Microcosm of London [Together with:] A History of the University of Oxford [And:] A History of the University of Cambridge [And:] The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton ... &c
Ackermann, Rudolph, Pub
London. T. Bensley, L. Harrison and J. C. Leigh and L. Harrison for J. Ackermann. 1808–1816
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An oustanding set of Ackermann's publications, the Botfield set with his arms, in contemporary burgundy morocco.
The four works presented here demonstrate Ackermann's position as the finest exponent of aquatint illustration. The works depict London, Oxford and Cambridge in their best light and show the oldest and most important public schools: Winchester, Eton, Westminster, Charterhouse, St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, Rugby and Christ's Hospital.
[Microcosm: Abbey Scenery 212, Tooley 7; Oxford: Abbey Scenery 280, Tooley 5; Cambridge: Abbey Scenery 80, Tooley 4; Colleges: Abbey Scenery 440, Tooley 3].
The four works presented here demonstrate Ackermann's position as the finest exponent of aquatint illustration. The works depict London, Oxford and Cambridge in their best light and show the oldest and most important public schools: Winchester, Eton, Westminster, Charterhouse, St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, Rugby and Christ's Hospital.
[Microcosm: Abbey Scenery 212, Tooley 7; Oxford: Abbey Scenery 280, Tooley 5; Cambridge: Abbey Scenery 80, Tooley 4; Colleges: Abbey Scenery 440, Tooley 3].
8 vols. Large 4to. (347 x 284 mm). Microcosm: Wood-engraved pictorial titles, engraved dedication leaves, content leaves and vol. titles to each part, pp. iv, 231; v, 239; vi, 280, (vi, Index) and 104 aquatint plates, all with additional colouring by hand, by Buck, Stadler and others after Thomas Rowlandson and Pugin; Oxford: Colour frontispiece and printed title to each part, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville, Chancellor by H. Meyer after W. Owen, dedication leaf to same, list of subscribers, pp. xxv, 275, (vi, Index); 262, (vi, Index) and 121 plates on 115 sheets all with colouring by hand (including frontispieces, 6 with two images per page), 69 aquatints by Buck, Stadler, Hill and others after Mackenzie, Pugin, Westall and others and 17 stipple and line engraved costume plates by J. Agar after T. Uwins (plates 50 and 78 in first state); Cambridge: Colour frontispiece and printed title to each part, engraved portrait of the Duke of Gloucester, Chancellor by H. Meyer after Opie (drawn by R. W. Satchwell), list of subscribers and leaf with 'Arrangement of the Plates', pp. i - viii, (ii), ix - xii, 296, (vi, Index); 324, (viii, Index) and 95 plates all with colouring by hand (including frontispieces), 64 aquatints by Stadler, Havell, Buck and others after Pugin, Westall, Mackenzie and others and 15 stipple and line engraved costume plates; Schools: Printed title, list of subscribers, leaf with 'Arrangement of the Plates', pp. vi, (i), 56, 72, 27, 32, 34, 22, 40, 34, 43 and 48 plates all with additional colouring by hand, 44 aquatints and 4 line and stipple engraved costume plates. Uniformly bound in contemporary burgundy straight-grained morocco, boards with gilt outer floral border surrounding three elaborate borders tooled in blind and inner gilt border of vine leaves around central armorial gilt vignettes (see below), flat banded spines with elaborate decorative tooling and gilt tiles in five compartments, boaard edges and turn-ins with gilt tooling, scarlet endpapers, a.e.g.
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