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1859rif. 29021859. Wood-engraving. 210mm by 275mm sheet. 'Hope Deceived After Retzch. Dedicated to Messrs Duffy Brooke and Hood'. Depicts Charles Gavan Duffy right John Henry Brooke centre and John Hood lying down. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. A few small marks. unknown
1880rif. 7781880. Steel-engraving. 315mm by 250mm sheet. Prince George 2nd Duke of Cambridge KG 1819 - 1904 was a member of the British Royal Family. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and Field Marshal in 1862. unknown
1815rif. 22231815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 235mm by 195mm sheet. 1 Mosque of Arkot 2 Pagoda of Wira Mally From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch 1747-1822 an encyclopedic collection of Interesting Animals Plants Flowers Fruits Minerals Costumes Antiquities and other Interesting Objects published in multiple volumes between 1801 and 1815.1 pin-hole above image. unknown
1848rif. 1941848. Lithograph. 245mm by 365mm sheet. Depicts Ledru-Rollin and Raspail fighting with fists to the right Cavaignac and Louis-Napoleon centre who stare at eachother and Lamartine sitting playing the lyre. Original lithograph published in Paris in 1848 in the French magazine 'Le Charivari'.Text on the reverse as issued which shows through as can be seen in the photo. Faint ink off-setting to top right. unknown
1860rif. 12701860. Steel-engraving. 180mm by 255mm sheet. Frontispiece to a part of Meyer's Universum or views of the Most remarkable places and objects of all countries. A couple of tiny marks. unknown
1860rif. 29011860. Wood-engraving. 275mm by 210mm sheet. 'Little Jack Horner Eating his Christmas Pie. Jack Horner.His Great Impersonation.Mr B.rt.n'. Depicts George Barton Member of the Victorian Parliament who belived payment of Members would result in more professionalism in Parliament. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. unknown
1885rif. 15431885. Tinted lithograph. 270mm by 205mm sheet. Facsimile signature below the image. Portrait of Charles Robert Carrington 1843-1928. Lord Carrington was appointed governor of New South Wales in 1885. He arrived in Sydney on 11 December to find the colony in the grip of drought economic recession and political crisis; he left in 1890 after the maritime strike had opened a phase of new industrial conflict. Throughout Carrington proved an able and tactful governor.A couple of small marks. Small faults in the margins. unknown
1858rif. 14561858. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 210mm sheet. The National Bank of Australasia was formed by a group of businessmen headed by Alexander Gibb on 27th October 1857. The bank opened in Melbourne in 1858 with a Head Office originally located in Queen Street but moving to Collins Street in 1859. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. unknown
1870rif. 26511870. Chromolithograph. 250mm by 320mm sheet. From 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques' a French folio of architectural designs published by Monrocq in Paris. Tiny piece missing from the very bottom of the sheet. unknown
1858rif. 14551858. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 210mm sheet. The National Bank of Australasia was formed by a group of businessmen headed by Alexander Gibb on 27th October 1857. The bank opened in Melbourne in 1858 with a Head Office originally located in Queen Street but moving to Collins Street in 1859. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. unknown
1815rif. 8861815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 235mm by 195mm sheet. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch 1747-1822 an encyclopedic collection of Interesting Animals Plants Flowers Fruits Minerals Costumes Antiquities and other Interesting Objects published in multiple volumes between 1801 and 1815. Accompanied by original descriptive text in French and German. unknown
1815rif. 22241815. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 235mm by 195mm sheet. Indian views from Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen Der Jugend by Friedrich Justin Bertuch 1747-1822 an encyclopedic collection of Interesting Animals Plants Flowers Fruits Minerals Costumes Antiquities and other Interesting Objects published in multiple volumes between 1801 and 1815. unknown
1870rif. 26541870. Chromolithograph. 320mm by 250mm sheet. From 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques' a French folio of architectural designs published by Monrocq in Paris. Remains of hinges on reverse at the top of the sheet. unknown
1870rif. 26481870. Chromolithograph. 250mm by 320mm sheet. From 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques' a French folio of architectural designs published by Monrocq in Paris. Very bottom right corner of sheet missing - well away from the printed area. A couple of faint spots in the title area. unknown
1870rif. 26601870. Chromolithograph. 320mm by 250mm sheet. From 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques' a French folio of architectural designs published by Monrocq in Paris. Small break at top of the sheet. unknown
1800rif. 10281800. Copper-line engraving. 220mm by 130mm sheet. From George Shaw's 'General Zoology or Systematic Natural History'. unknown
1858rif. 14501858. Wood-engraving. 210mm by 280mm sheet. '"Possum". Attack on a Possum in a Camp-Oven at Bendigo' Small mark outside image area. unknown
1850rif. 19491850. Steel-engraving. 100mm by 85mm image 215mm by 140mm sheet. Facsimile signature below the image. Sir Richard Owen FRS KCB 1804 - 1892 was an English biologist comparative anatomist and paleontologist. He is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile" and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. One tiny spot in the image light marks in the margins. unknown
1850rif. 19141850. Steel-engraving. 220mm by 130mm sheet. Sir John Ross 1777-1856 became an Arctic explorer after distinguished naval service in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1818 he made his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage to China. Deciding the route was blocked by mountains Ross's reputation suffered when it was later shown that the mountains were an optical illusion. Ross rebounded by attracting funding from the gin distiller Felix Booth to command the first steam ship into the Arctic on another voyage to locate the Northwest Passage 1829-33. CONDITION : A couple of very faint creases. Small edge tear on left hand side. A couple of small faint marks in title area. unknown
1836rif. 20081836. Lithograph. 145mm by 110mm sheet. Thomas Spring Rice 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon PC FRS 1790-1866 was a British Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1835 to 1839. unknown
1837rif. 10501837. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 210mm by 130mm sheet. From Baron Georges Cuvier's 1769-1832 'Animal Kingdom' published in London in 1837. unknown
1859rif. 29031859. Wood-engraving. 275mm by 210mm sheet. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. unknown
1837rif. 13601837. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 210mm by 130mm sheet. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's 1769-1832 'Animal Kingdom' published in London in 1837. unknown
1837rif. 10491837. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 210mm by 130mm sheet. '1. Didelphis canerviora The Crab-eating Opossum 2. Dasyurus viverrinus White Dasyurus 3. Perameles nasutus Geoff. The Perameles' From Baron Georges Cuvier's 1769-1832 'Animal Kingdom' published in London in 1837.One small spot. unknown
1875rif. 10381875. Wood-engraving. 200mm by 275mm sheet. Cartoon from 'Melbourne Punch'. Initialled 'TC' in the image. Francis Thomas Dean Tom Carrington 1843-1918 was a journalist political cartoonist and illustrator.Bottom right hand corner of sheet missing. unknown