Robert Laurie Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Laurie Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 23, 2024
Robert Lowery autographed index card
Est: $400 - $600
Country: USA Size: 4 x 6 Condition: A- Year: 1971 Stars: Notes: Batman, The Mummy's Ghost
Premier Auction Galleries
May. 29, 2024
Laurie, Robert: Die englischen Prinzen
Est: €600 - €900
Die englischen Prinzen George, Prince of Wales (der spätere George IV.) und Frederick, Prince Bishop of Osnabrück (der spätere Duke of York), Söhne von George dem III. Farbiges Schabkunstblatt à la poupée in Blau, Rosa und Schwarz. 49,4 x 35,5 cm. 1771/72. Chaloner-Smith 25 I (von II). Wz. Kreuz im Kreis mit Schriftzug. Der Druck stellt die beiden Brüder im Alter von 9 und 10 Jahren dar. Die für das 18. Jahrhundert anachronistische Kleidung und Konzeption als Portrait Van Dyck'scher Manier sollten vermutlich auf frühere Herscherportraits referieren und den alten Herschaftsanspruch des Geschlechts untermauern. Hier in einer seltenen farbigen Variante, die zur Probe vor der eigentlichen Veröffentlichung am 10. Januar 1772 entstand. Ausgezeichneter, in der Kleidung und den Personen zart farbig akzentuierter Probedruck vor aller Schrift mit feinem Rändchen und mit dem noch leeren Schriftfeld, links unten minimal bis in den freien Textrand geschnitten. Etwas fleckig und teils etwas berieben, diese teils ausgebessert und mit kleinen Retuschen, einige Handhabungsspuren, die linke untere Ecke leicht angeschrägt, rechts unten kleiner geschlossener Randeinriss, winzige Bleistiftnummerierung rechts unten und verso kleine Sammlernummierierung mit Feder in Braun, sonst gut erhalten. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Jan. 27, 2024
LAURIE & WHITTLE A NEW CHART OF THE NORTH COAST OF JAVA
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836), and WHITTLE, James (1757-1818). A New Chart of the North Coast of Java, wherein are described the roads of Bantam and Batavia, from the manuscript draught of the Dutch East India Company improved from the observations of Capt. Henry Smedley. Engraved map. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 24 1/2" x 36 3/4" sheet.
Arader Galleries
Dec. 09, 2023
LAURIE & WHITTLE MAP OF THE SOUTHERN BRITISH COLONIES OF AMERICA
Est: $1,800 - $3,200
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836), and WHITTLE, James (1757-1818). A New and General Map of the Southern Dominions belonging to the United States of America... Engraved map with original hand color in outline. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 21 1/4" x 28 3/4" sheet. This is the second edition of this important map that was first published in 1776 in a British military atlas. In this edition the title has been revised to acknowledge the United States. The map is based on the work of De Brahm, Collet, Mouzon and the important hydrographical surveys of the coast of Florida and the Bahamas by Bernard Romans. It includes inset plans of St. Augustine and Charleston above the decorative title cartouche. The map is most noteworthy for its depiction of East and West Florida.
Arader Galleries
Jul. 19, 2023
ROBERT LAURIE United Kingdom (1755) / (1836) "master John Burges Haffey"
Est: €60 - €80
Engraving in the black manner Signed on the plate according to the work of J. Foldson Measurements: Image: 34 x 24 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 24, 2022
LAURIE & WHITTLE, A NEW AND CORRECT MAP OF THE BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836), and WHITTLE, James (1757-1818). A New and Correct Map of the British Colonies in North America comprehending Eastern Canada...with the adjacent states of New England. Engraved map with original hand color in full. London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794 20 1/2" x 28 3/4" sheet, 29 1/2" x 38" framed. Detailed map including eastern Canada with Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland together with New England, New York, New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The great fishing banks are graphically depicted. There are numerous interesting notations throughout, e.g., "This vast Tract of Land, which is the Ancient Couchsachrage one of the Four Beaver-Hunting Countries of the Six Nations, is not yet Surveyed" and "Col. Arnold's Rout [sic] in 1775" referring to Benedict Arnold's winter campaign at the start of the American Revolution. The title cartouche is surmounted by a beaver.
Arader Galleries
Apr. 21, 2022
Asia.- Laurie (Robert) Asia and Its Islands according to D'Anville, 1787.
Est: £300 - £400
Asia.- Laurie (Robert) and James Whittle. Asia and Its Islands According to D'Anville; Divided Into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions &ca., large detailed map extending to include all of South East Asia and numerous islands of the Pacific, with emphasis on English exploration, including the discoveries of Capt. Cook, large decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner, engraving with outline hand-colouring, four sheets in two horizontal section, each section approx. 535 x 1220 mm (21 x 48 in), if joined approx. 1070 x 1220 mm (42 x 48 in), old folds and handling creases, offsetting, surface dirt and some browning, all unframed, Robert Sayer, 1787
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 17, 2022
1794 Laurie and Whittle Map of Holland or The Netherlands, Robert Laurie (ca. 1755-1836) & James Whittle (1757-1818) Fleet Street, London.
Est: €50 - €70
Seat of War in the Seven United Provinces, Comprehending Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelders, Over-Yssel, Frieseland and Groningen; with the Land of Drent; also Dutch Flanders and Dutch Brabant. May 12 1794. Not examined out of the frame. Dim: I.: 474 x 575 mm, (sheet size: not visible under passe partout).
Goudwisselkantoor Veilingen
Feb. 22, 2022
South America.- Laurie (Robert) and James Whittle. A Map of South America Containing Tierra-Firma, Guayana, New Granada Amazonia, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Chaco, Tucuman, Chili and Patagonia. From Mr. â¦
Est: £300 - £400
South America.- Laurie (Robert) and James Whittle. A Map of South America Containing Tierra-Firma, Guayana, New Granada Amazonia, Brasil, Peru, Paraguay, Chaco, Tucuman, Chili and Patagonia. From Mr. d'Anville..., large-scale map of South America with inset chart of the Falkland's Islands, large decorative cartouche in the lower right corner, engraving with outline hand-colouring, four sheets presented in two horizontal sections, each section approx. 540 x 1220 mm (21 1/4 x 48 in), scattered surface dirt, some offsetting and browning, unframed, 1794.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 22, 2022
Asia.- Laurie (Robert) Asia and Its Islands according to D'Anville, 1787.
Est: £400 - £600
Asia.- Laurie (Robert) and James Whittle. Asia and Its Islands According to D'Anville; Divided Into Empires, Kingdoms, States, Regions &ca., large detailed map extending to include all of South East Asia and numerous islands of the Pacific, with emphasis on English exploration, including the discoveries of Capt. Cook, large decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner, engraving with outline hand-colouring, four sheets in two horizontal section, each section approx. 535 x 1220 mm (21 x 48 in), if joined approx. 1070 x 1220 mm (42 x 48 in), old folds and handling creases, offsetting, surface dirt and some browning, all unframed, Robert Sayer, 1787
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 13, 2021
* Laurie (Robert, circa 1755-1836). Tippoo Saib's Two Sons
Est: £100 - £150
* Laurie (Robert, circa 1755-1836). Tippoo Saib's Two Sons deliver'd up to Lord Cornwallis, as hostages, after he had so gloriously conquered that proud Sultan at Seringapatam, the capital of the Mysore Country, in the East Indies, in 1792, 12th May 1794, uncoloured mezzotint on heavy wove paper, published by Laurie & Whittle 12th May 1794, with printed number 287 to the left of the caption, and (Plate 2) to the right of the plate, some light marks and one or two minor creases, plate size 355 x 250 mm (14 x 9 4/5 ins), sheet size 440 x 305 mm (171/4 x 12 ins), modern black and gilt frame, glazed Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jan. 03, 2021
Hand-colored Engraved Presentation THE FIRST GRAND ATTACK ON FLUSHING BY THE BRITISH FORCES, Laurie & Whittle, 1809
Est: $200 - $300
Rare Partially Hand Written Presentation Titled: THE FIRST GRAND ATTACK UPON FLUSHING BY THE BRITISH FORCES | A British military hand-colored engraving published: London: Laurie & Whittle, November 9, 1809 - showing "A View of the Ships Entering the Town" | Hand-writing "Presented to Master George Wales as a testimony of respect by his instructor" - March 15, 1819 | Center has a handwritten "Address to the Young" | Includes numerous hand-colored illustrations. The attack upon Flushing, a city on the south coast of Walcheren occurred during the Napoleonic Wars, and was an attempt by the British to capture the French fleet. However, by the time the force had landed, the Austrians had been defeated and were negotiating a peace treaty with Napoleon. Although the British had captured Flushing, the French had moved their fleet to Antwerp, thus denying the British any chance of destroying it.
Beaumont Galleries
Oct. 25, 2020
Hand-colored Engraved Presentation THE FIRST GRAND ATTACK ON FLUSHING BY THE BRITISH FORCES, Laurie & Whittle, 1809
Est: $200 - $300
Rare Partially Hand Written Presentation Titled: THE FIRST GRAND ATTACK UPON FLUSHING BY THE BRITISH FORCES | A British military hand-colored engraving published: London: Laurie & Whittle, November 9, 1809 - showing "A View of the Ships Entering the Town" | Hand-writing "Presented to Master George Wales as a testimony of respect by his instructor" - March 15, 1819 | Center has a handwritten "Address to the Young" | Includes numerous hand-colored illustrations. The attack upon Flushing, a city on the south coast of Walcheren occurred during the Napoleonic Wars, and was an attempt by the British to capture the French fleet. However, by the time the force had landed, the Austrians had been defeated and were negotiating a peace treaty with Napoleon. Although the British had captured Flushing, the French had moved their fleet to Antwerp, thus denying the British any chance of destroying it.
Worthington Galleries
Oct. 09, 2020
* Laurie, (Robert, circa 1755-1836). A Tigress, after George Stubbs, 1800,
Est: £400 - £600
* Laurie, (Robert, circa 1755-1836). A Tigress, after George Stubbs, 1800, fine metzotint on thick wove paper, the third estate, as published by Laurie and Whittle, 12th November 1800, a rich, dark impression, lower margin trimmed to plate line, closed tear repaired to top margin towards the right, touching image, similar short closed tear repaired to left blank margin, and similar restoration to upper left blank margin, sheet size 50 x 65.8 cm (19.7 x 25.9 ins), window-mounted, framed and glazed Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 09, 2020
* Laurie (Robert) Landscape with storm and fishermen by the river and others
Est: £300 - £500
* Laurie (Robert, circa 1755-1836). Landscape with storm and fishermen by the river, fine mezzotint on laid paper, with indistinct watermark, published by Robert Sayer, and published January 30, 1773, central vertical crease where previously folded, closed tear repaired to lower margin at right, without loss, plate size 452 x 550 mm (17.75 x 21.7 ins), sheet size 466 x 570 mm (18.4 x 22.5 ins) together with: Burgkmair (Hans). The Triumph of Maximilian I, 1516-18, single wood cut from the series of 236, on laid paper, with watermark of a spread eagle within a circle, probably later 16th century, with handwritten inscription in brown ink (late 18th or early 19th century) to banner 'Triumphal Procession of the Empr. Maximilian 1st - drawn by Hans Burgmair under the direction of the Empr.', sheet size 382 x 367 mm (15 x 14.5 ins) Qty: (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 31, 2020
* Laurie (Robert, circa 1755-1836). Landscape with storm and fishermen by the river
Est: £200 - £300
* Laurie (Robert, circa 1755-1836). Landscape with storm and fishermen by the river, fine mezzotint on laid paper, with indistinct watermark, published by Robert Sayer, and published January 30, 1773, central vertical crease where previously folded, closed tear repaired to lower margin at right, without loss, plate size 452 x 550 mm (17.75 x 21.7 ins), sheet size 466 x 570 mm (18.4 x 22.5 ins) Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 06, 2019
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE
Est: $600 - $800
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE (d.1818) The United States of America with the British Possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland divided with the French, and the Spanish Territories of Louisiana and Florida according to the Preliminary Articles of Peace Signed at Versailles the 10th of Jany. 1783. London, 12 May 1794. Engraved map of eastern North America hand-colored in wash and outline, visible area 20 x 22 in. (512 x 560 mm), matted and framed (not examined out of frame). Decorative cartouche. (Some light browning.) Article III of the Treaty of Paris, printed next to the cartouche, delineating the fishing rights retained by the United States in the Grand Banks, off the banks of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Hindman
Sep. 28, 2019
Laurie and Whittle Map of British Colonies
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) & WHITTLE, James (1757-1818). New and Correct Map of the British Colonies in North America with the Adjacent States of New England, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Engraved map with original hand color in full. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 19 1/2" x 27" visible. 18th Century British Map of the Northern United States.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 05, 2019
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and WHITTLE, James (1758-1818). The African...
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and WHITTLE, James (1758-1818). The African Pilot: Being a Collection of New and Accurate Charts, On a Large Scale of the Coasts, Islands, and Harbours of Africa. London: Laurie and Whittle, 1804. Extremely rare sea atlas relating to Africa. We can only trace one copy of this enlarged edition in an institution (Library of Congress); the only similar auction record was for a copy with 12 charts only dated 1788-94, sold in these rooms 6 Nov 1980, lot 266, £1,000 hammer. Laurie and Whittle succeeded the business of Robert Sayer when he died in January 1794. They reissued Sayer’s charts under their joint imprint, and amended and added to them. Their first issue of the African Pilot, with a title-page dated 1799, included 13 charts on 14 sheets (see Shirley BL M.LAU-1a), while our issue contains 14 maps, reconciling with Phillips Atlases 4082, which dates it to [1794]-1802. Several charts consist of two or three joint sections. Tall thin folio (720 x 290 mm), typographical title-page incorporating content list; 14 charts without text (occasional very light browning, a few small wax marks on chart 13). Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, with Egerton and William Smith’s advertisement pasted on the front paste-down (spine and corners worn and rubbed, small section of upper board cover repaired).
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2017
Robert Laurie (1755-1836) and James Whittle (d.1818), A NEW MAP OF THE WHOLE CONTINENT OF AMERICA. DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH AND WEST INDIES [...], 1794, sight 41.5 x 47.25 in — 105.4 x 120 cm
Est: $800 - $1,200
ROBERT LAURIE (1755-1836) AND JAMES WHITTLE (D.1818)A NEW MAP OF THE WHOLE CONTINENT OF AMERICA. DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH AND WEST INDIES [...], 1794large, four sheet, hand coloured copper engraved map of North, Central, and South America, with large inset of Hudsons Bay, Baffin’s Bay, Greenland and Iceland, framed, sight 41.5 x 47.25 in — 105.4 x 120 cmEstimate: $800—1,200
Waddington's
Sep. 19, 2017
AFTER JOHN DIXON (CIRCA 1740 - 1811) & GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) BY ROBERT LAURIE (1755-1836)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
AFTER JOHN DIXON (CIRCA 1740 - 1811) & GEORGE STUBBS (1724-1806) BY ROBERT LAURIE (1755-1836) A Tigress lying on the ground mezzotint, circa 1780, on wove paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the third, fnal state, published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1800, with small margins, a repaired vertical tear through the upper half of the image, some creases and other minor defects at the sheet edges Plate 495 x 585 mm., Sheet 536 x 626 mm.
Christie's
Jun. 12, 2015
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE (d.1818).A New and General Map of the Middle Dominions Belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey . with the Addition of New York, & of the Greatest Part of New England ...London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794 [-1812].
Est: $800 - $1,200
LAURIE, Robert (1755-1836) and James WHITTLE (d.1818). A New and General Map of the Middle Dominions Belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey . with the Addition of New York, & of the Greatest Part of New England ... London: Laurie and Whittle, 1794 [-1812]. Engraved hand-colored map of the Northeastern United States, image 482 x 660 mm. An inset map of the Great Lakes and the Illione. Matted and framed. Originally published by Thomas Kitchin in 1756, the plate was revised numerous times by Thomas Jefferys, Sayer & Jefferys, Sayer & Bennett, and finally, Laurie & Whittle. This issue of the map was first published in 1794, and printed on paper watermarked "J. Whatman 1812." Tooley America p. 68.
Christie's
Jun. 03, 2014
Robert Laurie, after Francis Wheatley (1747-1801),
Est: £100 - £150
Robert Laurie, after Francis Wheatley (1747-1801), 'THE FULL OF THE HONEY-MOON' Mezzotint, published 1789 by Robert Sayer, trimmed to margin 61 x 46cm
Sworders
Oct. 05, 2013
Robert H Laurie, No 53 Fleet Street, London, Publ
Est: £60 - £80
Robert H Laurie, No 53 Fleet Street, London, Publ July 12th 1822- "Interior of the Royal Exchange, London; engraving, 28x43cm
Roseberys
Nov. 10, 2012
Publ. Robert Laurie, British c.1755-1836 and James
Est: £100 - £150
Publ. Robert Laurie, British c.1755-1836 and James Whittle, British c.1757-1818- "A View of the New Mint on Tower Hill", March 2 1812; hand coloured engraving, 29x45cm: After Nathaniel Whittock, British 1791-1860- "London, Westminster and Southwark as they appeared in AD 1542", publ. H A Rogers, 83, Hanley Road, London; engraving, two sheets, restrikes, in near matching frames, ea.v 40x86cm and 39x70cm: together with a reproduction print after a 19th century architectural drawing of the 'Elevation of the Principal or South Front', 47x67cm, (4)
Roseberys
Aug. 11, 2012
Publ. Robert Laurie, British c.1755-1836 and James
Est: £150 - £200
Publ. Robert Laurie, British c.1755-1836 and James Whittle, British c.1757-1818- "A View of the New Mint on Tower Hill", March 2 1812; hand coloured engraving, 29x45cm: After Nathaniel Whittock, British 1791-1860- "London, Westminster and Southwark as they Appeared in AD 1542", publ. H A Rogers, 83, Hanley Road, London; engraving, two sheets, restrikes, in near matching frames, ea.v 40x86cm and 39x70cm: together with a reproduction print after a 19th century architectural drawing of the 'Elevation of the Principal or South Front', 47x67cm, (4)
Roseberys
Jul. 18, 2012
[ Old Master Prints ]
Est: £100 - £150
* Laurie (Robert, c.1755-1836). 'The Full of the Honeymoon' & 'The Wane of the Honeymoon', pub. Robt. Sayer, 1789, pair of uncoloured mezzotints after Francis Wheatley, thread margins, each 60 x 44.5cm (23.5 x 17.5 inches), framed and glazed. (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 26, 2011
Robert Laurie (1755-1836) and James Whittle
Est: £150 - £200
Robert Laurie (1755-1836) and James Whittle (1757-1818) - Two coloured engravings - "A New Map of Sicily the First or The Kingdom of Naples" 26ins x 19.5ins, published 12th May 1799, in Hogarth frame and glazed and "A New Map of Italy with the Islands of Sicily, Sardinia & Corsica" , 22.75ins x 19.5ins , published 12th May 1794 (latter laid on card, but unframed)
Canterbury Auction Galleries
Jul. 07, 2011
ROBERT LAURIE
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
DUMFRIESSHIRE CIRCA 1755-1836 BROXBOURNE, HERTFORDSHIRE PORTRAIT OF H.R.H. GEORGE, PRINCE OF WALES, LATER GEORGE IV (1762-1830); TOGETHER WITH PORTRAIT OF H.R.H. CAROLINE, PRINCESS OF WALES (1768-1821) Quantity: 2 Each watercolour over pencil, heightened with touches of bodycolour, unframed; the first signed and inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso: H.R.H. Geo. Prince of Wales. / Modern Portraits No. 3 * / Robt. Laurie Delt; the second signed and inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso: H.R.H. Caroline Princefs [sic] of Wales. - no. 4. modern / Portraits. / Robt: Laurie. Delt. The first 321 by 252 mm; the second 325 by 254 mm
Sotheby's
Apr. 08, 2009
Robert Laurie (1755-1836), after George Stubbs
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Robert Laurie (1755-1836), after George Stubbs A Tigress mezzotint, third state of three, published by R.Laurie & J.Whittle, London, 1800 S. 21½ x 26in. (54.6 x 66cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 12, 2008
Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, with a Fleet under his command, defeating a Squadron of Spanish Ships of War
Est: £600 - £800
Robert Lawrie (1755-1836), after Robert Dodd Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, with a Fleet under his command, defeating a Squadron of Spanish Ships of War mezzotint on laid paper, good impression with margins, published by R.Sayer, London, 1786 unframed P. 19¼ x 24½in. (48.9 x 62.2cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 12, 2008
The Lion and Horse
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Robert Laurie (1755-1836), after George Stubbs The Lion and Horse mezzotint on laid paper, second state of three, very good impression with margins, finished proof with title in open letters, published by R.Sayer, London, 1791 P. 17 7/8 x 21 7/8in. (45.4 x 55.5cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 12, 2008
The Frighten'd Horse
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Robert Laurie (1755-1836), after George Stubbs The Frighten'd Horse mezzotint on laid paper, second state of three, good impression with margins, published by R.Sayer, London, 1788 unframed P. 18 x 21 7/8in. (45.7 x 55.5cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 10, 2006
LAURIE, ROBERT
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
AND JAMES WHITTLE. A NEW AND ENLARGED BALTIC PILOT, COMPREHENDING A COLLECTION OF SURVEYS AND GENERAL CHARTS, FROM LONDON TO ST PETERSBURG. LONDON : R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1802 [--1806] A NEW AND ENLARGED BALTIC PILOT, COMPREHENDING A COLLECTION OF SURVEYS AND GENERAL CHARTS, FROM LONDON TO ST PETERSBURG. LONDON: R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1802 [--1806] Second edition, tall narrow folio (730 x 305mm.), 10 engraved charts, comprising 4 double-page and 6 oversize charts folded to fit the format (three on two sheets joined, two on four sheets joined and the general chart of the Baltic on eight sheets joined as four), contemporary blue marbled paper boards, modern calf spine with Pease crests gilt, some separation to the original folds, some strengthening at folds and joins, light offsetting, binding with corners renewed, board edges slightly worn LITERATURE Not in the British Library, Library of Congress or the National Maritime Museum NOTE The Baltic Pilot was first published by Robert Sayer c.1790 (the title-page was undated but the latest date on any chart is 1790), and then republished by his successors Robert Laurie and James Whittle with the contents entirely revised or re-engraved, with the title-page dated 1802. This copy is a later issue of Laurie and Whittle's second edition. Chart 5 is a new chart of the North Sea, drawn by John Purdy from the observations of Joseph Huddart and William Bligh (among others listed in the title), with the imprint dated 25 March 1806, and replaces the chart called for in the list on the title-page. The eight-sheet chart of the Baltic is credited to a Swedish survey made under the direction of Vice Admiral Nordenankar, published by Laurie and Whittle in 1796, but with the inset Chart of the Eartholms dated 1805. Sayer's Baltic Pilot was the next improvement on, and the natural successor to, Sir John Norris's Compleat Sett of New Charts (see lot 324 for the 1728 edition), the first British sea-atlas devoted to the Baltic Sea region.
Sotheby's
Oct. 10, 2006
LAURIE, ROBERT
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
AND JAMES WHITTLE. A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS, EXHIBITING ALL THE EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES, REPUBLICS &C. &C. IN THE WHOLE WORLD... AUGMENTED FROM THE LAST EDITION OF D'ANVILLE AND ROBERT, WITH MANY IMPROVEMENTS BY MAJOR JAMES RENNEL... THE FIFTH EDITION. LONDON : R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1801 A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS, EXHIBITING ALL THE EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES, REPUBLICS &C. &C. IN THE WHOLE WORLD... AUGMENTED FROM THE LAST EDITION OF D'ANVILLE AND ROBERT, WITH MANY IMPROVEMENTS BY MAJOR JAMES RENNEL... THE FIFTH EDITION. LONDON: R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1801 Fifth edition, folio (540 x 390mm.), 59 engraved maps on 75 mapsheets (some 2 sheets joined), contemporary outline colour, contemporary tree calf gilt, spine gilt in compartments, black morocco lettering-piece, maps 18, 61 and 63 heavily stained (France, lower corner of wall-map of Africa and Western Africa) LITERATURE Phillips, Atlases 3534; cf. Shirley, British Library T.LAU-1a NOTE Laurie and Whittle took over the business of Robert Sayer following his death in 1794. The General Atlas previously published by Sayer and Bennett in 1773 was enlarged by Laurie and Whittle with additional maps and published under the title A New Universal Atlas. Thomas Kitchin's name still appears as the main author on the title-page although he had died in 1784. The maps are after a variety of mapmakers such as d'Anville, Roberts, Dunn, Rocque, Delarochette, Rennell, Zannoni, Dury, Cook, Vancouver, Perouse and many others.
Sotheby's
Oct. 10, 2006
LAURIE, ROBERT (1755--1836)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
AND JAMES WHITTLE (1758--1818). A NEW AND ELEGANT IMPERIAL SHEET ATLAS, COMPREHENDING GENERAL AND PARTICULAR MAPS OF EVERY PART OF THE WORLD. LONDON : R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1797 A NEW AND ELEGANT IMPERIAL SHEET ATLAS, COMPREHENDING GENERAL AND PARTICULAR MAPS OF EVERY PART OF THE WORLD. LONDON: R. LAURIE & J. WHITTLE, 1797 Second edition, folio (534 x 400mm.), 52 engraved maps (of which 45 are double-page and 5 folding), contemporary hand colour, nineteenth-century purple half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, many maps repaired at folds, only rarely with any loss, some maps rather browned, upper joint cracked, corners renewed PROVENANCE un-named owner, sale in these rooms, 20 June 1977, lot 251, £1,100, Charles W. Traylen, Guildford, Surrey, for Lord Wardington LITERATURE cf. Phillips, Atlases 4302; cf. Shirley, British Library T.LAU-2a NOTE This copy contains two additional maps (one of the Invasions of England, the other of Brazil) which are not called for in the list of contents. This is the second edition of this important new atlas which replaced the extended General Atlas of Thomas Kitchin (see Wardington Library: Atlases, part I, A--K, lot 240).
Sotheby's
Nov. 19, 2002
Robert Laurie (1755-1836) and James Whittle (d.1818)
Est: $6,200 - $9,300
A New Map of the Whole Continent of America, Divided into North And South and West Indies. London: Laurie and Whittle, 12th May 1794. Hand-coloured engraved wall map on 4 sheets joined, overall 1035 x 1225mm, laid down on linen and mounted on modern wooden rollers. Title in elaborate landscape cartouche lower right, inset map lower right titled The Supplement to North America containing the Countries adjoining to Baffins and Hudsons Bays, with inset key above listing the European possessions in America, scale-bars, yellow border. (Some small surface abrasions or neat repairs, trimmed to platemark). Laurie and Whittle's grand wall map of the Americas, a reissue of Sayer's map published in August 1786. Sayer used d'Anville's maps of America as his principal source, 'with the addition of the Spanish discoveries in 1775 to the North of California and corrected in the several parts belonging to Great Britain, from the original materials by Governor Pownal'. Cf. Phillips, p.111. [ Together with ]: Samuel Dunn (d.1794). A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe, with all the New Discoveries and Marginal Delineations, containing the most interesting particulars in the Solar, Starry and Mundane System. London: for Robert Sayer, January 6 1787. 1035 x 1300mm, hand-coloured engraved twin-hemisphere map on 4 sheets joined, with inset maps of the solar system, the moon, the world according to Mercator's projection, the vicissitude of the seasons, the astronomical analemma etc, with tables, explanations and diagrams, by the mathematican Samuel Dunn, laid down on linen and mounted on modern rollers (neatly repaired tear towards right margin and along fold). (2).
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