Prints and Photographs and Bookplates

Speckled Ostracion – c1800 – by Shaw & Nodder

An original hand coloured copper engraving. A striking tropical fish that in various forms inhabits the world tropical waters … we understand a bit bony and therefore difficult to each … perhaps that is why he looks so pretty

George Shaw was in charge of the Natural History Department at the British Museum. Nodder was a natural history artist and worked for Banks on his Florilegium.

Price $260.00 framed in cream mat with black core and gilt frame. Enquire if you would like this item unframed.

Fishy beauty from tropical climes … click on me to see all my fishy beauty

$190.00

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Silver-Crowned Friar Bird (Tropidorhynchus Argenticeps) John Gould – Birds of Australia

Original hand-coloured lithograph (from stone) from Gould’s major work “Birds of Australia” of the Silver-Crowned Friar Bird (now classified Philemon Argenticeps). This work by John and Elizabeth and completed in London between 1840 -1848.

Gould remarks that this new species was provided by Benjamin Bynoe, Surgeon of HMS Beagle who provided them to Gould when Gould visited Sydney. Subsequently, other examples have been provided by Captain Grey following his expeditions.

Original John Gould lithographs are all of a uniform size approx 53.5 cm by 37.5 cm. This item is accompanied by its related description page which assists with provenance. This is sometimes separated from the original work.

Price $490.00 unframed. Enquire about framing options if you wish. Freight is not an issue either way …

Nicely executed Gould Original

$360.00

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Mountain Stereoviews – Group of Twelve Early 20th Century – Fine Condition

A mixed and interesting group of early 20th Century stereoviews of mountains with a few early climbers.

Includes … Lady Mountain, Utah; Teton Mountains, Wyoming; El Misti, Peru; Mount Kasbek, Caucasus; Mt Sir Donald, British Columbia; Ngarruhoe, New Zealand; Spearhead Utah, Inca Lake Andes, Peru; Swiss Alps; the Himalayas; Mt Rundle, Banff and the Selkirks British Columbia.

All but one are by Keystone with the usual interesting information on the reverse, the other by White all in fine condition.

Nice views of high places

$80.00

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La Favorite – Au Mouillage Durant la Colla de Manille – Lauvergne – 1835

An original engraving by Barthelemy Lauvergne (1805-1875) of the French Vessel La Favorite using a shackle anchor in high seas. Executed on India-laid paper being plate number 32 from “Voyage Autour du Monde par les Mers de l’Inde et de la Chine de la corvette de sa Majeste La Favorite execute pendant les annees 1830,1831,1832 sous le commandement de M. Laplace” published in Paris in 1835 under the direction of Louise Auguste de Sainson.

Le Favorite arrived in Hobart on the 11th July 1830 and stayed until the 7th August before sailing for Sydney.

Some foxing away from the plate image and minor marks still a very good example and we believe well priced.

Plate size 28.8 x 38.2 cm. Included in the National Collection as part of the Rex Nan Kivell bequest NK685

La Favorite at anchor in rough seas … click on me to see all of me!

$140.00

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A Cave on Enderby Island -The Auckland Islands (Sub-Antarctic) – Louis Le Breton for Dumont d’Urville – 1840

Grotte Sur L’isle Enderby – Isles Auckland.

An original lithograph from a drawing by Louis Le Breton (1818-1866) published as part of the great “Atlas Pittoresque” to accompany “Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l’Oceanie sur les corvettes l’Astrolabe et la Zelee … sous commandement de M.J. Dumont d’Urville”.

A detailed view of a cave on Enderby with indigenous birds and a small boat with figures in the foreground. Dumont d’Urville’s ships the Astrolabe and the Zelee can be seen in the background. Incidentally it was one of three scientific expeditions to visit the islands that year, the American Wilkes expedition and also that of Britain Sir James Clark Ross

Lithographed by P Blanchard. A sizeable image on sturdy paper – 35 x 21cm to the edge of the image with very wide margin. Some light marks more towards the edge of the wide margin, none on the lithograph itself as can be seen from the scan – overall in pretty good condition.

The Auckland Islands are 465 kms south of the South Island of New Zealand. Enderby is a smaller island in the group to the Northern tip of the main Auckland Island. There are no permanent inhabitants. They are a World Heritage site and classifies as sub-Antarctic. They were first discovered by Bristow in 1806 on a whaling voyage. He named them after William Eden, Baron Auckland. He also named Enderby Island the subject of this image after Samuel Enderby who sponsored his voyage.

Good early image of sub-Antarctic Enderby in the Aucklands

$120.00

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Earless or True Seal – Vauthier – 1820

A lovely hand coloured copper engraving of the Earless or True Seal “Phoque de Chris” engraved by Smith after a drawing by Antoine Charles Vauthier and published in Paris circa 1820. A very clean example. Classified by Rene Lesson who participated in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille.

Price $270.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style ready for hanging …

A real seal from the early 19th century … click on me to see all my earlessness

$140.00

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Speckled Ostracion – c1800 – by Shaw & Nodder

Silver-Crowned Friar Bird (Tropidorhynchus Argenticeps) John Gould – Birds of Australia

Mountain Stereoviews – Group of Twelve Early 20th Century – Fine Condition

La Favorite – Au Mouillage Durant la Colla de Manille – Lauvergne – 1835

A Cave on Enderby Island -The Auckland Islands (Sub-Antarctic) – Louis Le Breton for Dumont d’Urville – 1840

Earless or True Seal – Vauthier – 1820

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