. According to Fraser's advertisement, the map was available at four different prices, starting at 7s 6d in a French Case to 16s in a black frame, our example is the more humble 3s issue in cloth. The reviews were handsome, the Literary Gazette calling the publication "A complete bijou of a map, not less useful than… Read More

[Los Angeles],: Freak Out Productions,, 1966.. 585 by 737mm. (23 by 29 inches).. Chromolithograph map, with image and text to verso. Frank Zappa's guide map to Los Angeles' fledgling Freak Scene, listing places for freaks to eat, drink, dance, and shop. An advertisement for the present map appeared inside the gatefold album cover of early US pressings of 'Freak Out', The Mothers of Invention's 1966 debut studio album. It states that fans interested in procuring a copy of "the special map we have prepared" should send $1.00 to MGM studios in New York City. The ad is addressed to people who are planning on visiting L.A. that summer, and it promises that the map will tell you how to get to certain 'Freak-Out Hotspots,' such as Canter's Deli and Whisky a Go Go, as well as to warn you about places "where the heat has been busting frequently, with tips on safety in police-terror situations." Given the map's great rarity, it is apparent that few people actually sent in a dollar for the map. This lack of… Read More

London,: House of Commons,, 13 May 1829. 350 by 220mm. (13.75 by 8.75 inches).. Maps,""Chart of the Swan River """"The capabilities of this most important possession to the British interest are too numerous for the undersigned here to set forth"""" (Peel) Large folding panoramic lithographed chart (280 by 630mm to the neatline) with contemporary hand-colour in full, bound into parliamentary """"Hansard"""" paper, number 238, 'Swan River Settlement... Copies of the Correspondence of the Colonial Department with Certain Gentlemen proposing to form a Settlement in the Neighbourhood of Swan River, in Western Australia'; folio, original blue printed paper wrappers, stabbed and sewn as issued. One of the first published charts of the first detailed survey of what would be the Swan River Colony, now Perth in Western Australia, extending as far as Cape Naturaliste in the south, and to about 200 miles north of Rottnest Island. Only preceded by the very rare chart published by Joseph Cross in January of… Read More

London,: Published for the Proprietors, by G. Pringle Junior, No.70 Queen Street, Cheapside,, October 1, 1822.. 1350 by 1860mm. (53.25 by 73.25 inches).. Maps,""Map of the County Somerset, Greenwood's large-scale map of Somerset Large engraved map with original hand colour, on six sheets, dissected and mounted on linen, in three sections, edged in blue silk, housed in tree calf full-off slipcase, with red morocco label lettered in gilt to spine; the silk detaching in some areas, some pencil annotations. One of Greenwoods' earliest surveys reflecting considerable detail and showing boundaries of the counties and hundreds, woods, plantations, heaths and commons, hills and rising ground, churches and chapels, castles, priories and houses, rivers, brooks and navigable canals, water-mills, wind-mills and toll bars, turnpike and cross roads, and market towns, parishes, villages and hamlets. As with all Greenwoods' surveys it is the road system that is possibly the most impressive, the surveyor showing the… Read More