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circa 1750: John Henley textile merchant advertisement handbill
John Henley textile merchant London decorative advertisement handbill,
with contemporaneous manuscript note to reverse. Also with two
receipts from the same period issued to Edward Hendrick and related
samples of cloth. (3 items)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
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1751: Dublin Joint Hospital Scheme lottery ticket
One tenth ticket, number 59 M401, for the 18th Century, Dublin Joint
Hospital Scheme lottery run by Bartholomew Mosse, founder of the
Rotunda Hospital. This lottery was organised by Mosse in June 1751 for
the benefit of Mercer’s Hospital, the Hospital for Incurables and the
Lying-in Hospital 6.50 x 3in. (16.51 x 7.62cm)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
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1753: ‘A Prospect of the City of Dublin from the Magazine Hill in his
Majesty’s Phoenix Park’ engraving
Hand tinted copperplate engraving. A remarkable and scarce view of the
city of Dublin by Joseph Tudor (d.1759), engraved by T. Mason and
printed in London “for Robert Sayer, Map and Printseller at the Golden
Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street”. Titles in French and English.
€500- €600 (£407-£488 approx)
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1777-79: Collection of estimates and correspondence relating to road
maintenance in Carlow
A total of 12 early manuscript documents with details and estimates
relating to road maintenance and repairs in County Carlow. Interesting
documents detailing occupants and details of dwellings, work that
needed to be carried out and the price of that work. Areas covered
include Tullow, Leighlinbridge, Newtown, Clonegal, Hacketstown etc. (12
items)
€150- €250 (£122-£203 approx)
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1780: Irish Georgian Society limited edition silver plates of Dublin
landmarks
hallmarked silver by Royal Irish, limited to an edition of 750 of which
this set is 212.
A complete set of silver plates issued periodically between 1972 and
1974 by the Georgian Society, each decorated with an image of a Dublin
building from the original 1780 engravings by Robert Pool and John
Cash. The buildings are Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Lord Powerscourt’s
House, Parliament House, Leinster House and St. Catherine’s Church.
Scarce as a complete set and with original cases of issue, accompanying
booklet and receipt. Each plate weighs 325g approx.
€1,000-€1,500 (£813-£1,220 approx)
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1793. Mail Coach receipts - Athlone and Leitrim, and Roscrea.
“Athlone and Leitrim FLY COACHES, HYNES’S HOTEL, No. 11 Tighe-Street,
Dublin” for the carriage of “2 swords” to P M French Esq., 1 Augst. 1793,
in the amount of 1s7d, and “Mail-Coach Office, 12 Dawson-Street” for
carriage of a parcel from Roscrea for Hugh Wilson Esq., in the amount of
6s6d. Letterpress and manuscript. (2) 4 x 6.50in. (10.16 x 16.51cm)
€80- €100 (£65-£81 approx)
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1798: An Hibernian Atlas; or General Description of the Kingdom of
Ireland...
recess printed by Laurie & Whittle, engraved by Ellis and Palmer, calf
spine with label, marbled boards
“….Divided Into Provinces; with Its Sub-Divisions of Counties, Baronies
&c.by Bernard Scale shewing their Boundaries, Extent, Soil, Produce,
Contents, Measure, Members of Parliament, and Numbers of
Inhabitants; also the Cities, Boroughs, Villages, Mountains, Bogs, Lakes,
Rivers and Natural Curiosities Together with the Great and Bye Post
Roads. The Whole taken from actual Surveys and Observations by
Bernard Scale, Land Surveyor and beautifully engraved on 78 Copper
Plates by Messrs. Ellis and Palmer .” Engraved frontispiece, half title and
37 full page hand coloured maps including a map of Ireland, a map of
each of the four Provinces of Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught
and a map of each of the 32 counties of Ireland. 9.50 x 7.50in. (24.13 x
19.05cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£813 approx)
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18th Century: Van der Aa map of Leinster
Scarce framed map of Leinster by Pierre van der Aa (vander Aa) titled
Lagenie ou Leinster and with the usual notation “A Leide, Chez Pierre
vander Aa Avec Privilage” 9.25 x 16in. (23.50 x 40.64cm)
€100-€150 (£81-£122 approx)
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1778: Zatta map of Connaught and Munster
A framed late 18th Century map of Connaught and Munster produced
by Antonio Zatta titled “Parte del regno d’Irlanda, cioè le provincie di
Connaught, e Munster” Dated 1778 Venezia. 17.50 x 13in. (44.45 x
33.02cm)
€80- €100 (£65-£81 approx)
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1788: Hand drawn and coloured Venetian map
Hand drawn 18th Century Italian map. Shows the border of Venice and
the Papal States. 18 x 24in. (45.72 x 60.96cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£810 approx)
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1809: Plan of Palidoro near Rome, Italy
Unique hand-drawn and coloured map including cartouche and index.
An attractive item. 21 x 29in. (53.34 x 73.66cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£810 approx)
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c.1810: Italian map of Mantiana, Property of Fornace
Hand-drawn and coloured map of Mantiana showing property belonging
to Fornace 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£810 approx)
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c.1810: Italian map of Mantiana, Property of Pondeltorre
A scarce and unique hand-drawn and coloured map showing the
property of Cardinal Pondeltorre. 20 x 23in. (50.80 x 58.42cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£810 approx)
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1822: Italian map of Porcharicco, Property of Carrari
Hand-drawn and coloured map of Porcharicco. 20 x 23.50in. (50.80 x
59.69cm)
€800- €1,000 (£650-£810 approx)
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1814: Magna Britannia et Coloniae, History, Topography, Geography,
Laws of Great Britain and Her Settlements
Large manuscript volume bound in suede backed buckram. Divided into
40 parts. With sections on Ireland, the Reign of William the Conqueror,
Henry 3rd, Wales or Cambria, Isle of Man, Scotland, New Britain or
Labrador, Topographical account of various English counties,
Topographical Accounts of Scotland, Wales, The German Dominions,
British Possessions in Asia, America, details of the King’s Court, House of
Commons Members and the last two sections with a list of officers of
the Royal Navy and Army. 14.50 x 9.50in. (36.83 x 24.13cm)
€200- €300 (£163-£244 approx)
SEE LOTS 524-530 FOR EARLY IRISH COINAGE FROM KING SITRIC
TO KING WILLIAM.