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With the first line “Vam prekrasnia dolini’, and some of the verses in Latin. Manuscript.

Two engravings, one lithograph, and two postcard views of Versailles, mounted on one sheet.

Various authors.

Various dates.

• 'Vue du Chateau de Versailles du Côté de la grande Avenue.', 'A Paris chez Basset rue St Jacques'; [ ] Basset; [c. 1750]; colour; engraving; 40.1 x 25.9 cm on 43 x 29.7 cm sheet; 'A' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in bottom right corner; [probably André Basset, engraver at Paris, second half of 18th century, or Antoine Basset (?-1775), engraver at Paris (Thieme, Ulrich and Felix Becker, ‘Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart’ (Leipzig: Engelmann, E.A. Seemann, 1907-1950), 3, p. 11)]
• 'Versailles vers 1685', 'Grande Cour et avant-cour du château, place d'Armes, grande et petite écurie du Roi', 'Peint par Martin', 'Gravé par Thomas'; [ ] Thomas after [ ] Martin; [c. 1850]; black and white; engraving; 27 x 25.7 cm on 32 x 29.7 cm sheet; 'Gal[e]rie hist[ori]que de Versailles 1041 Sie.I.Sou.Ire' endorsed in top margin; 'B' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in bottom right corner
• 'Palais de Versailles Palacio de Versálles', 'Paris, L. Turgis, Imp. Edit. Pontificaux', 'New-York, Barclays St, 39'; colour; lithograph; 47.8 x 31.3 cm on 52.5 x 37.7 cm sheet; 'C' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in bottom right corner
• Parc de Versailles - Char d'Apollon', 'C.L.C.'; endorsed '2'; postcard; 'E' endorsed in manuscript in pencil underneath image
• 'Parc de Versailles - Bassin de Neptun et Allée des Marmousets'; 'E' endorsed in manuscript in pencil underneath image

'Norrköping'
'Suède' endorsed in top margin.

Anon.

'Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocca dell Verità'
'Piranesi Archit. dis. ed. incise'

From 'Vedute di Roma' (late 1740s to after 1760) (Wilton-Ely, John, 'Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the complete etchings' (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Art, 1992-1994), 1, no. 183).

'Veduta degli Avannzi del Tempio della Pace.'
[Basilica of Maxentius (or Constantine)]
'Piranesi Architetto fec.'

'Ed. Yates' endorsed in bottom right corner in manuscript in pencil.

'[ ]' [monogram endorsed on reverse in bottom right corner in manuscript in pencil.

Watermark (French Lilly in oval) in half of sheet.

Traces of former backing on reverse.

From 'Vedute di Roma' (late 1740s to after 1760) (Wilton-Ely, John, 'Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the complete etchings' (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Art, 1992-1994), 1, no. 161.
Wilton-Ely lists this engraving with the title "Veduta degli avanzi del Tablino della Casa Aurea di Nerone, detti volgamente il Tempio della Pace", earlier impressions appeared under the title as noted above in the catalogue entry.

'Cony, a strong city of Piedmont in the States of Savoy'
'Basire sculp'
'For Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England'

[From 'Plates for Tindal's Continuation 1751', plate 7.]

'Plan of the Town and Castle of Lerida, with the Approaches made before it by the French & Spanish Armies under the command of the D. of Orleans during the Siege began Oct. 2, 1707.'
'For Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapin's History of England'
'J. Basire Sculp.'

Scale: 3 inches to 120 Rhenish yards

From 'Plates for Tindal's Continuation 1751', plate 39.

Anon.
Scale unspecified.

[From 'Plates for Tindal's Continuation', 1751, items are cuttings from [plate 5] showing sixteen plans of cities and forts in Ireland].

'Bruges one of the Principal Cities of Flanders'
'For Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England.'
'J. Basire Sculp.'

Scale: 1 inch to c. 150 rods

From Plates for Tindal's Continuation 1751, plate 42.

'A view of Casal, a very strong city and castle in Italy, taken by the Duke of Savoy in Decem[be]r. 1706.'
'J. Basire sculp.'
'For Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England'

[Cities Exhibition.]
[From 'Plates for Tindal's Continuation', plate 38.]

'A Correct Chart of the English Channel from the No. Foreland to the Lands End on the Coast of England, and from Calais to Brest on the Coast of France: From the latest & best Observations.'
'For Mr. Tindal's Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History.'
'R. W. Seale del. et sculp'

Scale unspecified.

Four insets: 'Isles of Sicilly.'; 'Falmouth Haven.'; 'Plymouth Sound.'; 'Isle of Wight and ye Adjacent Harbours.'

From Plates for Tindal's Continuation 1751', plate 68.

Pp. 1-7 missing. Endorsed on title page '1752'. Stamped: 'Outlook Tower Library, Castlehill, Edinburgh'. Printed.

Map of the city of Batavia.

'Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie Weltberühmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags-Stadt Batavia, in Asien auf dem großen Eyland Java in dem Königsreich lacatra Nord-Westlich gelegen, nach ihrem Grund-Ris und Prospect mit Erläuterung einiger ihrer besondersten Merkwürdigkeiten, auf das accurateste vorgestellet von Homännischen Erbin Nürnberg Anno 1753 com Privilegio Sac. Caes. Maj:'

Homännische Erbin.

Scale: 11.1 cm to 500 Rheinländische Ruthen a 12 Schuh

Four insets: 'Prospect der Stadt Batavia von der Morgen Seite anzusehen'; 'Das Rath-Haus'; 'Prospect des Castels von innen, mit der Herrn Gouverneur-Generals Bewohnung'; 'Prospect von Batavia'.

'Batavia Ey' endorsed on reverse in manuscript in ink.

Three engravings of notable buildings in Edinburgh.

'The Hon[ora]ble John Elphinstone Esq. Engineer delin'
'Parr sculpt.'

[ ] Parr after John Elphinstone.

From John Elphinstone (1706-1753), 'Fifteen views of the most remarkable buildings of the City of Edinburgh' (Edinburgh: W.M. Martin, [1753]).