Perspective of defences in the vicinity of Tyburn Road and St. Eilass Pound possibly at the time of the Civil Wars.
Anon.
[Cities Exhibition] 'No. 555'
Perspective of defences in the vicinity of Tyburn Road and St. Eilass Pound possibly at the time of the Civil Wars.
Anon.
[Cities Exhibition] 'No. 555'
'The Plan of Edinburgh exactly done from the Original of y famous D. Wit'
Andrew Johnston after D[ ] Wit.
No scale.
Various views of Edinburgh border the map.
City view and map.
'Balliolum vulgo Belle.'
'Amplißimo Prudentißimoque Magistratui urbis et Ditionis Balliolanae D. D. Vedastus du Plouich Geom.'
Scale:1 inch to 20 virgarum [rods] Flandicarum
Inset: 'Chastellainie de Bailloeul. Belle Ambacht'
From Joan Blaeu, Townbooks of the Netherlands (Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbicum) [...] (Amsterdam, 1649 and later) (Koeman, 1, p. 305,BI63).
Plouich, Vedastus, Du, fl. 1640-1648, engraver and cartographer'Dixmuda.'
'Vedastus du Plouich fecit.'
Scale unspecified.
'[ ] Diksmuide' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in top left corner of backing.
Probably from Joan Blaeu, Townsbook of the Netherlands (Novum Ac MagnumTheatrum Urbium [...]) (Amsterdam, 1649 and later).
Plouich, Vedastus, Du, fl. 1640-1648, engraver and cartographer'Ostend Obsessa Et Capta Ab Alberto Et Isabella d. g. Archiducib Austriae, Ducib. Burgundiae, Brabantiae, etc. Com. Flandriae, etc.'
Anon. [Joan Blaeu]
Scale unspecified.
Inset: 'Ostenda ut jam conspictur A[nn]o 1641.'
On the reverse, text in Dutch.
[Probably from Joan Blaeu, Townsbook of the Netherlands (Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium [...] (Amsterdam, 1649 and later).]
Blaeu, Joan'Chorographia Argentorati Alsatiae Metropolis sculpta et excusa a Matthaeo Seuttero S. C. M. Geogr. Aug. Vindel. Cu. Priv. S. Vic.in part Rhen. Suev. et Franc, jur.'
Scale: 2 1/4 inches to 1 German mile
'30' endorsed in manuscript in ink in top margin.
On the reverse, the central folding line strengthened with paper printed with text in Latin.
Seutter, Matthäus, 1678-1757, draughtsman, engraver, publisherAnon.
On the reverse descriptive text to each city.
[p.] '49' from an unidentified publication.
Traces of former backing.
Various maps and illustrations of Italy.
This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner'Lutetia. Paris.'
Jacques Gomboust.
Scale: 1 centimetre to [20 leagues]
Detailed cartouches and elaborated insets.
'Cities Exhibition No. 269'
'Scotia Regnum com insulis adjacentibus', 'Orcades et Shellandicae Insulae'
'Reproduced at Bartholomew's Geographical Institute'
Robert Gordon of Straloch.
Scale: 1 inch to 18 miles
From Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1905.
Attached is a small sheet advertising The Scottish Widows Fund.
General maps of Scotland.
This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town plannerView of the southern facade of the Escorial.
'Ortographia Exterior Meridional Del Templo I Convento De S. Lorencio Et Real Del Escurial I Aposentos Reales.'
'J. Falck F.'
On the reverse, text in Latin describing building.
'P. 35' and [p. ] from an unidentified publication.
Falck, Jeremias, c. 1609-1677, engraver[Coat of Mail with a bandelier between two vases]
'Polidor inven'
'Gio Ba Gallestruzzi f.'
5.4 x 11.7 cm on 20.2 x 17.3 cm sheet
'4' endorsed in bottom left corner
[From War Trophies and Vases (Illustrated Bartsch, 46, no. 50, p.102)]
'Trophez a l'Antique nouvellement invantez at gravez par I. le Pautre A Paris chez [ ] ruë St. Jacques a [ ] avec Priv.'
[Two engravings of trophies mounted on one backing. Title from left engraving]
Left: 9 x 28.9 cm; right: 9 x 28.8 cm, on 21.2 x 28.8 cm backing.
[One engraving depicting a trophy]
6.7 x 23.6 cm on 11.3 x 26.2 cm backing
[Trophies with a helmet surmounted by an eagle]
'Polidoro Da Carravaggio Inven.'
Gio Bat Galestruzzi fec.'
15.7 x 11.5 cm on 20.6 x 17 cm sheet
'4' endorsed in bottom left corner
[From War Trophies and Vases (Illustrated Bartsch, 46, no. 45, p.102)]
[Engraving depicting an inscription (Italian) within a highly decorated frame]
21 x 12 cm sheet on 25.6 x 17.2 cm backing
[Trophies with a helmet surmounted by a sphinx]
'Polidoro Da Caravag. Inv.'
'Gio Batta Galstruzzi fece.'
'3. In Roma. 1656.'
15.3 x 10.9 cm on 20.1 x 16.5 cm sheet
[From Antique War Trophies, 1656 (Illustrated Bartsch, 46, 44, p. 101)]
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Polidoro Caldara (Polidoro da Caravaggio); I[ ] Le Pautre; anon.
Caldara, Polidoro, c. 1490-1543, painterCollection of books, mainly on literature, science and 19th century history. Also contains mechanics magazine publications.
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