Topographical Views from Donald Heald Rare Books

Venice: Erhard Ratdolt, 1482. Two volumes in one. 4to. (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches). Sixth edition. A-F8. 48 ff. 96 pp. 30 lines per page. Cosmographia: 1-29 ff. De situ orbis: 30-48 ff. Full-page woodcut map of the world on a Ptolemaic cone-shaped projection with architectural border and letterpress text. Woodcut and floriated initials. Rubricated throughout. Gothic letter… Read more about this item

London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820. Hand-coloured aquatint by Robert Havell & Son, after Fraser. A fine example of a view taken during the first recorded journey by Europeans through the Himalayas. In 1815, following the end of the war with Nepal, Fraser and his brother William, a political agent, spent two months on a tour of the Himalayas.… Read more about this item

London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820. Hand-coloured aquatint by Robert Havell & Son, after Fraser. A fine example of a view taken during the first recorded journey by Europeans through the Himalayas. In 1815, following the end of the war with Nepal, Fraser and his brother William, a political agent, spent two months on a tour of the Himalayas.… Read more about this item

London: Vanity Fair, 1878. Lithographic transfer in sepia ink. Printed on laid paper. In excellent condition. Image size: 11 x 6 1/8 inches. A beautiful view of St. James's Street in London by the celebrated artist James McNiell Whistler, published in "Vanity Fair" in 1878. This important print is a view of St. James's Street in London by… Read more about this item

Ulm, Germany: Lienhart Holle, 1482. Map. Double-page woodcut map with fine original hand-coloring and Latin place names in letterpress type printed. Carved gold leaf frame with Amiran anti-reflective archival glass with UV protection. Scale: c.1:4,000,000. Sheet: 16 1/2 x 22 inches). Frame: (25 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches). This is the earliest obtainable map of India. A magnificent incunable… Read more about this item

[Denver, 1880. Mounted albumen photograph, on period card mount measuring 22 x 18 inches. Image size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Light horizontal crease through the image. An image which helped create Yellowstone National Park. Jackson began his career in photography in 1858, working as a retouching artist in a studio in Troy, N.Y. In the 1860s,… Read more about this item

Ulm, Germany: Lienhart Holle, 1482. Map. Double-page woodcut map with fine original hand-coloring and Latin place names in letterpress. Carved gold leaf frame with Amiran anti-reflective archival glass with UV protection. Scale: c.1:4,000,000. Sheet: (15 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches). Frame: (25 1/2 x 32 1/4 inches). A beautiful incunable map of Western Europe from the 1482 Ulm edition… Read more about this item

[Boston]: J. H. Bufford, 1860. Lithograph, drawn and lithographed by Newell, printed by Bufford. Panoramic view of Providence, Rhode Island. Taken from the perspective of a rooftop on the west bank of the river, the bustling waterfront dominates the view, with numerous sailboats and paddle steamers along the waterway. Factories and warehouses line the dock at the fore-ground,… Read more about this item

[London: T. Boys, 1842. Hand-coloured lithograph by Thomas Shotter Boys, printed by Charles Hullmandel, deluxe edition, mounted on card (as issued). Good condition apart from some overall light soiling and minor foxing. A very fine image from Boys' 'London As It Is': a work 'of considerable importance' (Abbey). Abbey writes of the work London As It Is from… Read more about this item

Paris: P. Didot l'ainé, 1819. Etching with engraving by the Pillement sons and Pillemént after Melling. Proof before title. A fine view of the meadow of Buyck-Déré, outside of Constantinople, from Melling's grand work 'Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore'. Born in Lorraine in 1763, Antoine Ignace Melling, artist and voyager, was trained in architecture… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 12 x 18 1/2 inches. A stunning view of the gardens at Worsley Hall in Lancashire, from the "The Gardens of England." Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of various distinguished English mansions.… Read more about this item

Paris: P. Didot l'ainé, 1819. Etching with engraving by Schroeder after Melling. Proof before title. A fine view of the Castle of Seven Towers and Constantinople as seen from the coast of the Sea of Marmara, from Melling's grand work 'Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore'. Born in Lorraine in 1763, Antoine Ignace Melling, artist… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 12 3/8 x 16 3/4 inches. A stunning view of the gardens at Westfield House on the Isle of Wight, from the "The Gardens of England." Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. A few expertly repaired tears in left and bottom margin. Image size: 10 3/4 x 18 5/8 inches. A stunning view of the gardens of Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, from the "The Gardens of England." Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 11 1/8 x 16 3/4 inches. Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of various distinguished English mansions. The mid-nineteenth century was a period during which the traditional aesthetics of garden design underwent a significant… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 12 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches. A stunning view of the gardens at Harewood House, from the "The Gardens of England." The surrounding grounds of the Palladian mansion of Harewood House were designed by eminent English landscape designer Lancelot "Capability" Brown in his signature "serpentine" style between 1758 and… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Expert minor marginal restoration. Image size: 13 x 17 7/8 inches. Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of various distinguished English mansions. The mid-nineteenth century was a period during which the traditional aesthetics of garden design… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 15 1/8 x 11 13/16 inches. Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of various distinguished English mansions. The mid-nineteenth century was a period during which the traditional aesthetics of garden design underwent a significant… Read more about this item

Paris: P. Didot l'ainé, 1819. Etching with engraving by Dessaulx and Duparc after Melling. Proof before title. A fine view of Kadi-Kieui village, on the site of the ancient city of Chalcedoine facing Constantinople, from Melling's grand work 'Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore'. Born in Lorraine in 1763, Antoine Ignace Melling, artist and voyager,… Read more about this item

London: Published by T. McLean, 1857. Hand-coloured lithograph. Image size: 14 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches. Published in 1857, The Gardens of England is a series of 24 plates with accompanying text depicting the diverse luxuriant gardens of various distinguished English mansions. The mid-nineteenth century was a period during which the traditional aesthetics of garden design underwent a significant… Read more about this item