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1863. A charming nineteenth-century pencil and watercolour sketch of the dolmen at Faldouet. Inscribed and captioned in pencil and initialled - possibly G. H. or G. S. H.
Pencil and watercolour on toned paper. Image area 115 x 183mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 7-1/8"). Laid down on card. Mild tanning of edges from an old mount, but the image very good and clean.

£50

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London & New York : John Tallis & Co., [ca.1850]. A most attractive mid-nineteenth century composite map - Guernsey above, Jersey below - the two maps set in a single floral border and decorated with vignette views of St. Peter Port, Castle Cornet, a druidical altar, Mont Orgueil, St. Helier, etc. The map was drawn and engraved by John Rapkin with the additional decorative work by Henry Winkles (1800-1860) and Edward Radclyffe (1810?-1863).
Steel line engraving on paper. Original outline hand colour, augmented with later wash. Engraved surface 351 x 250mm (approx. 13-7/8" x 10-1/8"). Faint crease to one corner, not affecting engraved surface; one slight nick, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£125

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[London : 1694?]. A charming and rare small map of Guernsey by John Seller. Originally produced for a set of maps which first appeared under the title "Anglia Contracta", dated to between 1689 and 1694 by Skelton and generally ascribed to somewhere near the latter date. The maps in their original form were subsequently reissued a number of times between 1696 and 1711, with the present example dating from no later than 1697.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 118 x 142mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 5-5/8"). Mild tanning to the original colour, but still in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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