10th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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The Lake District.
Peacock (Robert B.), A Key To The Scenery Surrounding Morecambe Bay, Extending from Blackcombe in Cumberland to Howgill Fells in Yorkshire, As seen from Poulton-le-Sands near Lancaster. Drawn to Scale By Rob’t B. Peacock, Hest Bank. 1850.
Large lithographic print by Shaw & Son, with hand-coloured panoramic view below key giving ‘Names of Mountains and Lakes’; ‘County’; ‘Distance Direct from Poulton’; ‘Height above Low Water spring tides’ and ‘Bearings from Poulton’. Two joined sheets, 1220mm x 342mm, some staining and dust-marking, recently backed with archival paper, rolled;
Anon., Windermere Lake. Scale 6 inches to a Statute Mile. Surface of Lake. July 1889. 128’-0’’ above Sea Level …
Large lithographic plan on 3 three joined sheets, 1775mm x 484mm, lake coloured blue, rolled. (2)
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 10th Apr, 2024
The sale includes a sketchbook of drawings of Southern China attributed to George Chinnery. English artist George Chinnery (1774-1852) left an extraordinary record of everyday life in Southern China in the early to mid-19th century, which has become an important source of historical information on the region.
Further highlights include an interesting archive of letters and ephemera relating to the composer and bandmaster Charles Coote (1809-1880), personal pianist to William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, and bandmaster and composer for stage productions put on by Charles Dickens. There is also several collections of 19th century photographs including an outstanding album with many views of Eton College and the River Thames at Windsor, Trinity College Cambridge, Switzerland, Gibraltar and Malta as well as an important photographic record of the Challenger Expedition, generally considered to be the foundation of oceanography.
Single owner collections include a large quantity of books on Polar Exploration and early Whaling. We are also pleased to offer a selection of books from the library of Fred Gettings, prolific author and expert on astrology, symbolism and arcane lore. The library includes many early editions of Nostradamus with several manuscript works on the famous French astrologer.
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