County Durham


Ecclesiae cath: Dunelmensis facies Australis [Southern Exterior of Durham Cathedral]
Antique copper engraving by Daniel King d. 1664. was a pupil of W.Hollar,-Originally from William Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum 1st edn [in Latin] 1655 with engravings mainly by Wenceslaus Hollar and Daniel King. Many of the engravings were reprinted in  Daniel King's, 'The Cathedrall and Conventuall Churches of England and Wales',  1672; so from either of these , laid  paper  £65   Page size 35 x 22.5 cm



Sunderland Bridge
Antique steel engraved print published 1 Nov 1841  by Harwood, J. & F.: 26 Fenchurch St, London  from Scenery of Great Britain Image size 15.7 by 13cm  in a considerably ; larger full page £10 unmounted



*Egglestone Abbey near Barnard Castle
 Drawn by JMW Turner , George Cooke   Engraver .Large plate engraving from "A Series of Views of the Most Picturesque Scenes in Richmondshire, from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Eq. R.A. and John Buckler, Esq. F.S.A., in Thirty-two Plates , Executed in The Best Style of Art by The Most Eminent Engravers' published  as a   folio, Longman, Hurst, 1822/3  edited by  Thomas Dunham Whittacker Scarce  £35 inc delivery



View of Lumley castle
  Engraved for The Modern Universal British Traveller; or A New Complete, and Accurate Tour through England, Wales, Scotland, and the Neighbouring Islands.[London: J. Cooke] [1779]. originally produced for the Cooke part-work publication "The Modern Universal British Traveller" (London 1779). . . Plate mark and good margins. £25  some age toning



Raby  castle
Antique copper line engraved print by  J Ryland and Benjamin Ralph, engraver. (fl) 1763-1775. first published in 1764. originally produced for "England Illustrated, or, a Compendium of the Natural History, Geography, Topography, and Antiquities Ecclesiastical and Civil, of England and Wales" .Published in London by  R. & J. Dodsley, 1764 : 1764.. Engraved surface minimum 90 x 125mm £8 unmounted  vignette in text page



Norham Castle
Antique copper line engraved print by  J Ryland and Benjamin Ralph, engraver. (fl) 1763-1775. first published in 1764. originally produced for "England Illustrated, or, a Compendium of the Natural History, Geography, Topography, and Antiquities Ecclesiastical and Civil, of England and Wales" .Published in London by  R. & J. Dodsley, 1764 : 1764.. Engraved surface minimum 90 x 125mm £8 unmounted  vignette in text page
 

Raby Castle
. Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12 . . x 3
 
Raby Castle £12
published in Francis Orpen Morris's, A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen & Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Mounted..., in 1884. The plates were drawn by Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) and printed from colored woodblocks by the Baxter process using  eight or more overlays from separate wooden blocksby Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) of Driffield, Yorkshire unmounted £12  x 2
   

High Force or fall of the Tees on the West of Durham
Antique engraved print published for The Gallery of Nature and Art: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science By Edward Polehampton, John Mason. Image by Greig afterAngus rareSize is about 12.5 x 20 cm (5 x 8 inches) £15 . . the rarest early version


Tower of Witton Castle   Original Antique steel engraved print By Moses Griffith ( 1747 to 1819). Artist and Illustrator in the service of Thomas Pennant. from .....c1769, £20 Rare
£15 narrow top border



"Lumley Castle"
  Large copper engraved antique print etched and engraved by W.Byrne & S.Middiman from a drawing by Thomas Hearne, published in Antiquities of Great Britain ..., 1807 (plate dated 1779). Size 27 x 22 cms to plate mark, plus margins overpainted plus varying edge of page discolouration £30 inc delivery


View of Durham  castle being the Bishop's palace
Antique engraved print engraved by Thornton or peltro  published in  the Complete English Traveller" Edited  by Nathaniel SPENCER. London.  1771-3   Published according to Act of Parliament, by Alexr. Hogg, No.16, Paternoster Row Copper engraving   Page is over foolscap this print is unmounted £25 same as England Displayed diff publisher
Lammerdale Hall
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . x 2


Finchale
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . x 2



Raby  Castle plate 1
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . x 2


View of Lumley castle in the County of Durham

Antique engraved print engraved by Thornton or peltro  published in  the Complete English Traveller" Edited  by Nathaniel SPENCER. London.  1771-3   Published according to Act of Parliament, by Alexr. Hogg, No.16, Paternoster Row Copper engraving   Page is over foolscap this print is unmounted £25 same as England Displayed diff publisher x 3



View of the remarkable cataract on the River Teese which divides the counties of York and Durham
Antique engraved print Antique engraved print engraved by Lodge or peltro  published in Boswell's Antiquities, about 1786  Published according to Act of Parliament, by Alexr. Hogg, No.16, Paternoster Row Copper engraving   Page is over foolscap/A4 with a decorative border this print is unmounted £30 x 2


A Representation of a Coal Staith when the Keels are Loading/Chester le street
From the The Gentleman's Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine published in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. The magazine began publication with the January 1731 issue. Over time the magazine had various subtitles, including "monthly intelligencer" and "historical review". It restarted its volume numbering in 1868. It ceased publication in 1907. Size 12 x 21s+ cm  £18 rare dated 1766 x 2



Durham   Castle



Niche in the Ruins of Dalden Tower
From the The Gentleman's Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine published in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. The magazine began publication with the January 1731 issue. Over time the magazine had various subtitles, including "monthly intelligencer" and "historical review". It restarted its volume numbering in 1868. It ceased publication in 1907. Size 12 x 21s+ cm  £18 rare dated 1741



A representation of a Coal Pit when working/Chester le street
From the The Gentleman's Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine published in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. The magazine began publication with the January 1731 issue. Over time the magazine had various subtitles, including "monthly intelligencer" and "historical review". It restarted its volume numbering in 1868. It ceased publication in 1907. Size 26 x 21s+ cm  £25 rare dated 1754 folds as issued  some damage shown before repair but stupidly rare


Lumley castle  seat of earl of scarborough Antique engraved print from  From a series of 84 copper engravings, uncoloured as sold  by William Watts (1752 - 1851)  from The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, in a Collection of the most interesting & Picturesque Views, January 1st, 1779, Size oblong 205 x 270 mm .Similar to Sandby whose pupil Watts had been ,  about palaces of the English nobility. Many of the prints taken from drawings by Paul and Thomas Sandby.  £30 . .x11


Axwell park  seat of Sir Thomas Clavering
  Antique engraved print from  From a series of 84 copper engravings, uncoloured as sold  by William Watts (1752 - 1851)  from The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, in a Collection of the most interesting & Picturesque Views, January 1st, 1779, Size oblong 205 x 270 mm .Similar to Sandby whose pupil Watts had been ,  about palaces of the English nobility. Many of the prints taken from drawings by Paul and Thomas Sandby.  £30 . .x5
 

Barnards castle
Bernard's castle in the Bishoprick of Durham  Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . x 2 


Auckland Castle Original Antique steel engraved print By Moses Griffith ( 1747 to 1819). Artist and Illustrator in the service of Thomas Pennant. from .....c1769, £20 Rare


Nasington Church . Antique steel engraved print from Billings, Robert William. Architectural illustrations and descriptions of the cathedral church at Durham.Published London: T. and W. Boone, 1843.. 6. £6 all have varying edge of page discolouration .. 2 copies


The Chapel in Beaurepaire or Bearparke
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . . x2



Beaurepaire or Bearparke
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted .. . x 2
 

Raby Castle .
Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John John Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12 .



Eggleston  Abbey

 Antique Copper engraving from The Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in View of Monasteries, Castles, and Churches now Existing. 1786 by Thomas Hearne and William Byrne (London, 1743 - 1805) Oblong Folio Engraved title,  one of  50 numbered plates each with full margins. Engraved from Drawings made by Thomas Hearne.  Printed by James Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard Street, and Published by the Proprietors T. Hearne and W. Byrne, London in 1786.Size 27 x 22 cms to plate mark, plus margins  £45 inc delivery RARE !



 South East View of Raby castle  in the Bishoprick of Durham

Antique engraved print from Buck's drawings but   vignette size  14 x 7.5 cm plus title Original copper engravings printed in London by Newbery and Carnan, between 1765-1770  from ‘A Description of England and Wales. Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles, and the Lives of the illustrious Men each County has produced.’ size  £12 unmounted




S  View of  Durham castle being the Bishop's Palace

Antique engraved print from Buck's drawings but   vignette size  14 x 7.5 cm plus title Original copper engravings printed in London by Newbery and Carnan, between 1765-1770  from ‘A Description of England and Wales. Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles, and the Lives of the illustrious Men each County has produced.’ size  £12 unmounted


Large buck engravings under architecture... Buck page



South East View of Lumley  castle  in the Bishoprick of Durham

Antique engraved print from Buck's drawings but   vignette size  14 x 7.5 cm plus title Original copper engravings printed in London by Newbery and Carnan, between 1765-1770  from ‘A Description of England and Wales. Containing a particular Account of each County, with its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mineral Waters, Soils, Fossils, Caverns, Plants and Minerals, Agriculture, civil and ecclesiastical Divisions, Cities, Towns, Palaces, Seats, Corporations, Markets, Fairs, Manufactures, Trade, Sieges, Battles, and the Lives of the illustrious Men each County has produced.’ size  £12 unmounted  . . 2 copies


Lumley Castle
. Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John John Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12 . . x 3




Whitton Castle
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . . x 2




Hilton Castle
Antique engraved print published For' Views of Seats' written by & drawn by John Preston Neale and engraved by various artists. Published, as PROOFS by subscription between 1812 and 1825..image 8 x13 cm app£8 . . .3 copies
 

Durham Cathedral .
Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John John Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12 . . 3 copies . . 2 marginally differing views




Lambton Castle..
Antique engraved print published For' Views of Seats' written by & drawn by John Preston Neale and engraved by various artists. Published, as PROOFS by subscription between 1812 and 1825..image 8 x13 cm app £8 x 2
 


Finchale Priory
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . . x2

 


Bishop's Wearmouth Church Sunderland Original small antique :copperplate and wood engraved print published 1816 in 'The Antiquarian Itinerary, comprising Specimens of Architecture, monastic, castellated and domestic' by: J S Storer. drawn and engraved by J Greig Image size 14 x 21cm full page £8

 


Jarois Monastery ( now Jarrow)
also a copy labelled The Monastery of jarrow or Gyrwi Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted  .x2




Goatshead  or Gateside Monastery
now Gateshead
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . .x 2



Greatham Hospital
Antique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted . x 2




Monks Weremouth,Durham A
ntique copper line engraved print  by various artists/engravers Published by Samuel Hooper London, Printed by C. Clarke,  for Francis GROSE (c.1731 . .1791)  from THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES , first published in 1772/3. and  Image minimum  from 18 x13 cm £12 unmounted .


 


Durham Map  / Robert Rowe for Teesdale

Robert Rowe (1775-1843) An engraver and publisher of a great number of maps  From  The English Atlas, which was published in 1816 with some maps dated as early as 1813. Though Rowe produced the original atlas, it was taken over by  Henry Teesdale, publishers at 302 High Holborn and 2 Brunswick Row, Queen Square (1842). £60 inc delivery
 

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