The Naval Achievements of Great Britain From the Year 1793 to 1817. Engraved and hand-coloured title page; with 55 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Sutherland, Jeakes, and Bailey, after Whitcombe. With single plate containing uncolored etched plans of the Bombardment of Algiers and The Battle of Trafalgar.

Jenkins, James

Verlag: L. Harrison, 1817

Beschreibung

This folio volume has been handsomely rebound in sumptuous blue morocco leather and decorated with gold tooling with maritime anchors at the corners of the rectangular gilt chain motifs on the front and rear boards, all contained within double gilt rules along the borders. With 5 raised bands along the spine, gold tooling and gilt title. Top edges gilded. With handsome, heavy gray stock for new endpapers and paste-downs. A superb rebinding by The Green Dragon Bindery. Laid in is the ex libris "Napoleonic" bookplate of Calvin Bullock, renowned collector of Napoleonia and maritime books, of which this was one. The bookplate was printed by Tiffany & Co. With the discrete stamp of "Rosebery Durdans" on the front free endpaper. All 55 hand-colored aquatint plates are present as well as the uncolored etched plans for Algiers and Trafalgar. The plates measure 12" x 9"; the pages measure nearly 14" x 11". All the plates are dated with printed information at the bottom of each plate: (e.g.), "London: Pub March 1, 1816, at 48, Strand, for J. Jenkins Naval Achievements"; or "Publish d March 1, 1817, at 48, Strand, for J. Jenkins Naval Achievements." With additional information printed at the bottom corners just beneath the edges of the engravings: For example: "Painted by T. Whitcombe." (bottom left-hand corner); and "Engraved by T. Sutherland" or "T. Sutherland sculpt." or "J. Jeakes. sculpt" (bottom right-hand corner). The plates are crisp and bright in color and very clean. With occasional touches of light foxing to the margins of the pages, but not affecting any of the glorious hand-colored artwork in the plates. Tissue guards are not present. Jenkins' Naval Achievements comprise a bound volume of 55, hand-coloured naval battle prints, being the celebrated works of early 19th century aquatint engraver, Thomas Sutherland, colourist Thomas Whitcombe, and print publisher, James Jenkins. The bound volumes were first published in 1817, and sold in relatively small quantities; today, bound volumes and single plates are highly coveted. Roger Quarm, Curator of Pictures at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, summarizes Jenkins' Naval Achievements most eloquently: As a record of naval events spanning over twenty years Jenkins' Naval Achievements has no precedent. At no time prior to 1817 had a publisher attempted such a complete volume of documentary naval prints. It is the quality of accuracy which makes Jenkins so valuable." First Edition with plates dated 1816 and 1817; and with the paper watermarked "J. Whatman 1812" and "J. Whatman 1816". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 654

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Naval Achievements of Great Britain From...

Verlag: L. Harrison

Erscheinungsdatum: 1817

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition.