John Hancock. . . signer of declaration etc
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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Admiral David
Farragut, US Navy officer in the American Civil War, 1862-1867. The
senior Union naval officer in the Civil War, Farragut (1801-1870)
A steel engraving from volume III of "The War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20
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Commodore Decateur
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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A Gillmore
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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Major S Hancock
A steel engraving from volume III of "The War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20
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HENRY
CLAY. Half length, bust to left, head to right. Rectangle.
Mezzotinto. Painted by C. Jarvis. Engraved by A. H. Ritchie. En-
graved from the original daguerreotype
In 1848 he opened his own
daguerreian stock manufactory, E. Anthony and Company, at 205-207
Broadway, New York,from ano original photo by daguerreotype by Paige
& Beach Washington £55
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General George Meade, US Army officer and civil engineer, 1862-1867. In
the American Civil War, Meade (1815-1872) fought for the Union states
at Bull Run and Antietam,
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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Andrew
Hull Foote, American Civil War admiral, 1862-1867. Foote (1806-1863)
served in the Union Navy in the American Civil War. He was seriously
wounded commanding an attack on the Confederate stronghold of Fort
Donelson in 1862
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted x 3
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Ambrose
Burnside, Union Army general in the American Civil War, 1862-1867.
Burnside (1824-1881) commanded the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of
Fredericksburg,
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted x 3
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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, American Union
major-general, 1862-1867. Kilpatrick (1836-1881) earned the nickname
"Kill-cavalry" for his battle tactics
A
steel engraving from volume III of "The
War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20£
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George Stoneman, Union cavalry general, 1862-1867.
Whilst in command of the cavalry corps of the Army of the Ohio,
Stoneman (1822-1894) was captured by the Confederates at Macon,
A
steel engraving from volume III of "The War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20
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General
Nathaniel Prentice Banks (1816-1894) served as Speaker of the US House
of Representatives from 1856-1857. After the outbreak of the Civil War
President Lincoln appointed him a Major-General of Volunteers
A
steel engraving from volume III of "The
War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20
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Philip Henry Sheridan, Union general, 1862-1867. In
the American Civil War Sheridan (1831-1888) rose to the rank of
Major-general in the Union (northern) army, and commanded the Army of
the Shenandoah Valley from 1864
A
steel engraving from volume III of "The
War with the South: a
History of the Late Rebellion", by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New
York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867. Fom an
original photograph by Mathew Brady Mathew B. Brady (May
18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th
century American photographers, best known for his portraits of
celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is
credited with being the father of photojournalism .dated 1864 by
Virtue and Yorston in New York £20
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Winfield Scott (1786 - 1866) and a scene from the
battle at Niagara.
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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William
Tecumseh Sherman (1820 - 1891), US general in the American Civil War,
and later commander-in-chief of the entire US Army.
Steel engraving from "The History of the United States" edited by Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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P GT Beauregard 1818
to 1893
Confederate general during American Civil War
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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James Knox Polk
(November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the
United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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Steel engraving of President William Henry Harrison.
Smaller picture under portrait shows a scene from the battle of
Teppecanoe. Engraved by Franquinet and Edwards in 1856.
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12
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Millard Fillmore
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted x 3
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Stephen
A. Douglas (1813-1861) is best known for his role in the
Lincoln-Douglas debates. He lost to Lincoln in the 1860 election. This
portrait, from a daguerreotype by Mattew Brady, is surrounded by an
elaborate border, with a smaller picture of "An Incident in the Early
Life of Mr. Douglas" at the bottom, plus a facsimile signature below
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted x 3
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General N. Lyon
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12
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Major
General John C. Fremont, the commander of the Union
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted
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Governor William H. Seward
Unmounted Steel engraving in a decorative
border with facsimile signature from "The History of the United States"
edited by
Charles Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted x 2
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General Putnam
Steel
engraving from "The History of the United
States" edited by Charles
Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others
£12 unmounted sent cleaned
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.C. Calhoun.
Champion of slavery in the Senate./Secretary Of War
Steel
engraving from "The History of the United
States" edited by Charles
Mackay Published
James S. Virtue ND. 1863, London,engravings drawn by William Henry
Bartlett, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Charles Mackay,by Edward Henry
Corbould and others £12 unmounted will be sent cleaned
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Revd.
Timothy Dwight,
D.D., president of Yale College, Connecticut, America.
Revd.
Timothy Dwight, (1752-1817) A real rare one stipple engraved by
R.Scott Edinborough for The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary
Miscellany, c 1800 £25 inc delivery
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Rev's Tho's Allen Pittsfield America
Allen,
Rev. Thomas; 1743-1810; first clergyman in Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1764--served 46 years in that then frontier
region;Stipple engraving by William Ridley (1764-1838) &
Blood published by Williams & Smith , Stationers Court 1807
£25 inc delivery
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washington
from
Meyers Universum
or America Illustrated steel engravings by Herrmann
J. Meyer. Published 1852
& 3.. £15 lessimagesize
. 4 x 6
inches
minimum
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Sir Joseph Yorke
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB (6 June 1768 – 5 May 1831) was an
officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary,
the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to
the rank of Admiral. Published 1780, by Fielding & Walker, Pater
Noster Row copper Engraving, from f the 'Westminster
Magazine'
and 'European Magazine' (probably John Walker, engraver).Rare £45
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Gen. Zachary Taylor, taken at the
White House,. Mezzotinto Engraved by A. H. Ritchie. En-
graved from the original daguerreotype
In
1848 he opened his own daguerreian stock manufactory, E. Anthony and
Company, at 205-207 Broadway, New York,from ano original photo by
daguerreotype by Paige & Beach Washington sent cleaned £45
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