Catégorie : Prints & Related Material

Acquired From: Horden House Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Fair Dealers ID No.: ref: (a) 2980552, (b) 3101987 (c) 2908506 (d) 298505 Description: John Skinner Prout arrived in Sydney from England in 1840, bringing with him a lithographic press. This innovative technology enabled him to establish the "J. S. Prout and Co. Australian Lithographic Establishment." Between 1842…

Acquired From: Antique Print and Map room? Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Description: The upper views shows the city as seen from the water, and the lower, the fortress; both views with many ships and smaller vessels on the water. First published: From Harriss Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or a Complete Collection of Voyages and…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Date Acquired: 6/9/2018 Dealers ID No.: 19469 Description: This three-quarter length portrait of Sir Francis Drake shows him holding a baton in his left hand, while is right hand rests on a richly decorated helmet. Tied to his left sleeve is a royal favor. In the…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Good Confirmed: 3/10/2024 Date Acquired: 7/6/2018 Description: This engraving commemorates the historic 1596 voyage of the first Dutch East Indies expedition to Bantam. In the foreground, Dutch seamen are welcomed by an Eastern ruler on a coastal promontory, while ships flying flags of Amsterdam, Delft and Haarlem are…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: 3/10/2024 Date Acquired: 20/11/2018 Description: A Dutch- and English-language from the latter half of the 17th century depicts a three-mast, square-rigged ship in meticulous detail, highlighting the complexity and sophistication of Dutch warship rigging.nEach part of the ship is carefully numbered and labelled, enhancing the…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Description: The engraving was included in the reissue of D. de Jong's Atlas van de zeehavens der Bataatsche Republiek [= Atlas of the harbours of Netherlands] published in 1802 by Johannes Allart. It depicts a view of the eastern part of Amsterdam seen from the IJ…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Good Confirmed: No Description: The engraving captures the bustling Amsterdam harbour, based on a 1780 life drawing (vivrum delin) by Dirk de Jong, an artist active in Rotterdam between around 1779 and 1802. Part of a series of prints showcasing Dutch harbors, it features the three-masted ship Holland…

Acquired From: Leen Helmink Colouring: Coloured Condition: Very Good Confirmed: 3/10/2024 Date Acquired: 28/2/2018 Description: Johannes Janssonius was born into a family of publishers and booksellers, gaining experience in book printing from a young age. In 1612, he married Elisabeth Hondius, the daughter of the renowned mapmaker Jodocus Hondius I ( #80, #212, #253, #272)…

Colouring: Coloured Condition: Fair Description: Lithograph of East India merchant ships and some sloops near the harbour of Batavia, present day Jakarta, Indonesia. Originates from 'Gezigten uit Neerlands Indie, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven First published: Published by F. Buffa en Zonen, Amsterdam. Mapmaker: Lauters, Paul Other states: after the drawings of C.W.M. van…

Colouring: Uncoloured Condition: Very Good Dealers ID No.: 19231 Description: The view is engraved by Mathias de Sallieth, after a drawing by Hendrik Kobell Jr from 1772.nIt depicts shipyard at the island of Onrust (Unrest) in Batavia (today Jakarta), one of the VOC's heavily fortified strongholds in the Bay of Batavia. The island primarily served…