54 of John Carter's original engravings, from his own drawings, for his 'Views of Ancient Buildings in England' (1786-1793).
Publication details:
All 54 captioned as 'Engrav'd & Pub'd' by John Carter between January 1786 and January 1791, successively at Wood Street and College Street, Westminster; and Hamilton Street, Hyde Park Corner; from drawings made by him between 1766 and 1785.
£450.00
SKU: 11194
All 54 are printed on paper 12 x 9 cm. Each is captioned and numbered in roman numerals, with the first as III and the last as XCVII. Carter published his 'Views of Ancient Buildings in England' between 1786 and 1793, and the six volumes contained a total of 120 views. Those LACKING from this collection, in arabic numerals, are 1, 2, 6-10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 36-38, 43, 48, 53, 57-59, 63-66, 69-71, 73, 75, 76, 78, 81-84, 90-94, 96, and 97-120. The 53 present are in fair condition, on lightly-foxed paper, with small pinholes in the margins of a few of the engravings (not affecting image or text). Simply-executed and charming, the images range from '[III] View of the chapel of St. John Baptist, and part of the tomb of Sr. Thomas Vaughan Kt. treasurer to Edward IV. in the east end of the Abbey Westminster.' to '[XCVII] North view of the Gate of Bermodsey [sic] Monastry, [sic] in the Borough, Southwark.' The images are not confined to London.