Lot of Original Antique Architectural Engravings

Antique map titled 'Partie Meridionale, de L'Ancien Mexique ou de la Nouvelle Espagne.' Detailed map of Mexico, the Yucatan and Central America, prepared under the direction of Rigobert Bonne. Shows towns, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc. Detailed map of the region. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Antique bird print titled 'Le Perroquet Tapiré'. Original engraved print of a parrot species. This print originates from 'l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux' by Buffon. Buffon was the ...

Antique print titled 'Hatia Nataalia - S. Natalia'. Scarce plate showing Saint Natalie/Natalia. After one of the frescoes Domenico Zapieri painted for the Abbey of Grottaferrata (nea...

Antique print titled 'Nymphe de la Chasse'. Old print of a sculpture of Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden), Paris. It shows a hunting nymph. Source unknown, to be determined. ...

Antique print titled 'Temple Chinois'. Old print depicting a temple in China. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Made after J.C. Philips. Condition: Very ...

Antique print titled 'Le Rocher'. Copper engraving showing a rock formation. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Artists and Engravers: The work of Le Rouge is considered the most important engraved work concerning the history of European...

Set of 3 Architectural ornament engravings from the folio by James Gibbs. Published by Bowyer, London, 1728. Unframed, age toning, edge wear, small edge loss.

Pair of hand colored botanical engravings of flowers.

Fantastic set of four French late 19th Century architectural engravings. These unusual and highly decorative engravings are of architectural drawings of shop...

Set of 4 hand colored Antique Engravings of Garden Architecture by Van Laar, circa 1802. Prints are from "Magazijn van Tuinsieraden," Amsterdam, ...

Superb set of eight late 19th Century French architectural engravings. These unusual and highly decorative engravings are of architec...

Set of 4 18th-C. Italian Architectural Engravings of Rosettes by Carlo Antonioni  Carlo Antonini (Italian, 1740–1821) Four antique hand-colored engravings of architectural rosettes ...