Vigilance in the Tropics: The Spear-Thrower of New Caledonia, 1801

Antique map titled 'Plan de l'extremite septentrionale du Recif de D'entrecasteaux. Carte Particuliere d'un partie de l'Ile Rossel (Louisiade). Plan des Iles Laughlan.' Map of th...

Antique print titled 'Gezigt op het Eiland Nieuw-Caledonia'. This print depicts a view of New Caledonia Island. Originates from 'Reizen rondom de Waereld...

Antique print titled 'Vrouw van Nieuw Caledonia'. This print depicts a woman of New Caledonia. Originates from 'Reizen rondom de Waereld' by J. Cook. Tra...

Antique map titled 'Chart of Discoveries made in the South Pacific Ocean'. Rare engraving from the official British Admiralty sanctioned edition of the accounts of Cook’s second voyage. All other later copies made of this image by other publishers were unauthorised, usually smaller and inferior in quality. Made after Cook's discovery of the island group on 4 September 1774, which he named New Caledonia...

Antique print titled 'Wapenen en Gereedschap van de Inwooneren van Nieuw-Caledonia'. This print depicts various weapons and tools of New Caledonia. Origi...

The 1801 engraving depicts a figure labeled as "A Savage of the Admiralty Isles in the South Sea." The image portrays a solitary indigenous man standing with a paddle in hand, exudin...

Wonderful marine print. Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Unframed.     

This dramatic Revolutionary War engraving of the Battle of Bunker Hill is after the famous 1785 oil-on-canvas by John Trumbull. Capturing the intensity of the battle, the engraving centers on Major John Small restraining a “lobster-back” from bayoneting Major General Joseph Warren. Warren lies mortally wounded in the midst of chaos around him. In the background, British forces are seen cresting the last defenses of the brave, yet green army of Colonial soldiers. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Although it was the original objective of both the Colonial and British troops, the area was only peripherally involved in the battle. Rather, the majority of the combat took place on the adjacent Breed’s Hill. The battle pitted a more organized British force against a young and inexperienced American militia. Although considered a tactical victory for the British, it came at the cost of considerable casualties, including a large number of officers. The battle demonstrated that the inexperienced American militia was able to stand up to the British army troops in battle. The battle results discouraged the British from any further frontal attacks against well-defended front lines. American casualties were comparatively fewer, although their losses included Gen. Joseph Warren. During the battle, the patriot-turned-painter John Trumbull (1756-1843) was stationed in Roxbury on the far side of Boston, where he could hear the sounds of fighting. In late 1785, Trumbull decided to devote himself to the depiction of Revolutionary War scenes, a series of eight epic pictures. From the beginning, Trumbull intended for the paintings to be later engraved for sale. Trumbull began the oil-on-canvas of The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker’s Hill and The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec, in the studio of Benjamin West in London. Bunker’s Hill was completed in March 1786; Trumbull started Attack of Quebec in February 1785 and finished it before he brought it to Paris in 1786. He then started The Declaration of Independence at Thomas Jefferson's house in Paris. As soon as Bunker’s Hill was completed, Trumbull searched for a suitable engraver in London. He was unsuccessful, as many British engravers were nervous about engraving an American battle...

Great image of a stag Copper-plate engraving Published by Bunny and Gold . Dated 1801 Unframed.

Great set of 12 sporting prints Copper-plate engravings after the original drawings mainly by Gilpin Published by Bunney & Gold, London Unfra...

Great set of 5 fishing prints Copper-plate engravings Published by Bunney & Gold, London Unframed The measurement give below is for one print. Free shipping.  

New Haven Harbor Chart published May 1896 by the United States Coast and geodetic survey. This chart is also a map of the land around the harbor and etc., loaded with detail. Nicely ...