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[London : Fisher, Son & Co., 1829]. An elegant antique print - the Manchester Royal Infirmary as it stood in the nineteenth century. Engraved by John R. Davies (fl.1829-1843) from an original study by Samuel Austin. Originally produced for W.H.Pyne's partwork "Lancashire Illustrated, from Original Drawings" (London 1828-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 112 x 158mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1847]. A charming oval vignette antique print - the centre of Manchester alive with trade - the old Cotton Exchange beyond the market. Engraved by George Dalziel (1815-1902) from an original study by John C. Brown. Originally produced for the part-work publication "The Land We Live In" (London 1847-1851).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 203 x 145mm (approx. 8" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Vernor & Hood, ca.1810]. A pleasant antique print - a distant view of Heaton Hall. Engraved by John Smith from a drawing by William Marshall Craig (fl.1788-1828), water-colour painter to Queen Charlotte. Originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 110 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6"). Trimmed within imprint at foot, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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London : J. Stockdale, 1794. A pleasant antique print - the old bridge at Dukinfield. Engraved by Samuel Turner Sparrow (fl.1773-1810) from an original study by Edward Dayes. Originally produced for John Aikin's "A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles round Manchester" (London, 1795).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 108 x 128mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : J. Stockdale, 1794]. A pleasant antique print - the old hall as it stood in the late eighteenth century. Engraved by John Walker (fl.1784-1802) from an original study by Edward Dayes. Originally produced for John Aikin's "A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles round Manchester" (London, 1795).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 100 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 : Fisher, Son & Co., 1829. A striking antique print - soldiers escort a felon to the New Bailey Prison at Salford - beyond the prison are the Manchester and Salford Lying-In Hospital (later St. Mary's Hospital) and the School for the Deaf and Dumb. Engraved by John R. Davies (fl.1829-1843) from an original study by John Harwood (fl.1818-1836). Originally produced for W. H. Pyne's partwork "Lancashire Illustrated, from Original Drawings" (London 1828-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 104 x 156mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1842]. An antique print - the interior of the cathedral. Engraved by Robert Young (fl.1837-1855) from an original study by the architect Horace Jones. Originally produced for the part-work publication "Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales" (London 1835-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 162 x 105mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1880]. An attractive antique print - the exterior of Heaton Hall - a view from the lawns. 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 187mm (approx. 5-1/4" x 7-3/8"). A few very small and faint marks to outer margin, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1880]. An attractive antique print - the exterior of Worsley New Hall, designed by Edward Blore - a view from the river. 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 129 x 191mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 7-1/2"). A few very small and faint marks 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]. An attractive antique print - the eigtheenth-century Heaton Hall near Prestwich. Engraved by William Watkins (fl. 1828-1881) 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 101 x 125mm (approx. 4" x 5"). Trimmed a little close at foot, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1883]. An attractive antique print - the exterior of the 1856 Free Trade Hall - crowds thronging to hear the Hallé Orchestra. Engraved by Andrew Scott (fl.1880-1886) from an original study by an artist identified only by the initials E. J. W. Originally produced for the partwork publication "Our Own Country" (London, 1879-1883).
Wood engraving on paper. Engraved surface 148 x 198mm (approx. 5-7/8" x 7-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1808. A most attractive antique print - a view of the ancient half-timbered house on the Irwell, in what is now the Manchester suburb of Hulme. The house, formerly owned by the Prestwich family and later by the Duke of Bridgewater, was demolished in 1845 with the coming of the railways. Engraved by James Stewart and John Burnet and originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 108 x 152mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1807. A neatly worked and detailed town plan of Manchester as it stood at the beginning of the nineteeth century. Engraved by John Roper (fl.1792-1810) from a survey by Thornton - presumably the large-scale William Green survey engraved by John Thornton in 1794. The map is decorated with the town's coat of arms and a small inset view of the College Cloisters - the latter separately engraved by Edwards from an original study by George Ormerod (1785-1873). Originally produced to accompany the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (London : 1801-1818).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 204 x 248mm (approx. 8" x 9-3/4"). Faint original crease, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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[London : Charles Tilt, 1830]. An attractive antique print - a heavily laden boat navigates between looming warehouses on the Irwell - a view towards the new stone Blackfriars Bridge. Engraved by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) from an original study by William Westall A.R.A. Originally produced for the part-work series "Great Britain Illustrated" (London 1828-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 103 x 145mm (approx. 4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : Charles Tilt, 1828]. An attractive antique print - the Manchester Cotton Exchange in its heyday - reputed to hold the largest trading floor in the world at that time. Engraved by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) from an original study by William Westall A.R.A. Originally produced for the part-work series "Great Britain Illustrated" (London 1828-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 97 x 146mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : Charles Tilt, 1830]. A pleasant antique print - a view of the centre of early nineteenth century Manchester. Originally produced for the part-work series "Great Britain Illustrated" (London 1828-1830). Engraved by Elias Benjamin (fl.1829-1854) from an original drawing by William Westall A.R.A.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 102 x 142mm (approx. 4" x 5-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Charles Tilt, 1829]. An attractive antique print - the New Bailey Bridge over the Irwell opened in 1785. Engraved by John Roffe (1769-1850) from an original study by William Westall A.R.A. Originally produced for the part-work series "Great Britain Illustrated" (London 1828-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 101 x 144mm (approx. 4" x 5-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1842]. An antique print - the interior of the cathedral. Engraved by Robert Young (fl.1837-1855) from an original study by the precocious local artist and architect, Thomas Worthington. Originally produced for the part-work publication "Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales" (London 1835-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 159 x 100mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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