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London : Longman & Co., 1829. A finely-worked antique print – the Edgar Tower at Worcester. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for John Britton’s “Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities” (London : 1828-1830). The plate is dedicated to the architect Charles Fowler (1792-1867).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 172 x 210mm (approx. 6-3/4” x 8-1/4”). A couple of tiny specks to margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : Longman & Co., 1829. A handsome antique print – the ancient houses of early nineteenth-century Worcester. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett, with the figures added by the portrait painter William Henry Brooke (1772-1860). Originally produced for John Britton’s “Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities” (London : 1828-1830). The plate is dedicated to John Matthew Gutch (1776-1861), the journalist, bookseller and banker, who was then living in Worcester.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 170 x 212mm (approx. 6-5/8” x 8-5/8”). A couple of tiny specks to margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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London : Longman & Co., 1829. A handsome antique print – a prospect of Worcester from the fields to the north east of the city. Engraved by William Taylor (fl.1825-1852) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for John Britton’s “Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities” (London : 1828-1830). The plate is dedicated to Dr. Dixon of Worcester, "an admirer & patron of Antiquarian Literature".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 154 x 220mm (approx. 6” x 8-5/8”). A couple of tiny specks to margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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[London : 1842]. An attractive antique print – a elegant view of the interior of the cathedral. Engraved by Benjamin Winkles (1805-1856) from a drawing by Benjamin Baud. 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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[London : 1842]. A pleasant antique print – a view of the interior of the cathedral. Engraved by Benjamin Winkles (1805-1856) from a drawing by Benjamin Baud. 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 157 x 100mm (approx. 6-1/4” x 4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1883]. A pretty antique print – a vignette view of Worcester from the river. Originally produced for the partwork publication “Our Own Country” (London : 1879-1883).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 93 x 135mm (approx. 3-5/8” x 5-1/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1842]. An attractive antique print – visitors admire the cloisters. Engraved by Benjamin Winkles (1805-1856) from a sketch by Benjamin Baud (1806-1875), worked up for final publication by Charles Warren (fl.1833-1847). 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 122 x 144mm (approx. 4-7/8” x 5-3/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Charles Tilt, 1830. An attractive antique print – Worcester from the banks of a tranquil Severn. Engraved by Edward Francis (fl.1828-1830) from an original study by William Westall A.R.A. Originally produced for the part-work series “Great Britain Illustrated” (1828-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 89 x 142mm (approx. 3-1/2” x 5-5/8”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1808. A neatly worked and detailed town plan of Worcester as it stood in the early years of the nineteenth century. Engraved by John Roper (1771-1810) from a draught by the local land surveyor George Young. The map is decorated with the coats of arms of both the City and the See of Worcester, as well as a charming vignette view of the cathedral – the latter separately engraved by James Sargant Storer (1771-1853) from an original study by Edward Dayes (1763-1809). Originally produced to accompany the part-work “Beauties of England and Wales” (London : 1801-1818).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 235 x 189mm (approx. 9-1/4” x 7-3/8”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£100

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