1780s Prints

Antique Engraving of King Richard II – Published London, 1785 This fine copperplate engraving depicts King Richard II of England (1367–1400), who reigned from 1377 until his deposit...

This original print is titled "THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT." It depicts the famous Giza pyramid complex, with the three pyramids standing prominently in the background. In the foreground...

An antique engraving of the frontispiece to "Bankes's New System of Geography." The detailed artwork typically found in frontispieces of this era was designed to capture the essence ...

Wonderful oval stipple engraving after James Gillray Showing the meeting of Colonel Gardiner with his daughters before the Battle of Prestonpans. Set against the background of sterl...

Title: "Battle in Owhyhee: Combat of Two Anthropophages, 1785 Engraving" Description: This dramatic print, titled "Combat de deux Anthropophages d'Owhay (Course à Owhay)," depicts a...

The image is an original engraved portrait, depicting King Edward IV of England. This engraving was created for "Harrington’s Edition of Rapin’s History of England." The text below...

An engraved portrait of Henry VIII, King of England, famous for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. His reign saw the Dissolution of...

This evocative 18th-century engraving titled "Sir Walter Raleigh Beheaded in Old Palace Yard" illustrates the somber and historical execution of Sir Walter Raleigh, one of the most celebrated figures of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras...

Title: "Warrior of Owhyhee: Anthropophage in War Costume, 1785 Engraving" Description: This evocative print, titled "Anthropophage d'Owhay, costume de guerre," portrays a Hawaiian w...

Title: Naval Battle Off St. François (Campeche, Mexico), ca. 1780 This print, titled "Vue prespective de la Ville de St. François de campech dans L'Amerique Septentrionalle," depict...

Title: "Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande". Hand-colored engraved map with 2 (large) decorative cartouches, inset map of the Ork...

Wonderful set of 8 copper-plate engravings of monkeys after De Seve I particularly like the naivety of the drawings. Published C.1780 Unframed. Free shipping.

This hand-colored engraving, titled *Insecta XXXIV*, is a late 18th-century natural history illustration showcasing butterflies and their life stages. It features two species depic...

The print is from one of Captain Cook's voyages and likely from one of the three major voyages he undertook between 1768 and 1779. The engravings from these voyages were made by arti...

Red-Crested Cardinal Antique Hand-Colored Bird Print by William Hayes, 1780 This charming eighteenth-century hand-colored copper engraving, signed “W. Hayes 1780” and inscribed “Car...

Title: "The Repast of the Reapers: 18th-Century Hand-Colored Rural Scene" Description: This vibrant hand-colored engraving, titled *The Repast of the Reapers*, depicts a lively ru...

Commemorative Portraits of John Hawkesworth and Captain James King by Thornton This detailed engraving, crafted by the artist Thornton, presents a pair of oval portraits depicting t...

Title: Hand-Colored Optical View of Vienna (Rotenturmstrasse & Leopoldstadt) This hand-colored perspective view, attributed to Salomon Kleiner and published by Daumont in Paris betw...

Wonderful print of indigenous Siberians Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Unframed.     

Nicely framed with marbled double matting and gilded and painted frames.

Antique print, titled: 'Fortitude.' - Personification of Fortitude as a modestly dressed seated female figure. A lion in the background. From 'The Univers...

Antique print, titled: 'Hope.' Personification of Hope, a female figure beside an anchor, with a sailing ship in the background. With a four-line English caption. From 'The Unive...

This map is titled "Map of Kerguelen’s Land, called by Cook Island of Desolation." It represents the geographic layout of Kerguelen Island, also known as the Island of Desolation, lo...

An engraved portrait of Henry IV, King of England. Henry IV was the first English monarch from the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenets and came to power after deposing his cousin Richard II in 1399. His reign was marked by the start of the 15-year civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, numerous rebellions, and efforts to consolidate his power and legitimize his somewhat tenuous claim to the throne. The text mentions that the portrait is based on a picture at Hampton Court, which is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Published as the act directs on June 18th, 1787, this engraving is part of the collection for "Harrington's Edition of Rapin's History of England." Henry IV's reign is notable for the rebellion led by the famous knight Henry Percy...

This print is a colored engraving titled "VIEW in MILAN" and was published by Harrison & Co. on April 1, 1782. It is a picturesque scene depicting a tranquil landscape in Milan, It...

Antique print religion titled 'Germinet Terra Herbam Virentem (..)'. This print depicts the Vegetation and Sun and Moon. Originates from 'Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel...

Print of the Colored Etching "Castor" by artist Jean-Baptiste-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non , complete with frame.Archaeologist, draughtsman, engraver (Paris 1727 - there 1791); abbot,...

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Charity.' Personification of Charity as a woman with three children. From 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'. This periodical...

Antique print titled 'Mosquée - Autre Mosquée'. Copper engraving showing two mosques. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-Chinois à la Mode' by Georg Louis le Rouge. Ar...

Indians of North America, Dress and Weapons – Millar Geography Engraving, c.1782 This detailed 18th-century copper engraving illustrates the dress, customs, and weapons of Indigenou...

Californian Woman in Deerskin Dress, Indigenous Portrait – Hand-Colored Engraving This rare late 18th-century hand-colored engraving titled A Californian Woman, habited in the Skin ...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Gantsche bekende Werreld.' A double hemisphere world map. Four allegorical figures in the c...

This engraving, titled "Habits of the Hottentot Men & Women" and "Perspective View of the Cape of Good Hope," is a fine example of 18th-century European visual representations of dis...

Broad-Leaved Dock – Medicinal Plant Engraving from Plenck, Vienna c.1788 This hand-coloured botanical engraving features Rumex obtusifolius, commonly...

This elegant engraving from the late 18th century features a rosette, an ornamental design resembling a stylized rose, which has been a recurring motif in architectural design throug...

Niagara Falls, Cataracte de Niagara – Early French Engraved View, c.1780 This elegant 18th-century engraved view depicts Niagara Falls, presented under the French title Cataracte de...

The Lady’s Magazine 1784 Frontispiece: Allegorical Temple of Learning and Virtue Description: This finely engraved frontispiece features three classical draped figures approaching a...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Gouvernements de Flandre Francoise, d'Artois, de Picardie et du Boulenois.' An attractive example of Rigobert Bonne's 1771 decorative map of the Fre...

An original engraving titled "Iroquois Warrior," created by Teodoro Viero in 1783. The artwork is a detailed depiction of a member of the Iroquois, an Indigenous confederacy located ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of six of original copper plate prints dating to 1781 depicting famous military themes Th...

View of the Harbor and City of Cannes – Engraving by Dubois after Courvoisier, 1784 Description: This fine 18th-century engraving titled “Vue de la Rade et de la Ville de Cannes” (V...

Antique map titled 'Partie Occidentale du Canada'. A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal's 1780 map of the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley. A map of c...

Two Species of Wrasse Fish – Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1780 Beautiful 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engraving depicting two species of wrasse fish, titled in manuscript Le l...

18th-Century Hand-Colored Engraving of Moths and Larvae with Nettles Description: This finely detailed hand-colored engraving, titled 'Nacht-Vlinders van 't Tweede Gezin der Eerst...

This antique engraving with the caption "Habitations and People of the Island of Atooi," which is an old name for Kauai, part of the Hawaiian Islands. The engraving is captioned to have been engraved for "Bankes's New System of Geography Published by Royal Authority." The scene is rich with cultural and ethnographic details. It shows several indigenous Hawaiian people engaged in various activities in front of thatched houses...

Title: Ortolans from Martinet’s *Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux* (1780) The two exquisite prints are from the renowned Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, part of the monumental natural...

Antique map titled 'Carte du Gouvernment de L'Isle de France et de edlui de L'Orleanois (..).' A fine example of Rigobert Bonne's c. 1780 decorative map of the French regions of ...

This engraving is titled "A View of Monuments, &c. in Easter Island." It depicts a scene from Easter Island (Rapa Nui), focusing on the famous stone monuments, which are likely early...

Caernarvon Castle in North Wales – Antique English Engraving by Alexander Hogg This atmospheric copperplate engraving titled "Caernarvon Castle, in North Wales" was published by Ale...

The engraving titled "The Death of Captn. Cook" depicts the dramatic and tragic event of Captain James Cook's death. This artwork is intricately framed with ornate borders and decora...

Title: "Curious Prospect of an Iceberg in the Island of Spitsbergen" Description: This remarkable 18th-century engraving captures a striking view of an iceberg along the rugged coas...

The engraving features side-by-side portraits of a woman and a man from Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, famous for its monumental statues known as moai. The left side depi...

This striking 18th-century engraving, titled 'The Glorious Defeat of the Invincible Spanish Armada by the English Fleet, between Dover & Calais, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1588...

A pair of engravings from Antonio Maria Stagnon’s Women's fashion in Piedmont at the end of the 18th century, published 1780. 9 ¼ by 12 ½ inches

Title: View of Geneva from the Rhône River (Vue de Genève, Du côté de la chute du Rhône) Description: This finely detailed engraving depicts a panoramic view of Geneva as seen from ...

Hand-Colored 18th Century Butterfly Prints by J.B. Schmutzer - Circa 1775-1790 These beautifully hand-colored engravings, created by J.B. Schmutzer in the late 18th century (circa 1...

Title: "A View in the Island of Huaheine with Representations of the Ewharrano Eatua or House of God" Description: This engraving, drawn from the 1784-86 publication "A New, Authent...

This image is an engraved portrait of Mr. Rapin de Thoyras, created for Harrington's edition of "Rapin's History of England." The individual in the portrait is Paul de Rapin, Lord ...

Antique map titled 'Carte des Decouvertes du Capite. Carteret dans La Nlle. Bretagne avec une parte du passage du Capite. Cook Par Le Detroit De L'Endeavor ...

This antique etching titled *East Gate at St. Edmundsbury in Suffolk* provides a historical depiction of the East Gate in the town of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. The artwork illustrat...