Category Archives: Maps

BOOK REVIEW: Map: Exploring the World

Map: Exploring the World

Phaidon Editors with an introduction by John Hessler and contributors including Daniel Crouch, Susan Schulten and Kenneth Field

Published by Phaidon (£39.95)
ISBN: 9780714869445

MAP flat cover

This truly is a book that celebrates the idea of maps for it looks at them in many contexts whether real or imagined such as Columbus’s line drawing of the coast of the New World or Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island map. There are also maps by contemporary artists, including Grayson Perry and Ai Weiwei.

Daylight Map, 2005, Olafur Eliasson Neon, sintra box, transformers, controllers, sequencer, timers, 122 x 254 x 15.2 cm / 48 x 100 x 6 in., private collection Courtesy of the artist, neugerriemschneider, Berlin and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / photo: Tanya Bonakdar Galler

Daylight Map, 2005, Olafur Eliasson Neon,
sintra box, transformers, controllers, sequencer, timers, 122 x 254 x 15.2 cm / 48 x 100 x 6 in., private collection
Courtesy of the artist, neugerriemschneider, Berlin and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / photo: Tanya Bonakdar Galler

 

Tweetping, 2013, Franck Ernewein Digital, dimensions variable Credit: Tweetping.ne

Tweetping, 2013, Franck Ernewein
Digital, dimensions variable
Credit: Tweetping.ne

The maps are arranged in specially curated pairings of common themes which may be complementary or contrasting.  It adds to the excitement and draws you in to look closely at them.  For example a recent digital map of Africa, using mobile phone data, to predict the spread of Ebola is foiled by an 1854 map of London by John Snow that shows the spread of cholera.

Map of the River Nile from its Estuary South to Cairo, 1525, Piri Reis Ink and pigments on paper, 34 x 24 cm / 13 3⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Credit: The Walters Art Museum

Map of the River Nile from its Estuary South to Cairo, 1525, Piri Reis
Ink and pigments on paper, 34 x 24 cm / 13 3⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in., Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Credit: The Walters Art Museum

 

Willamette River, Oregon, 2013, Daniel Coe Printed on paper, 43 x 96.5 cm / 17 x 38 in., private collection Credit: Daniel E. Coe, courtesy of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Willamette River, Oregon, 2013, Daniel Coe
Printed on paper, 43 x 96.5 cm / 17 x 38 in., private collection
Credit: Daniel E. Coe, courtesy of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

The book chart’s five thousand years of cartographic development in the world, reflecting changing boundaries, religions, geography and technology.  It relates the story and aspirations of mankind and is a book which you will definitely want to explore time and time again – and you won’t have to leave your armchair!

 

Panoramic View of Wutaishan, 1846, Gelong Lhündrup Hand-coloured woodcut, 144 x 194.6 cm / 4 ft 10 3/4 in x 6 ft 4 3/4 in. Rubin Museum of Art, New York Credit: Rubin Museum of Art

Panoramic View of Wutaishan, 1846, Gelong Lhündrup
Hand-coloured woodcut, 144 x 194.6 cm / 4 ft 10 3/4 in x 6 ft 4 3/4 in. Rubin Museum of Art, New York
Credit: Rubin Museum of Art

 

Come All the Way! (Caminos Santiago), 2011, Cinta Arribas Printed paper, 70 x 87 cm / 27 1/2 x 34 1/4 in., private collection Credit: Cinta Arribas

Come All the Way! (Caminos Santiago), 2011, Cinta Arribas
Printed paper, 70 x 87 cm / 27 1/2 x 34 1/4 in., private collection
Credit: Cinta Arribas

http://www.phaidon.com/mapbook/

Frieze Masters 2015

Frieze Masters 2015, The Regent’s Park, London NW1, 14th-18th October 2015

Jan van Kessel, Snakes, Spiders and Caterpillars contorted to spell the Artist's Name, 1657, Copper, 15x20cm. Courtesy of Johnny van Haeften.

Jan van Kessel,
Snakes, Spiders and Caterpillars contorted to spell the
Artist’s Name, 1657,
Copper, 15x20cm.
Courtesy of Johnny van Haeften.

Now in its fourth edition this fair hosts a hundred and thirty one historical and modern galleries displaying works from across several thousand years.  So whether it is antiquities, drawings, old masters, illuminated manuscripts, books, Asian art, sculpture or modern art that draws your interest, you will certainly find something to engage you here.

Collections: Fontana Workshop Noli Mi Tangere ,c.1560 Maiolica, 43cm diameter. Courtesy of Bazaart Ltd

Collections:
Fontana Workshop
Noli Mi Tangere ,c.1560
Maiolica, 43cm diameter.
Courtesy of Bazaart Ltd

Sir Norman Rosenthal has curated a new section entitled Collections and says of it: ‘Each of these eight presentations by individual dealers, spanning millennia, contain within them germs of ideas for exhibitions that could easily take place at any of the great public institutions in the world. This section will show that it is still possible, with both knowledge and love, to put together outstanding collections of art that demonstrate the highest level of creativity in all different periods of history.’

 

Defendente Ferrari, The Virgin Suckling the Child, c. 1530, Oil on walnut wood panel, 85×58cm. Courtesy of Sarti Gallery.

Defendente Ferrari,
The Virgin Suckling the Child, c. 1530,
Oil on walnut wood panel, 85×58cm.
Courtesy of Sarti Gallery.

 

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Returning from the Shin Yoshiwara by Moonlight, c. 1834, Color woodblock print, 27×38cm. Courtesy of Sebastian Izzard LLC.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi,
Returning from the Shin Yoshiwara by Moonlight, c. 1834,
Color woodblock print, 27×38cm.
Courtesy of Sebastian Izzard LLC.

 

Egon Schiele, Seated semi-nude with hat and purple stockings, 1910 Black crayon, gouache and watercolour on paper, 45×32cm. Courtesy of Wienerroither Kohlbacher.

Egon Schiele,
Seated semi-nude with hat and purple stockings, 1910
Black crayon, gouache and watercolour on paper, 45×32cm.
Courtesy of Wienerroither Kohlbacher.

 

Head of a stylized anthropomorphic statuette Cycladic art, c.2500BC, White marble, 8×5cm. Courtesy of David Ghezelbash Archéologie.

Head of a stylized anthropomorphic statuette
Cycladic art, c.2500BC,
White marble, 8×5cm.
Courtesy of David Ghezelbash Archéologie.

 

Samuel Palmer, Going to Evening Church,1874, Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, 30×70cm. Courtesy of The Fine Art Society.

Samuel Palmer,
Going to Evening Church,1874,
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, 30×70cm.
Courtesy of The Fine Art Society.

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Unknown artist, possibly German School, early 18th Century The World Turn’d Upside Down Oil on canvas: 75 x 45 in. (190.5 x 114.3 cm.) Courtesy of the Weiss Gallery

Unknown artist, possibly German School, early 18th Century
The World Turn’d Upside Down
Oil on canvas: 75 x 45 in. (190.5 x 114.3 cm.)
Courtesy of the Weiss Gallery

 

London Art Week

London Art Week 2015, 3rd – 10th July 2015

Nicolas Spheyman (before 1751) A Rough-Legged Buzzard Oil on Canvas Signed, Inscribed and Dated: "BUZE . DE. LAPONIE. 1735. Spayeman . 1735" 28 9/16 x 23 1/4 inches, 72.5 x 59 cm Provenance: Private Collection, France Rafael Valls

Nicolas Spheyman (before 1751)
A Rough-Legged Buzzard
Oil on Canvas
Signed, Inscribed and Dated: “BUZE . DE. LAPONIE. 1735. Spayeman . 1735”
28 9/16 x 23 1/4 inches, 72.5 x 59 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Rafael Valls

This very special celebration of art in Mayfair and St James’s is in its third year and attracts people from around the world. Last year more than forty international museums sent representatives to visit the many treasures – paintings, drawings, sculpture and works of art – on view. As the selection of images here shows this year promises to be as good if not better.

Charles Jervas 1675 – 1739 Charles I (1600 – 1649) in armour, Painted circa 1738, Oil on canvas, 95 x 57 inches, 241 x 145 cm The Weiss Gallery

Charles Jervas 1675 – 1739
Charles I (1600 – 1649) in armour, Painted circa 1738,
Oil on canvas, 95 x 57 inches, 241 x 145 cm
The Weiss Gallery

The Crown Estate, who own about half of St James’s, are sponsoring the event. Their Head of the St James’s Portfolio, James Cooksey said: “The Crown Estate is delighted to support this important event in London’s art calendar which unites the art galleries of Mayfair and St. James’s, and helps to promote the extraordinary range of knowledge, expertise and heritage on offer in the art market’s historic home.”

1) Vase, First to Second Dynasty, 296-2750 BC, 45.5 cm H. 2) Crystalline Jar, Early Dynastic Period, Second to Third Dynasty, circa 3050-2686 BC, 34.9 cm H. 3) Alabastron, Late Period, twenty-sixth to thirtieth dynasty, circa 664-343 BC, 44 cm H. Egypt Ariadne Galleries

1) Vase, First to Second Dynasty, 296-2750 BC, 45.5 cm H. 2) Crystalline Jar, Early Dynastic Period, Second to Third Dynasty, circa 3050-2686 BC, 34.9 cm H. 3) Alabastron, Late Period, twenty-sixth to thirtieth dynasty, circa 664-343 BC, 44 cm H. Egypt
Ariadne Galleries

Here is a list of participating galleries:

Didier Aaron Ltd / Agnew’s / Aktis Gallery / Ariadne Galleries / Charles Beddington Ltd. / Katrin Bellinger at Colnaghi / C.G. Boerner LLC (New York) / Bonhams / Brun Fine Art / Christie’s / Coll & Cortés Fine Arts / Colnaghi / Ben Elwes Fine Art / Sam Fogg / Fondantico di Tiziana Sassoli (Bologna) / Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch / Deborah Gage (Works of Art) Ltd / Richard Green / Martyn Gregory / Johnny Van Haeften Ltd / Fergus Hall / Florian Härb / Hill-Stone Inc. (New York) / Martin Hirschboeck (Berlin) / Daniel Katz Gallery / Lampronti Gallery / Lowell Libson Ltd / James Mackinnon / Maison d’Art (Monaco) / Moretti Fine Art Ltd / Philip Mould & Company / Mullany Haute Epoque Fine Art / Maurizio Nobile (Bologna, Paris) / Stephen Ongpin Fine Art / Benjamin Proust Fine Art Ltd / Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts Ltd / Galerie Sismann (Paris) / Sotheby’s / Sphinx Fine Art / Stair Sainty Gallery and Robilant + Voena / Stoppenbach & Delestre Ltd / Tomasso Brothers Fine Art / Trinity Fine Art Ltd, Carlo Orsi (Milan) and Walter Padovani (Milan) / Rafael Valls Ltd / Rupert Wace Ancient Art / The Weiss Gallery 

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, by Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma. Coll and Cortes

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist,
by Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma.
Coll and Cortes

 

Study for a Triton playing the Harp by Adolf Hiremy Hirschl. Florian Harb

Study for a Triton playing the Harp by Adolf Hiremy Hirschl.
Florian Harb

Drapery Study for a Seated Figure by Cesare Magni. Martin Hirschboeck

Drapery Study for a Seated Figure by Cesare Magni.
Martin Hirschboeck

Lucretia. Attributed to Philippe Bertrand, circa 1704. Galerie Sismann

Lucretia.
Attributed to Philippe Bertrand, circa 1704.
Galerie Sismann

 

Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 - 1789) Noon, Return from Fishing, c1750-1, 98 x 137cm Ben Elwes Fine Art

Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 – 1789) Noon, Return from Fishing, c1750-1, 98 x 137cm
Ben Elwes Fine Art

 

JONATHAN KENWORTHY (b. 1943) SEATED SILVERBACK, 2007 BRONZE, 1 of 9 39.4 cm (15 ½ in.) high, including base 18.4 cm (7 ¼ in.) wide, including base Tomasso Brothers Fine Art

JONATHAN KENWORTHY (b. 1943)
SEATED SILVERBACK, 2007
BRONZE, 1 of 9
39.4 cm (15 ½ in.) high, including base
18.4 cm (7 ¼ in.) wide, including base
Tomasso Brothers Fine Art

 

 

www.londonartweek.co.uk

MASTERPIECE LONDON 2015 OPENS TOMORROW

MASTERPIECE LONDON 2015, South Grounds, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3, 25th June – 1st July 2015

 

Outside On the Red Carpet Masterpiece 2014. Photo credit Rory Lindsay

Outside On the Red Carpet Masterpiece 2014.
Photo credit Rory Lindsay

There is little doubt that Masterpiece London is a very special fair with objects spanning over 4, 000 years being shown by some 150 galleries. It is a magnet for both collectors and museums round the world and a place to see some outstanding treasures.

As its Chief Executive Nazy Vassegh explains, “The 8 days when Masterpiece takes place is the epicentre of the art season in London. After just five years Masterpiece is now firmly regarded as both a leading international art fair and a welcome addition to the summer season in London. We are particularly delighted by the exhibitors and partners that will join us for the 2015 edition.”

I do hope that many of you will be able to visit this exciting Fair and over the coming days I shall share some of the objects you may find there.

Interior shot of Masterpiece 2014

Interior shot of Masterpiece 2014

 

 Open to the public:

Thursday 25 June & Friday 26 June, 11.00–21.00

Saturday 27 June & Sunday 28 June, 11.00–19.00

Monday 29 June 11.00–21.00

Tuesday 30 June 11.00–18.00 (Followed by The Art Gala at Masterpiece in aid of the NSPCC from 19.00)

Wednesday 1 July, 11.00–21.00

 

2015 Ticket Prices:

 

General Admission Full Access: £42 per person (unlimited entry into the Fair on all Public Days between 25 June and 1 July)

General Admission: £25 per person (single day access)

Student Concession Ticket: £18 per person (with valid student ID)

Under 18s: Free

Phillip King sculpture at Masterpiece 2014. Photo credit Rory Lindsay photography

Phillip King sculpture at Masterpiece 2014.
Photo credit Rory Lindsay photography

 

http://www.masterpiecefair.com.

British Library

Lines in the Ice: Seeking the Northwest Passage, British Library, 96 Euston Road
London NW1, until 19th April 2015.

Boat-Cloak or Cloak-Boat, Peter Halkett (1848) on display in Lines in the Ice - this boat, developed in London and tested on the River Thames, was an early inflatable dinghy that doubled as a cloak (with a sail that doubled as an umbrella). Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

Boat-Cloak or Cloak-Boat, Peter Halkett (1848) on display in Lines in the Ice – this boat, developed in London and tested on the River Thames, was an early inflatable dinghy that doubled as a cloak (with a sail that doubled as an umbrella).
Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

The news of the discovery of one of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships (HMS Erebus) last year in the words of Philip Hatfield, the chief curator of this show, ‘has reminded us of the pull the Arctic has on our imagination. For centuries explorers have searched for routes through and resources in the Arctic, and while men like Frobisher sought gold today’s searches are for black gold. Lines in the Ice looks at this long history of exploration, the threads that link it together and the reasons we are still interested in the Arctic today.’

A map of the North Pole and parts adjoining’, Moses Pitt, from The English Atlas (1680) - the personal atlas of King Charles II. Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

A map of the North Pole and parts adjoining’, Moses Pitt, from The English Atlas (1680) – the personal atlas of King Charles II.
Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

Indeed the show makes the point well, concentrating on the three leading Arctic explorers who sought to find the legendary Northwest Passage – Martin Frobisher, Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen. The exhibition uses items and objects, some of which are quirky, from Europe, Canada and the Arctic to give a good idea of life there.

A photograph taken during the Arctic expedition of 1875-76 on display in Lines in the Ice. Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

A photograph taken during the Arctic expedition of 1875-76 on display in Lines in the Ice.
Photograph courtesy of the British Library.

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The world we live in, c. 1958, on display in Lines in the Ice. Photography courtesy of British Library.

The world we live in, c. 1958, on display in Lines in the Ice.
Photography courtesy of British Library.

A Christmas Cornucopia

 A Christmas Cornucopia – some ideas for Christmas

Reindeer with a gold nose by Christopher Perry www.thegoldsmithsdirectory.co.uk

Reindeer with a gold nose by Christopher Perry
http://www.thegoldsmithsdirectory.co.uk

I thought that it would be fun to share the following with you as the Festive Season approaches:

'Fine Cell Work's Handmade Turkey Decoration' www.finecellwork.co.uk

‘Fine Cell Work’s Handmade Turkey Decoration’
http://www.finecellwork.co.uk

I am sure that many of you have fond memories of helping to decorate the Christmas Tree at home each year, unwrapping the familiar decorations for their annual outing and perhaps tracing the history of some of them – my parents had some vintage tree decorations which had survived their many moves and reflected a part of their story. Here is a small selection of decorations that may appeal, either to be bought and treasured or given as gifts.

Holly ornament Noel 2014 in clear crystal, it is also available in red crystal www.lalique.com

Holly ornament Noel 2014 in clear crystal, it is also available in red crystal
http://www.lalique.com

Some galleries mark this period with exhibitions of stock with an emphasis on the idea of them being appropriate as gifts, a fact reflected in their price range, and indeed such an item may well set the recipient off into the exciting world of collecting. Antiquities specialist Rupert Wace for example has a range of finds, including bronze Roman animal brooches while Sladmore Contemporary has suitable works by their gallery artists.

Enamelled bronze rabbit brooch Gallo-Roman. c. 2nd century AD Length: 2.3 cm Provenance: UK collection www.rupertwace.co.uk

Enamelled bronze rabbit brooch
Gallo-Roman. c. 2nd century AD
Length: 2.3 cm
Provenance: UK collection
http://www.rupertwace.co.uk

 

That must visit bookshop for books on art, antiques and interiors Potterton Books are having an exhibition of prints by five British based artists, Angela Harding, Paul Catherall, Gail Brodholt, Beatrice Forshall and Alice Pattullo entitled The New Generation Printmakers. The Serpentine Gallery also offers a large range of ideas, including books and prints.

Gail Brodholt ‘ Snow in Suburbs’ (framed linocut) www.pottertonbookslondon.com

Gail Brodholt
‘ Snow in Suburbs’
(framed linocut)
http://www.pottertonbookslondon.com

 

Michael Craig-Martin Map 2013 Courtesy Serpentine Galleries serpentinegalleries.org

Michael Craig-Martin
Map 2013
Courtesy Serpentine Galleries
serpentinegalleries.org

To encourage the artistic endeavours of the younger generation you may want to acquire one of these My Little Davinci frames in which you can store up to fifty artworks or photographs. Alternatively Cass Art London do a variety of painting and drawing sets ideal for the young artists in your family.

FABER-CASTELL CONNECTOR PENS SET OF 60 for children http://www.cassart.co.uk/christmas_gifts/gifts_for_kids/gifts_for_7-12_years

FABER-CASTELL CONNECTOR PENS SET OF 60 for children
http://www.cassart.co.uk/christmas_gifts/gifts_for_kids/gifts_for_7-12_years

 

DynamicFrames Davinci Art Gallery www.mylittledavinci.co.uk

DynamicFrames Davinci Art Gallery
http://www.mylittledavinci.co.uk

Da Vinci is a rather good link to tell you about Christmas at Windsor Castle where the State Rooms have been beautifully decorated for Christmas as this picture showing the State Dining Room proves. I am sure you need no further prompting from me to go and enjoy the wonderful artistic treasures housed within the Castle.

Windsor Castle State Dining Room, the table set with silver-gilt, including items from the Grand Service commissioned by George IV and still used by The Queen and her guests at State Banquets today. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014 www.royalcollection.org.uk

Windsor Castle
State Dining Room, the table set with silver-gilt, including items from the Grand Service commissioned by George IV and still used by The Queen and her guests at State Banquets today.
Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk

A trip to Kew Gardens is always a great delight and you may find their special Christmas at Kew evening openings fun. You are guided along the mile-long route by snowflakes and as you progress along you will encounter botanically inspired, large scale light installations that look like fireworks frozen in time, including luminous lilies of the valley and imposing thistles. They are the work of the French design studio TILT. It is a magical experience for young and old and you will also get to meet Father Christmas!

Echinodermus (TILT) RBG Kew www.kew.org

Echinodermus (TILT)
RBG Kew
http://www.kew.org

What more can you ask for?

Windsor Castle State Dining Room, the table set with silver-gilt, including items from the Grand Service commissioned by George IV and still used by The Queen and her guests at State Banquets today. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014 www.royalcollection.org.uk

Windsor Castle
State Dining Room, the table set with silver-gilt, including items from the Grand Service commissioned by George IV and still used by The Queen and her guests at State Banquets today.
Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2014
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk

 

“Snowflake” by award-winning British silversmith Shona Marsh ©Richard Valencia www.shonamarsh.com

“Snowflake” by award-winning British silversmith Shona Marsh
©Richard Valencia
http://www.shonamarsh.com

 

The Winter Olympia Fair

The 24th Winter Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia National, Olympia Exhibition Centre, Olympia Way, London, W14, 3rd– 9th November 2014

Olympia - bar shot (Winter 2013)

Olympia – bar shot (Winter 2013)

This popular fair once again runs alongside Asian Art in London week. Visitors will find an array of over thirty thousand items in thirty-two disciplines, including fossils.

 A Luiz Ferreira (1909-1994) silver mounted conch shell. Porto assay mark (1938-1984), Venâncio Pereira Lda. (1976) maker's mark and Luiz Ferreira mark. J M Baptista

 A Luiz Ferreira (1909-1994) silver mounted conch shell. Porto assay mark (1938-1984),
Venâncio Pereira Lda. (1976) maker’s mark and Luiz Ferreira mark.
J M Baptista

Mary Clare Boyd, the Fair’s Director, says, ‘be prepared for a truly eclectic mix of pieces for sale, beyond what you might imagine an antique fair could sell. There are fashion drawings, 1950s Cartier earrings, Asprey Cocktail shakers, Warhol prints, Lalique glass, 18th century oak dressers, enormous chrome binoculars and 17th century marriage portraits. It is a wonderful source of one-off Christmas presents at different prices and the experience is one of pre-Christmas luxury and sparkle with a host of experts on hand to learn from’.

A pair of late Victorian Walnut Armchairs, circa 1890. Holly Johnson

A pair of late Victorian Walnut Armchairs, circa 1890.
Holly Johnson

There is also a programme of talks and events.

A set of 12 cups and saucers by Minton, c1870. Philip Carrol

A set of 12 cups and saucers by Minton, c1870.
Philip Carrol

http://www.olympia- antiques.com

George III Silver Tea Caddy. Mary Cook Antiques Ltd

George III Silver Tea Caddy.
Mary Cook Antiques Ltd

John Heseltine ( 20th Cent. British) "Holiday in Venice" Original design work for book jacket. Acrylic paint on artist board. John Robertson

John Heseltine ( 20th Cent. British)
“Holiday in Venice”
Original design work for book jacket. Acrylic paint on artist board.
John Robertson

Laticinnio glass carafe and glass, c1860. Mark J West

Laticinnio glass carafe and glass, c1860.
Mark J West

Japanese silver cockerel and hen on a gold lacquer base, signed Hidetomo, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Laura Bordignon Antiques

Japanese silver cockerel and hen on a gold lacquer base, signed Hidetomo, Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Laura Bordignon Antiques

 

 

 

‘Mapping London’

‘Mapping London’, Daniel Crouch Rare Books, at gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London, SE1 until 14th September 2014.

Braun and Hogenberg - The Earliest Extant Plan of London, 1574. £9500

Braun and Hogenberg – The Earliest Extant Plan of London, 1574. £9500

It is totally appropriate that Daniel should hold this pop-up selling exhibition at the Oxo Tower gallery as part of Totally Thames, which runs until the end of the month.

Benjamin Baker -Trade Card of Islington, c. 1798-1800, 115 x 75mm, £2400.

Benjamin Baker -Trade Card of Islington, c. 1798-1800, 115 x 75mm, £2400.

Featuring large-scale maps of London it includes Braun and Hogenberg’s 1574 map of London which was the very first printed map, an extremely rare example from the 1650s by Thomas Porter and a Contemporary map by Stephen Walter. This show is a real must for all interested in the story of London!

Thomas Porter- The Newest and Exactest Mapp of the most Famous Citties London and Westminster with their Suburbs. London, c.1655. £28,000.00.

Thomas Porter- The Newest and Exactest Mapp of the most Famous Citties London and Westminster with their Suburbs. London, c.1655. £28,000.00.

www.crouchrarebooks.com

Harry Beck- Map of London's Underground Railways, January 1933. 142 x 202mm (5.5 x 8 inches). £2,500

Harry Beck- Map of London’s Underground Railways, January 1933. 142 x 202mm (5.5 x 8 inches). £2,500

 totallythames.org