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  Antique Views

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  Bullfighting

  Antique bullfighting prints

  This category is centred on Francisco de Goya's Tauromaquia, a series of etchings on the history and technique of bullfighting reprinted from the original plates, alongside earlier engravings such as an 1805 bullfight scene by Craig and Wallis. It also includes original twentieth-century drawings by Ángel González Marcos, spanning 1715 to 1962.

  The category is sought after by collectors of Spanish tradition and admirers of Goya specifically. Every piece is an original period print or drawing, with a technical description and exact measurements.

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  Antique Maps

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  Military and Naval

  Military and naval prints

  This top-level category covers soldiers, ships and campaigns from the seventeenth century to the Spanish Civil War, including views of Gibraltar by Pieter van der Aa and a 1937 map of the Asturias front. Admiral portraits by Jacob Houbraken sit alongside Goya's military scenes and later lithographs of corsairs and uniformed officers.

  It brings together the more specific sections below and suits collectors who prefer to browse military history broadly. Every print is an original period impression, with a technical sheet and exact measurements.

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  Portraits

  Antique portraits

  This large collection brings together engraved and lithographed portraits of writers, monarchs, scientists and other notable figures, spanning from 1588 to 1966. Many pieces are the work of established engravers such as John Goldar and Jacob Houbraken, alongside period photographs and lithographs from publishers like Lemercier in Paris.

  Portraits suit collectors building a biographical or iconographic archive, as well as anyone looking for a distinguished gift tied to a specific person or profession. All prints are original period impressions unless stated otherwise, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Religion

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  Mythology and Allegory

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  Natural History

  Antique natural history prints

  This top-level category covers wildlife, hunting scenes and popular natural-history illustration, from a dead stag after Landseer to tropical fish coloured by hand and a Tyrolean hunter in an 1844 lithograph. It spans 1687 to 1984 and includes the sections on birds, botany, dogs and horses, and other mammals listed below.

  It suits naturalists, collectors of scientific illustration and anyone furnishing a study with period animal prints. All pieces are original of their time, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Other Topics

  Other antique prints and ephemera

  This miscellaneous category holds original pieces that do not fit neatly elsewhere: exhibition catalogues such as those of Segundo Escolar Diez, period books and magazines, and prints after authors like Wilhelmus Goeree, dated between 1690 and 1980.

  It suits collectors who enjoy browsing for unexpected finds rather than a single theme. Each item is described individually with its own technical details and measurements.

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  Landscapes and Seascapes

  Antique landscapes and seascapes

  This large category covers rural and coastal scenery across Europe, from Niagara Falls after Allom to Windsor Forest, Burnham Beeches and the ruins of Brunnenburg in South Tyrol. Pieces span 1653 to 1998 and include Pieter van der Aa's early views alongside Edward Francis Finden and the Rouargue brothers.

  The category suits collectors decorating with classic scenery, and anyone drawn to a particular region's countryside or coast. All prints are original of their time, each with a technical description and exact measurements.

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  History and Events

  Historic events in print

  This category records battles, treaties, coronations and revolutions as they were illustrated at the time, from the Battle of Tetuán in 1860 to the destruction of Spanish galleys in Flanders in 1602 and Roger Williams among the Narragansett. Engravers include James Charles Armytage and, for Spanish subjects, Francisco de Goya and Pedro Pérez de Castro, spanning 1613 to 1937.

  The prints suit historians, teachers and collectors researching a specific conflict or era. All pieces are original period engravings, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Costume and Fashion

  Antique costume and fashion prints

  This category documents regional and historical dress, from eighteenth-century Maltese women's costume to Breton lace headdresses and Turkish women's bathing attire recorded by Lalaisse in 1847. Pieces span 1560 to 1985 and include colour lithographs by Lemaitre and engravings after Morland and Meissonier.

  It interests costume historians, textile collectors and anyone researching traditional dress from a specific region. All prints are original period impressions, each with a technical description and exact measurements.

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  Architecture and...

  Antique architecture and monuments

  This top-level category brings together churches, castles, bridges and architectural detail from across Europe, largely as secondary subjects in topographical view prints. It spans 1570 to 1988 and includes work by Pieter van der Aa, J. Storer, Edward Francis Finden and the Rouargue brothers, among many other view engravers.

  It groups the more specific sections below on churches, castles, ruins and engineering, and suits collectors who prefer to browse architecture broadly. All prints are original of their period, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Science and Technology

  Antique science and technology prints

  This category covers scientific and technical subjects, from Watt's first steam experiment to the Latting Observatory in New York and the phases of the moon after Cellarius. Pieces range from 1785 to 1967 and include work by Heath and Auguste Lemaître, alongside a rare industrial pamphlet on rice by-products from 1946.

  It groups the astronomy and machinery sections below and suits collectors interested in the history of science. All pieces are original of their period, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Art, Ornament and Design

  Antique art, ornament and design

  This top-level category gathers sculpture, heraldry, decorative art, and music and theatre, alongside standalone pieces such as the Médicis fountain in Paris and a monument to Frederick William III in Berlin. It spans 1687 to 1996 and includes work by Pieter van der Aa, Laurent Cars and Thomas Cook.

  It groups the more specific sections below and suits collectors interested in decorative and artistic subjects generally. All pieces are original of their time, each with a technical description and measurements.

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  Printmakers and Artists

  Antique prints by printmaker and artist

  This section organises our stock by the hand behind the plate: engravers, painters and illustrators whose work recurs often enough in the shop to merit their own page, each with a brief biography. Browse by name to find original prints, drawings and watercolours from a particular artist's career, from Old Masters to nineteenth-century topographical draughtsmen.

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  Prints by Technique

  Antique prints by technique

  This section organises our stock by printmaking and drawing technique, from copperplate engraving and etching to lithography, woodcut and watercolour. It is useful for collectors researching a specific process or building a collection around one medium, such as steel engraving or mezzotint. Every piece across these pages is an original period work, described individually with its technical details and measurements.