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Zustand: like_new. Erin Smith (illustrator). Book is in like new condition with only potential shelf wear. No marking or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Erin Smith (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Fifteen Plates Of Engraved Illustrations (illustrator). Sixth Edition Corrected. Copyright Date: 1807 Sm Quarto, Boards With Paper Label At spine, 1827, PP.435, Binding Copy, Worn Boards Loose and Spine Worn, Text Block Complete and Clean, Light Foxing At Plates.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. S.W. Rowse/Engraved by Baker, Smith and Andrew (illustrator). Tight binding, green blind stamped boards with rubbed corners, and spine ends, gilt lettering to age toned spine strip with ruffled ends and small tears, slight spine lean, tissue protected engravings, previous owner's name in pencil to front end paper, light foxing throughout, otherwise unmarked pages.

Single print. London. Sussex Place (now home to the London Business School) as it was built by John Nash in the 1820s. Original antique steel line engraving on paper with later hand colouring. Jones & Co., 1828. Supplied in an ivory bevel cut mount with gilt ruling. Very nice condition. From Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London: 1827-1830). 28 x 23.5 cm.

Single print. Original antique engraving for the Beauties of England & Wales. 21 x 13 cm.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. . (illustrator). First Edition. Engraving 11 3/8 X 8 7/8". Well Preserved; Apparently A Scratch In The Plate 1/2" Long To Left Of Subject's Jaw. One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Edward Smith (Fl. 1823-49) Was A Landscape, Figure, And Portrait Engraver. He May Have Been A Native Of Edinburgh But Appears To Have Worked Mostly In London.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No dust jacket. Smith, Sidney L. (engraved title) (illustrator). First edition. Boston, Massachusetts: The Bibliophile Society, 1905. Largely unread copy with pages generally unopened at the top. Near Fine condition (cover uniformly darkened, as usual). Square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No fraying. With the handsome bookplate of prominent collector Philip Greely Brown. Pages are crisp and creamy white. No yellowing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. FOURTH YEAR BOOK, 1905, THE BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. First Edition. Contains first publication of a letter, with fold-out facsimile, in which Sir Walter Scott denies authorship of the Waverly Novels. A nine page George Washington letter to Mt. Vernon is also printed here for the first time. Henry Harper contributes THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. Illustrations are complete with tissue-guards. Title page engraved by Sidney L. Smith. Also included are lists of members; officers and council; reports of the treasurer and secretary; constitution and bylaws; and a necrology of deceased members. "Limited to 500 copies" and "Printed for Members Only" are so stated on a handsome engraving of the Society's emblem. Bound in the original boards with a paper label printed in red and black on the spine. Webber 29. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Smith, Sidney L. (engraved title). 8vo. 132pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Profusely Illustrated with Engraved & several Chromo-lithograph or hand-coloured Plates (illustrator). First Edition. Quarto, cloth, illustrated with in-text images + 41 engraved plates [~ 8 of which are chromo-lithographs or tinted engravings] + 12 engraved plates; with listings of pottery marks, lamp designs, coinage, personal implements, weapons, statuary, etc., Index; iv + 177, [blank] + [2] Ads. Weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz. Ex Library Crerar; with bookpate & usual library markings. Solid cloth binding with bump upper right corner. Wonderful array of detailed in-text images & more than 50 engraved B&W plates (8 or 9 seem to be chromo-lithographs--or hand-tinted engravings--of mosaics & artifacts); lengthy descriptive text; usefully annotated and indexed. Uniform age-toning; title page & a couple of pages detached though present; half a dozen or so pages dog-eared (or with corner "ear" missing and the occasional edge nick); paper used for text is fragile. Thicker paper has been used for the plates. The latter have bends to their upper corners. The color plates are unfoxed.

Ten of the twelve original engraved illustrations present. Frontispiece is missing as is the illustration opposite p. 437 " Inside Harry Hill's Dance House." (illustrator). Chapter titles include: The City of Hew York; High Life in New York; Wall Street; Alexander T. Stewart; A Shoddy Party; Mrs. Burdell-Cunningham; Sharp Business, and its Value; Mr. Beecher and Plymouth Church; Harper Brothers; Stock and Oil Preachers; John Jacob Astor; Black-Mailing as an Art; Sunday in New York; Detective Force of New York; A Night Among the Detectives; The Tombs on Sunday Morning; Police Force of New York; William B. Astor; Cornelius Vanderbilt; The Five Points; The Bowery; Philip Phillips, the Christian Vocalist; Sailors in New York; Fulton Street Prayer-Meeting; and sixty-nine more chapters. "My purpose in this book has been to draw the Great Metropolis with its lights and shades, in a series of graphic papers: to sketch New York as I have seen it. From original and reliable sources I have drawn my information and material for these sketches. I have selected representative men, and have attempted fairly to present their characteristics, and usually as their friends would wish to see them. Of things and places, I have drawn from my own knowledge or observation. M.H.S." Some scattered foxing and toning of pages. Pristine new endpapers. Leather binding is fine. First edition preserved in a beautiful modern full leather binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. E. A. Smith, J. B. Zwecker (Engraved by G. Pearson) (illustrator). Privately Published. This copy is in fine condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling and decoration to the spine and the upper board. There are gilt page edges all round. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a label / bookplate to the front paste down. A dust wrapper is not called for. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Illustrated with almost 700 figures engraved by G. Pearson. Here is an overview of Insects at Home: Being a Popular Account of British Insects, Their Structure, Habits and Transformations by Rev. J. G. Wood, specifically the 1883 edition.The 1883 issue of Insects at Home is a later printing of Wood's enormously popular Victorian natural?history work. It offers: a comprehensive survey of British insects, written for the educated general reader, with 700+ illustrations by E. A. Smith and J. B. Zwecker, engraved by G. Pearson. There is a coloured frontispiece plus 20 black?and?white plates. There are detailed descriptions of insect anatomy, behaviour, life cycles, and habitats, it is a classic Victorian blend of scientific observation and accessible narrative. Ref AA 4.

No Binding. Zustand: As Described. No Jacket. Drawn by R. W. Billings; Engraved by G. B. Smith (illustrator). A print of an engraving of the 'Elgin Cathedral: Interior of the West End', drawn by R W Billings, engraved by G B Smith An antique print, guaranteed to be over 150 years oldThis plate was taken from a volume of The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, in four volumes, by Robert William Billings, published by Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845-1852. Some marking and foxing, mainly around margins, but reasonably clean for age. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 12" x 10" (305cm x 254cm) with a window size of a little under 10" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Britain, Scotland, architecture, cathedrals, antique prints and the work of Billings and/or Smith. n.

No Binding. Zustand: As Described. No Jacket. Drawn by R. W. Billings; Engraved by G. B. Smith (illustrator). A print of an engraving of the 'Eastern Windows of Elgin Cathedral', drawn by R W Billings, engraved by G B Smith An antique print, guaranteed to be over 150 years oldThis plate was taken from a volume of The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, in four volumes, by Robert William Billings, published by Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845-1852. A little light marking around margins and minor scuffing, with some light foxing in a few other places but quite clean for age. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 12" (254cm x 305cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 10" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Britain, Scotland, architecture, cathedrals, antique prints and the work of Billings and/or Godfrey.</p. n.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). New Edition. Decorative Cloth. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 632pp with index and frontis with tissue guard, many plates and illustrations in text. Handsome gilt dec to top half of front with authors signature in gilt below,and nice gilt dec to spine. New Edition with new designs. Previous owners name to f.endpaper, a little separtion at some signatures but firm, some light foxing mainly to back of plates, top pages edges gilt. One page of 'contents' loose. A good copy, and good value. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. GROSE, Francis engraved by R. Godfrey and Adam Smith (illustrator). Two copper plate prints dated June, 1772 and Mayl, 1776 respectively. The Castle engraving measures 11.5 cm x 16.5 cm including plate mark - over all with text 23cm x 33cm. Engraved by Godfrey om a drawing by Grose in 1768. The Plan and View measures 23 cm x 18cm and is taken from a drawing by Grose based on plans serveyed by a fellow officer probably about 1768. Both from Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales. Notes: The castle stayed in the Packer family until the mid 18th century, when Robert Packer married Mary Winchcombe, and the property passed into the Winchcombe family tree. From 1833-1881 the manor and castle was owned by Winchcombe Henry Howard Hartley. Only the gatehouse survives. The site is under the care of English Heritage and is protected from unauthorised change as a scheduled ancient monument. [For all of our prints by Francis Grose enter PRBGROSE in Key words] [QP].

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. GROSE, Francis engraved b Godfrey and A. Smith (illustrator). Copper plate prints published 1773. View of Oxford Castle engraved by Godfrey measures 10.25cm x 15.5cm (not including plate mark); Historical representation and plan is engraved by Smith23.25cm x 17.5cm (not including plate mark) - over all with text (no text with Historical Representation 23cm x 33cm. Both prepared for for Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales from a views drawn by Grose un usual for Grose's drawings no date is given but probably sometime in the 1760s. Notes: In 1785 the castle was bought by the Oxford County Justices and rebuilding began under the London architect William Blackburn. The wider castle site had already begun to change by the late 18th century, with New Road being built through the bailey and the last parts of the castle moat being filled in to allow the building of the new Oxford Canal terminus. Building the new prison included demolishing the old chapel attached to St George's tower and repositioning part of the crypt in 1794. The work was completed under Daniel Harris in 1805. Harris gained a reasonable salary as the new governor and used convict labour from the prison to conduct early archaeological excavations at the castle with the help of the antiquarian Edward King. In the 19th century the site continued to be developed, with various new buildings built including the new County Hall in 1840-41 and the Oxfordshire Militia Armoury in 1854. The prison itself was extended in 1876, growing to occupy most of the remaining space. The inmates included children, the youngest being a seven-year-old girl sentenced to seven days hard labour in 1870 for stealing a pram. In 1888 national prison reforms led to the renaming of the county prison as HM Prison Oxford. The prison was closed in 1996 and the site reverted to Oxfordshire County Council. The Oxford Prison buildings have since been redeveloped as a restaurant and heritage complex, with guided tours of the historic buildings and open courtyards for markets and theatrical performances. The complex includes a hotel in the Malmaison chain, Malmaison Oxford, occupying a large part of the former prison blocks, with cells converted as guest rooms. However, those parts of the prison associated with corporal or capital punishment have been converted to offices rather than being used for guests. The full extent of the original castle is somewhat obliterated today, especially with the intrusion of the newer County Hall into the eastern side, while New Road runs over the location of north-east portion of the curtain wall with its two square towers; nevertheless the position of its outer perimeter moat is approximated by portions of New Road, Castle Street and Paradise Street (refer map at right), while the remains of the original Barbican lie underneath the modern Westgate shopping centre. Since 1954 the two oldest parts of the castle have been Grade I listed buildings: the 11th-century motte with its 13th-century well-chamber, the circa 11th-century St George's tower (listed as Norman, but now generally believed to be Saxon), the relocated crypt chapel, and the 18th-century D-wing and Debtors' Tower. The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument. As at 2018, guided tours of the surviving medieval and 18th century portions are available to visitors via a commercial operator, Heritage Projects (Oxford Castle) Ltd. [For all of our prints by Francis Grose enter PRBGROSE in Key words] [QP].

No Binding. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Drawn by John Smith F.S.A., engraved by William Byrne F.S.A (illustrator). A print of an engraving of 'View of Windsor from the upper end of the Long Walk', drawn by John Smith FSA, engraved by William Byrne FSA An antique print, guaranteed to be over 200 years oldThis plate was taken from a book in the series Britannia Depicta, by William Byrne, FSA, 1803-17, London: published by This print probably comes from from a volume published around 1803 as the print states that it was published on 1 January 1803 Some marking and scuffing but reasonably clean for age Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 12" x 10" (305cm x 254cm) with a window size of a little under 10" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Britain, Windsor, architecture, antique prints and the work of Smith and/or Byrne Circa 1803. n.

No Binding. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Engraved by J.S. Smith after a drawing by H. Neil and J. C. Smith (illustrator). A print of an engraving of St Nicholas Church and the Abbey Gateway, engraved by JS Smith after a drawing by H Neil and J C Smith An antique print, guaranteed to be over 200 years oldThis plate was taken from the book The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain, Volume I, by John Britton, FSA, 1807, London, printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, Paternoster Row/J Taylor, Architectural Library, 59, High Holborn/The Author [This print states "Published June 24, 1805"] Minor marking and some scuffing, a little light foxing but otherwise clean for age Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 12" x 10" (305cm x 254cm) with a window size of a little under 9" x 7" and comes in a cellophane bag This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Britain, abbeys, architecture, antique prints and the work of Smith and/or Neil. n.

Full-Leather. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Kenny Meadows: Engraved by Orrin Smith (illustrator). 1st Edition.

Single print. London. Etching and aquatint. The south-west view of Little Dean's Yard, taken from an upper window at the Revd. Mr. Douglas's. View in the yard with the entrance to Westminster School on the left, the Abbey behind; illustration to the Antiquities of Westminster. 1808. Lettered below image with title followed by "This exhibits a part of Doctor Bell's house with its porch, said to be built by Inigo Jones, also the South entrance to the cloisters & the entrance to Westminster School with its porch & above it, in the middle, the South end of the school, shewing its line of direction to Westminster Abbey". At bottom left "This was Ashburnham House in which a portion of the Cottonian Library was destroyed by fire, October 23 1731". 34 x 29 cm.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. AN ORIGINAL MID 19th CENTURY STEEL ENGRAVING WITH HAND COLOURING, BLANK REVERSE ON PRINT, COMES WITH A MODERN CARD SURROUND MOUNT. MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6.5 INCHES WITHOUT MARGINS & MOUNT, CARD MOUNT SIZE IS APPROX 15 X 12 INCHES. SMALL MINOR MARK TO BOTTOM LEFT MARGIN, OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL ITEMS POSTED IN STURDY BOX.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Lxv, [1], 189Pp; Xi, [1], 248Pp. 24.8 X16 Cm. Later 1793 Issue, Without Advertisement Leaf For Stockdale's "Gay's Fables" And With Corrected Page Number For P.198 Of The First Vol. Quarter Polished Calf, Rules, Black Spine Labels, Marbled Boards. Bindings Probably Original, Well Worn, Spine Labels Intact, Fraying, Front Board Of Vol I Detached, Front Board Of Volume Ii Held Only By The Cords. Pages Generally Bright And Clean, But With Small Areas Of Foxing On Some Pages, And Faint Offsetting Of Plates (Tissue Guards Are Not Present). Ownership Signatures On Title Pages. Each Volume With Bookplates 12 1/2 Cm X 11 1/2 Cm Designed For The Artist William R. A Hays By Franz Von Bayros (1866 - 1924), An "Austrian Commercial Artist, Illustrator, And Painter, Best Known For His Controversial "Tales At The Dressing Table" Portfolio. He Belonged To The Decadent Movement In Art, Often Utilizing Erotic Themes And Phantasmagoric Imagery. Bayros Was Born In Zagreb, In Present-Day Croatia, Then Part Of The Austro-Hungarian Empire. At The Age Of Seventeen, He Passed The Entrance Examination For The Vienna Academy With Eduard Von Engerth. Bayros Mixed In Elegant Society And Soon Belonged To The Circle Of Friends Of Johann Strauss Ii, Whose Stepdaughter Alice He Married In 1896. The Next Year, Bayros Moved To Munich. In 1904, He Gave His First Exhibition In Munich, Which Was A Great Success. From 1904 Until 1908, He Travelled To Paris And Italy For Further Studies. Returning To Vienna, He Felt Himself A Stranger. The Outbreak Of The First World War Came As Yet Another Setback For Bayros. " (Wikipedia).

Softcover. Zustand: Gut. n/a. 12,5x20,5 cm Original-Stahlstich leicht altersfleckig und am rechten Blattrand leicht berieben,sonst GUTES EXEMPLAR---Schöner Blick über den Fluss zum Ort, vorn zwei Entenjäger, rechts ein Mann mit Hund. Für Ihre Zufriedenheit versenden wir mit DHL und ausschließlich mit Trackingcode für eine sichere Sendungsverfolgung! Weitere Angebote unter antiquariat-kastanienhof , 1 Seiten. nein.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good double slipcase. Smith, Sidney L. (engraved title) (illustrator). First edition. Boston, Massachusetts: The Bibliophile Society, 1905. Unread copy with pages unopened at the top. Condition would be FINE but for minor darkening to the cover -- less so than usual because this copy has been protected since day 1 in the original double slipcase. The outer slipcase is Very Good -- only very lightly rubbed, with a paper label (lightly sunned) printed in red and black on the spine. The inner slipcase is Fine. Square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No fraying. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and creamy white. No yellowing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. FOURTH YEAR BOOK, 1905, THE BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. First Edition. Contains first publication of a letter, with fold-out facsimile, in which Sir Walter Scott denies authorship of the Waverly Novels. A nine page George Washington letter to Mt. Vernon is also printed here for the first time. Henry Harper contributes THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY. Illustrations are complete with tissue-guards. Title page engraved by Sidney L. Smith. Also included are lists of members; officers and council; reports of the treasurer and secretary; constitution and bylaws; and a necrology of deceased members. "Limited to 500 copies" and "Printed for Members Only" are so stated on a handsome engraving of the Society's emblem. Bound in the original boards with a paper label printed in red and black on the spine. Complete with original double slipcase, with matching paper label. Webber 29. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good double slipcase. Illus. by Smith, Sidney L. (engraved title). 8vo. 132pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Softcover. Zustand: Gut. 13 x 21 cm leicht fleckig, Blattrand etwas stärker fleckig, sonst GUTES EXEMPLAR.---Schöne historische Ortsansicht vom Wasser aus, auf dem Wasser zwei Boote, rechts am Ufer vier Personen, vorn zwei Jäger, die Wasservögel beobachten. Für Ihre Zufriedenheit versenden wir mit DHL und ausschließlich mit Trackingcode für eine sichere Sendungsverfolgung! Weitere Angebote unter antiquariat-kastanienhof , 1 Seiten. nein.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Good/Very Good. H.Warren (engraved by W.R.Smith) (illustrator). pp [6] + 148 with seventeen steel vignettes. Green cloth with embossed gold decoration. aeg Internally very good with slight browning, binding sound, moderate markings to boards, spine faded with some wear to the extremities and 6cm slit to join with front board . Uncommon in this original edition. Scans available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good Condition, Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Frontispiece by E.U.Eddis. Engraved by H.W. Smith (illustrator). Red Textured Cloth binding with embossed design on front and back covers. Gilt illustrations of flowers in oval design. Gilt design and title on spine. Top and bottom of spine & upper front corner of binding rubbed and bumped. 239pp. Content clean, bright and sound with very decorative binding and paper slightly tanned This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request. .

Print. Zustand: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). Original single-sheet steel engraving of a very fine quality. Overall size ca. 215 x 270 mm. Image size ca. 130 x 190 mm. A two-line caption engraved at bottom in elegant handtooled open-face and italic types. Engraved Artist's and Engraver's signatures underneath image. Engraved Publisher's line below. The print is in its original state, trimmed and gilded on three sides. It is printed with warmer ink, somewhat more dramatic in mood, with fine, crisp detail, subtlety and elegance. In overall fine condition. Preserved in pH-balanced, acid-free Renaissance archival paper. ~ A delicately executed steel engraving, representing a major illustrative work on 19th century Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor. William Henry Bartlett (born London, 1809) was one of the foremost illustrators of topography of his generation. He travelled extensively throughout Britain, the Americas, and the Middle East, producing his work on location. In 1854 he made his last trip to the Holy Land; he died of fever on board a French ship on his return voyage to England. Bartlett's primary concern was to extract the picturesque aspects of a place and render "lively impressions of actual sights", as he wrote in the preface to "The Nile Boat" (London, 1849). His work became widely known through the numerous engravings after the original drawings and paintings he made. The interest in these engravings today is as much for the exquisite quality of the rendering and presentation of the architecture of the period, as it is for the representation of the landscape. Published in 1836 by Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son & Co. of London, it was originally accompanied by descriptions written by John Carne. Clamshell.

, xiv, unpaginated main section (From the Reign of Richard II to that of Charles the Second), iv, 55 plates with titles (including border to each signature with numbering), occasional facsimile signatures in text First Edition , much wear to covers with sections of spine missing, splits to hinges, foxing to some leaves, interior in good condition, exterior in poor condition , buff cloth, blindstamped decoration and rules to boards, gilt titles and decorative rules to spine folio, 38.5 x 28 cms Hardback ISBN:

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Size: Print inside mount 42 x 26.5 cm. Condition: Print has a crease in it - please see image. Otherwise in very good condition, full margins and platemark, mount new. This print is from the first edition account of Captain Cook's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, published in 1784. This was Cook's third voyage, starting in 1776, and the one in which he met his death in 1779. John Webber was the artist who accompanied Cook and his crew, and his drawings were subsequently engraved for the publication. Webber, only 27 years old at the time, went on to become a well known painter and fellow of the Royal Academy, but today is known mainly for his association with Cook and especially his painting of Cook's death and its many engraved versions. One principal purpose of Cook's voyage was to find the elusive North-West passage, which Cook failed to do. In the attempt he visited Kamchakta (in Russia), which is where Webber drew this scene. The print is on laid paper consistent with the date of 1784.