Early 19th Century Prints

This vintage image is a handcolored antique print of an eastern wood pewee, also known as 'Le Moucherolle plaintif'. The bird is depicted perched on a branch, shown in profile facing...

Mount Tabor – Antique Aquatint View of Galilee by F.B. Spilsbury, 1803 This beautifully hand-colored aquatint titled Mount Tabor presents a sweeping view ...

Titel: "L'Aracari Koulik mâle du Brésil". A rare and stunning colour-printed stipple engraving, finished by a contemporary hand. Fine example, from the first edition of the 'Histo...

This sumptuous and rare antique bird print, titled "Le Moucherolle altiloque," is a large, meticulously detailed illustration of the black-whiskered vireo (Vireo altiloquus). A treas...

This print by Anthony Oberman depicts a scene with two cows resting in a field. Here’s a detailed description of the etching: Composition: 1. Resting Cows: - The print features ...

Great map of Hungary Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith. Copper-plate engraving. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820 Unframed.

This print by Anthony Oberman depicts a single cow grazing near a fence. Here is a detailed description of the etching: Composition: 1. Grazing Cow: - The central subject of t...

Great map of South Africa. Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith. Copper-plate engraving. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Br...

Copperplate engraving on a vellin type hand laid paper with watermark. Original hand colouring. - Overall size: 21.5 x 25.5 cm (8.5 x 10.4 inches) - Image size: 15 x 19 cm (5.9 ...

This print titled "Shooting Antelopes, India" depicts a hunting scene in the Indian grasslands. In the foreground, a hunter dressed in a pink coat and yellow pants is using a cow as ...

Antique print titled 'Death of the Fox'. This print depicts a hunting scene with dogs and a fox. Published by J. Wheble, 1812. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Howitt. C...

This print titled "Anecdote, Lion & Hottentot" features a dramatic scene in a rocky terrain in Africa. A powerful lion is captured mid-leap, eyes wide with focus and intensity, aim...

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

Shaivite Brahmin Reading Scriptures – Sonnerat Engraving, India, Paris 1806 This engraving titled Brame de la Secte de Chiven (Brahmin of the Sect of Shiva) is plate number 11 from ...

Nawab in Palanquin Procession – Sonnerat Indian Engraving, Paris 1806 This impressive engraving, titled Nabab, allant à la Promenade dans un Palanquin (Nawab going for a walk in a p...

Indian Woman of the Orissa Coast – Sonnerat Voyage Engraving, Paris 1806 This finely engraved plate titled 'Indienne de la Côte d’Orixa' (Indian Woman of the Coast of Orissa) is pla...

Chauderie and Pagotin Temples, India – Sonnerat Voyage Engraving, 1806 This antique copperplate engraving titled "I. Chauderie. II. Pagotin." is plate number 2 from Pierre Sonnerat'...

This exquisite antique bird print, titled "La Collurie boréale", is a sought-after collectible for aficionados of avian illustration and historical ornithological works. Depicting th...

Antique bird print titled 'L'Engoulevent Popelue'. Original antique print of a nightjar. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique septentrionale' by...

This image is a handcolored antique print, titled 'Le Viréon musicien', representing a vireo bird species. The bird is illustrated perched on a tree branch, portrayed in profile faci...

Antique print, titled: 'Le Colombi-Galline, Male. ' This print shows a dove. Plate 278. From a folio ed. of: 'Histoire naturelle d'une partie d'oiseaux nouveaux et rares de l'Ame...

Antique botany print titled 'Asperula Odorata'. Hand colored engraving of galium odoratum, also known as sweet-scented bedstraw. This print originates from 'Flora Londinensis' by Wil...

Antique print titled 'Vial'. Original antique print of French general Honoré Vial, bust-length, looking to right, with military jacket and medals. Published by Ambroise Tardieu, circ...

Antique engraving of fox hunting by Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851 (Engraver). Originates from 'Sporting sketches: consisting of subjects relating to sport...

Great map of Central America. Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith. Copper-plate engraving. Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820 Unframed.

Antique print titled 'Falco Buteo'. The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range...

Various Articles Implements And Used By The Savages Of New Caledonia In The South Sea Description: This 1801 copperplate engraving from George Alexander Cooke's "Universal Geography" displays various tools and clothing of the indigenous people of New Caledonia in the South Sea. Items depicted include a mask, a basket for containing feathers, a warrior's cap, instruments for tattooing, a club, a spear, and other artifacts integral to the daily and ceremonial life of the New Caledonian people. The engraving provides a visual documentation of the cultural artifacts encountered by explorers like Captain James Cook during their voyages. The print includes various items used by the indigenous people of New Caledonia: 1. A mask, likely used in rituals or ceremonies. 2. A basket for containing feathers, possibly for storage or transport of valuable items. 3. A cap worn by warriors, part of their traditional attire. 4. Tattooing instruments for marking the skin with cultural or status symbols. 5. A club, which could be a weapon or a symbol of power. 6. A spear, used for hunting or as a weapon. 7. An adze, a tool for woodworking...

Lot of 5 col. aquatints, by Mathew DUBOURG after various artists. These original antique prints were drawn (designated by "Del.", short for delineavit, Latin for "he/she drew it") by J.H. Clark and were published and sold on May 1st, 1813. Edw. Orme Bend Street London" refers to Edward Orme, a publisher based on Bond Street in London, known for producing and selling high-quality prints during the early 19th century. The term "Sculp", short for "sculpsit," indicates the engraver, in this case, M. Dubourg, who would have been responsible for engraving the images onto a surface for printing. These details highlight that the prints are of English origin and were produced by notable figures in the London art scene at the time. Edward Orme's establishment was a significant purveyor of prints, and such detailed works would have been collected by those with an interest in art, culture, and the wider world. This date places the prints in the early 19th century, a period rich in exploration and documentation of various cultures around the world through art. These prints would have served as a way for people to see and learn about activities and practices from different parts of the world that they might never have the chance to witness in person. The detailed and colored nature of the prints suggests that they were likely intended for an audience with an interest in the exotic and the educational. Description: This collection of five prints offers a vivid tableau of hunting and gathering practices from various corners of the globe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Each print captures a moment of interaction between humans and nature, showcasing the diverse methods and environments in which these activities took place. 1. "Finland Bear Hunting...

Set of three original antique prints of various monkeys including maki, indri and others. These prints originate from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuc...

Antique bird print titled 'Le Moucherolle à bracelets'. Original antique print of a whiskered fantail. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique septen...

Set of two handcoloured stipple engravings of illustrations by George Brookshaw. It shows Peach varieties Chancellor, blossom, Catherine and Old Newington and Peach varieties Duke of...

This print is from 'The Military Costume of Turkey. Illustrated by A Series of Engravings. From Drawings made on the Spot. Dedicated by Permission to His Excellency the Minister of the Ottoman Porte to his Britannic Majesty.' London, Published by Thomas M'Lean, Haymarket, (1818). Folio. One of 29 fine handcoloured aquatint plates . Very light offsetting from plate. The original accompanying text of this print is as follows: 'The Mamelukes who till very lately formed the military force of Egypt, were said not to exceed twelve thousand men, and were slaves imported from Circassia and Mingrelia. They were carefully instructed in every exercise of strength and agility, and usually repayed the kindness of their masters, the Beys, with the warmest gratitude and most valiant services. The Mamelukes being trained from their infancy to military exercises, displayed in them uncommon skill. The javelin aimed with precision, was never known but to strike the mark. "The well-tempered blade of Damascus," says Sonnini, "is by them wielded with astonishing dexterity, and in their hands proves a most dreadful weapon." He often observed them try these weapons in the following manner :—A large cushion stuffed with feathers or materials equally soft and flexible, was placed about the height of a man, in such a manner, that the slightest touch would cause it to fall, which they would divide with a single stroke of the sabre, whilst passing it on horseback at full speed. Such astonishing expertness joined to most excellent horsemanship, would, were they acquainted with European tactics, render them invincible; but formidable, as they individually appeared, their prowess became of little effect when opposed to the collective weight of a charge in squadron. Their horses possessed, in an eminent degree, the qualities most useful to man, inexhaustible strength, prodigious speed and inconceivable temperance, to which may be added the most perfect symmetry of form. The dress constantly worn by the inferior Mamelukes, was a pair of large crimson drawers of thick Venetian cloth attached to slippers of red leather, and a greenish cap of a peculiar form, fancifully decorated with a turban. Their usual arms were a pair of pistols...

French Engraving of the Eastern Imperial Eagle from the Description de l'Egypte. LARGE, J. Ces. Savigny, 1809-1813. The large stipple engravin...

Antique print Australia titled 'Gezigt van de Rivier Endeavour op de Kust van Nieuw-Holland'. View of an encampent on the shore of the Endeavour river on the coast of Australia where the Endeavour boat was beached. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James Cook (..)'. HMS Endeavour was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771. She was launched in 1764 as the collier Earl of Pembroke, with the Navy purchasing her in 1768 for a scientific mission to the Pacific Ocean and to explore the seas for the surmised Terra Australis Incognita or "unknown southern land". Commissioned as His Majesty's Bark Endeavour, she departed Plymouth in August 1768, rounded Cape Horn and reached Tahiti in time to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. She then set sail into the largely uncharted ocean to the south, stopping at the islands of Huahine, Bora Bora, and Raiatea west of Tahiti to allow Cook to claim them for Great Britain. In September 1769, she anchored off New Zealand, becoming the first European vessel to reach the islands since Abel Tasman's Heemskerck 127 years earlier. In April 1770, Endeavour became the first European ship to reach the east coast of Australia, with Cook going ashore at what is now known as Botany Bay. Endeavour then sailed north along the Australian coast. She narrowly avoided disaster after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef, and Cook had to throw her guns overboard to lighten her. Endeavour was beached on the Australian mainland for seven weeks to permit rudimentary repairs to her hull. Resuming her voyage, she limped into port in Batavia in October 1770, her crew sworn to secrecy about the lands that they had visited. From Batavia Endeavour continued westward, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771 and reached the English port of Dover on 12 July, having been at sea for nearly three years. The ship was largely forgotten after her Pacific voyage, spending the next three years hauling troops and cargo to and from the Falkland Islands. She was renamed in 1775 after being sold into private hands, and used to transport timber from the Baltic. Rehired as a British troop transport during the American War of Independence, she was finally scuttled in a blockade of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island in 1778. Historical evidence indicates the ship was sunk just north of Goat Island in Newport Harbor, along with four other British transports. Relics from Endeavour are displayed at maritime museums worldwide, including an anchor and six of her cannon. A replica of Endeavour was launched in 1994 and is berthed alongside the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney Harbour. The NASA Space Shuttle...

Great map of Sweden Copper-plate engraving by Barlow Published by Brightly & Kinnersly, Bungay, Suffolk. 1806 Unframed.  

This handcolored antique print, titled 'La Collurie ardoisée', depicts a species of shrike. The bird is rendered in a lifelike stance, perched on a branch, its body profiled to the v...

This print, titled 'Le Tyran à huppe noire', represents the Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus). The bird is depicted perched on a branch, rendered in a profile view that showcases ...

Old print of a peasant of upper Carniola, Slovenia. This print originates from 'The Costume of the Hereditary States of the House of Austria' by William Miller. Artists and engravers: Engraved by William Ellis.

Antique print titled 'Amphibien VII'. Original antique print of various snakes, including the sahara sand viper and the black viper. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa...

Large original hand-colored antique ornithological print made by Selby and published around 1826. The print from Prideaux John Selby's "Il...

Antique print, titled: 'La Tourterelle Emeraudine, male' This print shows a male turtle / dove. Plate 271. From a folio ed. of: 'Histoire naturelle d'une partie d'oiseaux nouveau...

Antique print titled 'Arch of the Goldsmiths'. Large aquatint of the Arch of the Goldsmith. The Goldsmith's gate, or arch of the goldsmith, was built by bankers and cattle merchants in A.D. 204 in honor of Septimius Severus and his family, the interior relief sculpture depicts the Roman emperor with his wife, Julia Domna...

Antique print titled 'Otis Tarda'. The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in open grassland and farmland in sout...

Antique lithograph, with a text vignette on Borneo. This important map for the Philippines shows Southern Mindanao, and the area between Sulawesi, Mindanao and Gilolo (today: Halmahe...

Antique print titled 'Naturels de la rive septentrionale du Mafumo (..)'. Print of Burmese natives in war costume. This print originates from 'Relation de l'Ambassade Anglaise, envoy...

Antique print titled 'Naturels de la rive septentrionale de Mafumo (..)'. Print of inhabitants of the southern shore of Mafumo River, Burma. This print originates from 'Relation de l...

This striking antique bird print titled "L'Hirondelle à ventre blanc" portrays the Caribbean martin, also known as the white-bellied martin (Progne dominicensis), a species celebrate...

Title: "Tee's Eternal Rest: The Embalmed Chief of Otaheite" Description: This engraving, after a drawing by John Webber, depicts the preserved body of Tee, a chief from Otaheite (Tahiti), following his death. The artwork originates from an account of Captain James Cook's third voyage and showcases the practice of preserving the dead in Tahitian culture. The scene takes place in Matavai Bay, a significant location during the era of exploration, already famed through earlier visits and the engravings of Sydney...

Stampa da incisione su lastra di rame. Published as the act directs July 1. 1816 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown Paternoster Row. Si tratta della tavola n. XI della pubblicazio...

The image depicts a copperplate engraving of a sea otter from Nootka Sound, located in Quadra and Vancouver Island on the North West Coast of America. This particular engraving was...

This captivating antique bird print, entitled "L'Hirondelle à ventre blanc", is a remarkable representation of the white-bellied Caribbean martin (Progne dominicensis), a species admired for its size and grace among the swallow family. It stands out as a collectible artwork from the historical compendium "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de l'Amerique Septentrionale" by the ornithological innovator Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot, published circa 1807. The artistry involved in this print is exemplary of early 19th-century techniques, with the original illustration by J.G. Pretre being skillfully engraved by L. Bouquet. The color printing, executed by Langlois, has been further enhanced by hand-finishing, a testament to the artisanship of the time and a quality highly prized by collectors. A perfect amalgamation of natural history and art, this print captures the white-bellied Caribbean martin in stunning detail, from its glistening feathers to its contemplative gaze. The fine detail and the bird's animated posture provide a lifelike presence, reflecting Vieillot's progressive approach to ornithology — studying birds in their natural habitats, living and breathing, rather than as static museum specimens. As a treasured addition to any antique print collection...

Original antique print of butterflies and a flowering plant. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1800.

A beautifully detailed print from Prideaux John Selby's "Illustrations of British Ornithology," depicting the Little Gull in various stages of plumage. The artwork features an adul...

The antique print titled 'Falco Tinnunculus, Foemina' is a historical depiction of the female common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), a bird of prey belonging to the kestrel group within...

This original antique engraving features a pair of Dippers, also known as water ouzels, which are small, stout, aquatic songbirds. This print from Prideaux John Selby's "Illustration...

Large original hand-colored antique ornithological print made by Selby and published around 1826. This engraving is an exquisite print fro...

Wonderful Hogarth prints Blackwell's Military Figures Copper-plate engravings by Thomas Cook Published by Longman, Hirst, Rees & Orme, 1807-1808 ...

This original lithograph is a hand-colored lithograph from the early 19th century, depicting a vibrantly colored bird identified as "Tanagra Episcopus Linn. Mus." This refers to the Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus), a small bird found in Central and South America, known for its striking plumage which includes various shades of blue and grey. The term "Tanagra" is an older name that was historically used for this group of birds, which are now more commonly referred to as "Thraupis" in scientific nomenclature. The label "Die Pfarrelis Aertze. Mann." is more challenging to interpret, as it does not correspond to modern scientific or common names. It could be an archaic or poetic name for the bird, or possibly a transcription error. The lithograph, designated as "Iste Lieferung 3te Tafel," suggests that it is the third plate of the first installment of a series. The delicate and precise hand-coloring brings the illustration to life, highlighting the bird's detailed feather patterns and bright coloration. This piece is marked "nach der Natur gezeichnet von C.W. Hahn," indicating that Carl Wilhelm Hahn...

Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Asie'. Original antique map of Asia. A blind stamp near the title reads 'Carte Encyprotipe'. This map originates fro...

This print is an old-colored lithography by Carl Wilhelm Hahn from around 1820 and it's listed in Nissen's bibliographic catalog of zoological books,...