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[London : George Virtue, 1837]. An attractive antique print – Bonnie Castle Gordon “where waters flow and wild woods wave” in the words of the Robert Burns poem – a view from the grounds – a party with dogs and horses head down the drive. Engraved by Robert Sands (1782-1855) from an original study by the gifted Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 132 x 170mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 6-3/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : George Virtue, 1837. A dramatic antique print – Elgin Cathedral ablaze. Engraved by Robert Sands (1782-1855) from an original study by the gifted Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 133 x 170mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 6-3/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : George Virtue, 1840]. A pleasant antique print – a view from the hill across to the bridge over the Deveron and Duff House – the town and harbour beyond. Engraved by Robert Wallis (1794-1878) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the part-work series “Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain” (London : 1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 136 x 183mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 7-1/4”). A few very faint marks in lower margin, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : George Virtue, 1840. A striking antique print – the sea pours through the granite cliffs at the Bullers of Buchan. Engraved by Robert Brandard (1805-1862) from an original study by the well-known William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the part-work series “Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain” (London : 1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 152 x 175mm (approx. 6” x 6-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : George Virtue, 1840]. A handsome antique print – the ancient Dunnottar Castle on its promontory above heavy seas. Engraved by John Charles Varrall (1794-1855) from an original study by the indefatigable William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the part-work series “Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain” (London : 1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 129 x 178mm (approx. 5-1/8” x 7”). A few tiny specks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : George Virtue, 1840]. A most attractive antique print – a view from the breakwater to the town – fishermen mend their nets – the church on the hill. Engraved by Samuel Bradshaw (1810-1888) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the part-work series “Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain” (London : 1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 136 x 180mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 7-1/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : George Virtue, 1840]. A striking antique print – Slains Castle atop the granite cliffs – a raging sea below. Engraved by Robert Brandard (1805-1862) from an original study by the well-known William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the part-work series “Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain” (1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 133 x 179mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 7”). A few tiny specks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : George Virtue, 1835]. A pleasant antique print – the castle in its valley – water splashing over the rocks in the foreground. Engraved by Robert Wallis (1794-1878) from an original study by the landscape painter George Bryant Campion. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 136 x 169mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 6-5/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Stationers’ Company, 1855. An imposing antique print – a sweeping view of Balmoral as rebuilt by William Smith of Aberdeen. Engraved by Thomas Abiel Prior (1809-1886) from an original study by Edward Duncan. Originally produced as the Stationers’ Company Almanack for 1855 – and so titled above the image.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 233 x 408mm (approx. 9-1/8” x 16-1/8”). A few very minor marks and faint creases, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£200

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[London : Read & Co., 1855]. A striking mid nineteenth-century print – Balmoral with the standard flying. Originally produced as a supplementary plate for the part-work series generally known as “The World’s Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel” (London : 1851-1855).
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Image area 153 x 219mm (approx. 6” x 8-5/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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[London : J. Hogarth, 1854]. A handsome antique print – a late eighteenth-century view of the old castle from below. Engraved by John Walker (fl.1784-1802) from a drawing by Thomas Girtin. Originally produced for Walker’s “The Copper-Plate Magazine, or Monthly Cabinet of Picturesque Prints” (London : 1792-1802) – but here in a later impression.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 125 x 166mm (approx. 4-7/8” x 6-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : 1880]. A pleasant antique print – the great house from the grounds. A technically highly accomplished production, colour printed in eight or more overlays from separate wooden blocks by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) from original draughts (drawn on the wood) by Frank Lydon. Originally produced for the Francis Orpen Morris part-work “County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland” (1864-1880).
Multiple wood block engraving in colours (chromoxylograph). Engraved surface 132 x 188mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 7-3/8”). A few very small and faint spots to outer margin, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A pleasant antique print – Arbuthnott House near Laurencekirk – a view from the grounds. Engraved by Elizabeth Byrne (fl.1809-1849) from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the partwork series “Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen” (London : 1829-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 97 x 123mm (approx. 3-7/8” x 5”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A charming antique print – Crathes Castle near near Banchory – a view from the water – a fishing-party in the foreground. Engraved by Elizabeth Byrne (fl.1809-1849) from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the partwork series “Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen” (1829-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 97 x 124mm (approx. 3-7/8” x 5”). A few tiny specks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. An attractive antique print – Duff House near Banff, the seat of the Earl of Fife – a view from the grounds. Engraved by W. Faithorn from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the partwork series “Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen” (London : 1829-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 96 x 127mm (approx. 3-7/8” x 5”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co.], 1831. A charming antique print – Gordon Castle – a view from the grounds. Engraved by W. Faithorn from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the partwork series “Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen” (London : 1829-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 99 x 127mm (approx. 4” x 5”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : John G. Murdoch, [1854 (but later)]. A very pleasant antique print – Balmoral from the path above. Lithographed from an original drawing by the landscape painter William Wyld. Originally produced for John Parker Lawson’s “Scotland Delineated in a Series of Views” (London : 1847-1854), but here with the later imprint of J. G. Murdoch and produced for his undated publication “Scotland, Picturesque, Historical, Descriptive”.
Tint lithograph on paper. Printed surface 178 x 222mm (approx. 7” x 8-3/4”). A few tiny marks and specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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