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General Hardware 16 oz in carry case; Craftsman 12 oz; 18 oz.Assortment of classic manufacturing/engineering/construction tools, including an early Craftsman, and a General Manufacturing bob in original leather belt keeper. An indispensable tool that goes back to the oldest societies on earth, the humble plumb bob would have been in any carpenter's tool box and certainly carried afield, then as now, by any cartographer or surveyor worth his or her salt. A splendid addition to any collection of old tools or scientific history. Artist: General Manufacturing; Craftsman; Other Issued: Mid 20th c. Dimensions: 5.5"L, longest Country of Origin: Various Condition: Age related patina; leather has age and use related wear

A large coloured map entitled 'A Chart of the Approaches to Liverpool from a survey made by Direction of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks by Lieutenant Murray Parkes RN'Marine Surveyor corrected June 1859, engraved by J & C Walker, 121x146cm, framed and glazed

John Bodger (18th Century) A  [ map ] Chart of the Beautiful Fishery of Whittlesea Mere in the County of Huntingdon and of such Navigable Rivers with which from their Spring Heads to their Influx into the Sea, Sold by the Proprietor John Bodger Land Surveyor, at Stilton, Mr. Debrett No. 178 Piccadilly; and Mr. Boydell No. 90 Cheapside London, 1 May 1786, engraved map printed on silk with inset map of the country surrounding Whittlesea Mere, framed under glass, 47 x 66 cm

* Desktop Lighter. A fine 1930s silver table lighter by Samson & Morden, Birmingham 1936, in the form of a monoplane with fixed propeller, the cockpit canopy hinged to reveal lighter, the underside of wing with assay marks and PAT No 373219, mounted on a black painted plinth with silver plaque engraved 'The Mayor (Councillor R.S. Harrison), The Deputy Mayor (Alderman J.R. Potts. J.P.). Councillors Minns (Chairman), Foster, Goody, Grierson Hayton Lancaster, Osborne, A.Thomson, Messrs. F.G. Webster (Town Clerk), E.Lung (City Treasurer), P. Dalton (City Surveyor), Flight Lieut. S.H. Potter (Airport Manager), J.A. Baird (Assistant Solicitor), J. Wright (Corporation's Land Agent).', 19cm long nose to tail, 21cm wingspan (Qty: 1)

* Battle of Britain. A large archive of personal effects belonging to the late Sergeant Ken Wilkinson, Royal Air Force (1918-2017), comprising WWII brown leather Irvin flying jacket, sheep fleece lined with 'Dot' zips (main zip inoperable), belt and suspension loop to the collar, 54cm long x 50cm long (inner arm), together with a pair of 1936 pattern black leather flying boots, sheep fleece lined with Phillips rubber heels, heel size 29.5cm long, Air Ministry canvas bag stamped with black AM markings, two logs books kept by Wilkinson, logbook one commencing 3 March 1939 (Tiger Moths), final entry 29 January 1943 (Lysander), logbook two commencing 25 February 1943 (Spitfire), final entry 6 November 1945 (Hurricane) and signed off 'End of Service', there is a dried rose included in logbook one and they are both correctly signed off plus an extensive collection of personal papers, photographs and prints, several framed including Rondot (Michael), 70 Years, presentation copy, signed by the artist and five distinguished pilots including Wilkinson, plate size 33.5 x 61.5cm, framed and glazed plus a WWI mahogany propeller blade with AVRO decal,121.5cm long (Qty: 6 cartons)Sergeant Kenneth Astill Wilkinson (1918-2017) was born in Barrow-in-Furness and educated at Cheltenham Grammar School, he joined the RAFVR in March 1939 and was called up for service on 1 September 1939, he reached the Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) at Hanworth on 26 March 1940 and completed his training on 31 August 1940 and arrived at 7 OTU Hawarden on 2 September 1940, he converted to Spitfires after joining 616 Squadron at Kirton-in-Lindsey on 1 October 1940 and then went to Folwmere to join 19 Squadron and then moved to Duxford. 19 was the first squadron to be equipped with Spitfires and the unit was part of Douglas Bader's Duxford 'Big Wing'. The wing comprised two Spitfire squadrons and three Hurricane squadrons. The Spitfires' job was to engage the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter escorts so Bader's Hurricanes could attack the German bombers heading for industrial targets in the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lancashire. In an interview in 2015 Wilkinson recounts 'The first time you see that gaggle of German bombers coming towards you, you think: how on earth are we going to deal with them? There are so bloody many, an awful lot. At Duxford we were often scrambling at noon, climbing up over the Thames Estuary with the midday sun in our faces - that made us vulnerable so the Germans often engaged us as we were still climbing and couldn't spot them. Wilkinson's role was 'tail end Charlie', weaving left and right at the back of the squadron, scanning the sky above and to the rear for 109s attempting an ambush, he explains 'in that position you'd be the first to get the chop so you keep your eyes open, within a matter of seconds you split up and you're not looking around for a beautiful sunset, you are concentrating as hard as you can on the business of either being on the tail of a German or getting away from a German who's on your tail'. Wilkinson was released from the RAF in November 1945 (Flying Officer) and served with the RAFVR from 1947, he was also a Quantity Surveyor and one of his main projects was Birmingham's New Street Station. Battle of Britain Pilots were described by Sir Winston Churchill as "the few" Sergeant Wilkinson passed away in 2017 being one of the last surviving Battle of Britain pilots.

Schoolcraft (Henry R). Historical and Statistical Information respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, 6 volumes, 1st edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company [volumes 5-6: J. B. Lippincott & Company], 1851-7, half-titles, additional engraved title pages to volumes 1-5, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 6, 326 (of 330) lithographic, chromolithographic or engraved plates and maps, mainly after Seth Eastman, one folding table, including 58 chromolithographic plates by Ackerman, Bowen or Duval in volume 1, many of the lithographic or engraved plates and maps hand-coloured, occasional tissue-guards, lacking volume 1 plate numbers 40, 42, 52 and 70 (but plates 42 and 70 are reprinted in volume 6 as numbers 27 and 15), variable spotting, browning and offsetting, volume 1 plates 24, 44 and 45 dog-eared, secretarial presentation inscriptions to Buckingham Smith from Luke Lea as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (volume 1 front pastedown), Henry Schoolcraft (volumes 2 and 4 front pastedowns), Seth Eastman (volume 3 front pastedown), and Charles E. Mix (volume 5 front free endpaper), gift inscription from Smith to 'John Cunningham of Sevilla' dated 1864 to volume 1 half-title, ink-stamps of Michelina Gorgolini, Rome, to engraved title page and p. 22 of each volume, modern book-labels of Jay Snider, contemporary ownership inscription to volume 6 title page, volumes 1-5 edges untrimmed in original pictorial cloth gilt, recased, rubbed, wear and restoration to extremities, volume 1 endpapers renewed, volume 6 in modern cloth, large 4to (32.5 x 24.5 cm) (Qty: 6)Howes S-183; Sabin 77849; cf. Field, Indian Bibliography 1379 (with a later issue of the first volume, dated 1853). Presentation set of Schoolcraft's monumental and profusely illustrated survey of the Native American tribes, volumes one to five variously inscribed on behalf of the author, the illustrator Seth Eastman, and two Commissioners of Indian Affairs to Buckingham Smith (1810-1870), diplomat, historian of Spanish exploration in Florida and the Americas, and the first surveyor of the Everglades following Florida's accession to the United States in 1845. Volume one is a first issue, retaining the chromolithographic plates with the imprints of Ackerman, Bowen or Duval, and the unabbreviated title page. An excellent association. In volume three Schoolcraft acknowledges his use of Smith's transcripts of documents held in the Archivo-General, Mexico City, which Smith made during his posting as secretary of legation (1850-2), and of Smith's translation of the 16th-century narrative of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. In fact, Smith privately supported the criticism directed against Schoolcraft by archaeologist E. G. Squier (1821-1888) from 1854, but Schoolcraft nevertheless helped secure Smith's next posting as secretary of legation in Madrid (1855-8; see Dippie, Catlin and His Contemporaries , p. 254). Inconsistencies in the numbering of the plates have led to records' also calling for 327 or 332 plates, this last figure counting 'plates' 17, 32, 33 and 36 in volume five as individuals, although they appear on two sheets. Provenance: Buckingham Smith (1810-1870; presentation inscriptions); given by Smith to 'John Cunningham of Sevilla' in 1864 (gift inscription to volume one); library of Michelina Gorgolini, Rome (ink-stamps); Jay T. Snider (bookplates; his sale, 'The Jay T. Snider Collection of Historical Americana', Christie's New York, 21 June 2005, lot 264).

Australasia. Bernard (Robert), Carte d'une partie de la côte de la Nle. Galles Meridle. depuis Cap Tribulation jusqu'au Détroit de l'Endeavour par le Lieut J. Cook, 1770, [1774], uncoloured engraved chart of part of New South Wales, slight spotting, old folds, 310 x 350 mm, together with, Plan de la Terre de Van Diemen reconnue par le Cap. Furneaux en Mars, 1773, [1774], uncoloured engraved chart, 230 x 160 mm, with, Weller (Edward), Map showing explorations to the Eastward & Southward of Hampton Plains (Western Australia) by Alexander Forrest, Assistant Surveyor, 1871, published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by J. Murray, 1872, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 205 x 345 mm, plus, Arrowsmith (John), Map to illustrate the Report of an Expedition into the interior of Western Australia in 1854 by Robert Austin, Assistant Surveyor, published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by J. Murray, 1856, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 205 x 170 mm, and, Tardieu (J. B.), Océanique Orient..., circa 1812, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 240 x 310 mm, with, Strahan (Wm., publisher), Norfolk Isle, 1777, uncoloured engraved map, some text offsetting and slight staining, 220 x 200 mm, and, Walker (J & C), New South Wales, Eastern Coast of Terra Australis or New Holland, 1836, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, 185 x 115 mm (Qty: 7)

Original vintage educational poster for children featuring an illustrative collage style panel entitled Daniel Boone Crossing the Alleghen Mountains on Foot. It depicts the American pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone walking through some woodlands and encountering some Native Americans on his way. Published by the Harter Publishing Company. Fair condition, folded as issued, tears, paper losses and tape marks in margins. County: USA, year of printing:1930, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 30.5x92 (Horizontal) Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 [O.S. October 22] – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman, whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky. It was still considered part of Virginia but was on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains from most European-American settlements. As a young adult, Boone supplemented his farm income by hunting and trapping game, and selling their pelts in the fur market. Through this occupational interest, Boone first learned the easy routes to the area. Despite some resistance from American Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775, Boone blazed his Wilderness Road from North Carolina and Tennessee through Cumberland Gap in the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky. There, he founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 Americans migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone. Boone served as a militia officer during the Revolutionary War (1775–83), which, in Kentucky, was fought primarily between the American settlers and British-allied Native Americans, who hoped to expel the Americans. Boone was captured by Shawnee warriors in 1778. He escaped and alerted Boonesborough that the Shawnee were planning an attack. Although heavily outnumbered, Americans repelled the Shawnee warriors in the Siege of Boonesborough. Boone was elected to the first of his three terms in the Virginia General Assembly during the Revolutionary War, and he fought in the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. Blue Licks, a Shawnee victory over the Patriots, was one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War, coming after the main fighting ended in October 1781. Following the war, Boone worked as a surveyor and merchant, but fell deeply into debt through failed Kentucky land speculation. Frustrated with the legal problems resulting from his land claims, in 1799, Boone emigrated to eastern Missouri, where he spent most of the last two decades of his life (1800–20). Boone remains an iconic figure in American history. He was a legend in his own lifetime, especially after an account of his adventures was published in 1784, framing him as the typical American frontiersman. After his death, he was frequently the subject of heroic tall tales and works of fiction. His adventures—real and legendary—were influential in creating the archetypal frontier hero of American folklore. In American popular culture, he is remembered as one of the foremost early frontiersmen. The epic Daniel Boone mythology often overshadows the historical details of his life.

[MAPS & ATLASES]. CHINA A folding 'Map of the China Coast and Rough Sketch of the Provinces lying between Canton and Pekin', 1860, approximate scale 24 miles-to-the-inch, published by the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, hand-coloured in outline and linen-backed, 151cm x 112cm. Provenance: Major-General Sir Peter Scratchley, K.C.M.G., Royal Engineers (1835-1885), thence by direct family descent.

A four piece map, a map of the country twenty miles round Mansfield comprising parts of the counties of Nottingham, Derby, York, Lincoln and Leicester, by George Sanderson surveyor, published July 10th 1835, engraved by J & C Walker, 3 Burleigh Street, Strand, London, in a slip case

A collection of five mantel clocks and timepieces, to include a brown Bakelite cased piece, a presentation clock engraved To Walter Lee, Chief Surveyor, from Ocean Cole company Limited 1941 etc.Provenance: This timepiece formed part of Luke Jerram's installation Harrison's Garden, at The Ropewalk Gallery, Barton Upon Humber 2019

Correct Map of Scotland from New Survey's by James Dorret, Land Surveyor, hand coloured, in a mount but unframed, 62 x 78cm

ESTATE MAP, COUNTY OF RUTLAND. CHARLES DAY, LAND SURVEYOR OF COLLYWESTON, MAP OF THE PARISH OF THISTLETON, 1841 with scale of chains, pen, ink and wash, backed on linen with green taped edge, 108 x 63.5cm, mahogany cornice-head rail with two brass rings and turned roller, green silk ties, in the original japanned tube inscribed Thistleton, ++In exceptional preservation, virtually mint

ESTATE MAP, COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON. CHARLES DAY, LAND SURVEYOR OF COLLEYWESTON map of a farm at Lolham... the property of William Fludyer Esqr 1851 with scale of chains, bisected by the Great Northern Railway, pen, ink and wash in full, bright contemporary colour with subsidiary plan of land in Maxey Fen and table of reference, backed on linen, 62 x 81cm, another, map of an Estate belonging to William Fludyer Esquire in the Parish of Somerby in the County of Leicester 1838, backed on linen and two drawings Warmington Grange, Northamptonshire the seat of Colonel William Fludyer, July 27, 1842 and a North View of the Revd Mr Slye's House at Carlton in the County of Northampton: the Seat of Sir Jno Palmer Bt, 1809, both pencil, unframed, in a japanned metal tube with old handwritten label (4)++The lot in good condition

An ebonised wood stand, of stepped form, the top with four column supports, mounted with a brass plaque, engraved 'Cowes I. W. March 6th 1901. This piece of Oak was cut off the inner coffin of Her Majesty Queen Victoria when it was made. To Mr C. Edwards Lloyds Surveyor, George H. Marvin Maker.', 21.7cm wide.

A 19th century brass sureyor level by Cooke, Troughton & Sims, numbered 18405, in fitted box, two vintage surveyor tape measures and surveyors chain

James Paterson (British living artist, b. 1977 in Darlington), 'The Surveyor and the Surveyed', acrylic, framed, canvas 140cm by 68cm.

India.- Rennell (James) A Map of the North Part of Hindostan or A Geographical Survey of the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar, Awd, Ellahabad, Agra and Delhi, detailed map of northern India, based upon Rennell's survey work while Surveyor General of the East Indian Company, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper, two sheets joined and mounted on linen support, total 750 x 1090 mm. (29 1/2 x 42 7/8 in), some old folds and handling creases, small repaired tear in the margin at the centre right, minor surface dirt, unframed, published by Laurie & Whittle, 1794.

London A collection of c. 40 plans and maps of the Cities of London and Westminster and their environs, especially Southwark. Various dates, sizes, publishers and artists, c.1723-1860; variously mounted, some laid down on card, some on linen, some loose. Compiled by a District Surveyor of the City of London, this collection focuses on the same area across the 18th and 19th century. This focus allows a dramatic view of the constant pace of development and expansion across the City. Amongst the maps are City Guides for tourists, street views and other plans including Faden's Pocket Plan 1812, sometime annotated in red and blue showing troop dispositions during the 1816 Spitalfields Riots (a not unsurprising number of positions mark locations around Grosvenor and Portman Squares and the Bank, the Mint and Somerset House). Amongst the most interesting maps are the sewer systems for 1847, 1850, 1854 and 1860 - crossing the period of the infamous Soho cholera outbreak and the beginnings of Bazalgette's majestic sewerage system. There is also an eye to comparisons, with two maps (1807 and 1814) mounted side-by-side to show before and after Regent's Park. The earliest map is the most striking in terms of the changes to the area. Vertue's 1723 edition of John Leake's 1667 map shows the aftermath of the Great Fire, the comparison to the mid-19th century examples is incredible. The precise focus of the collection allows for a detailed examination of how London changed from the conflagration which levelled it, to the period of huge growth during the Industrial Revolution. These maps tell a story through the movements of the lines and dots of their engravers. with Stanford's New Map of the County of London, 1894 (loose between boards, lacking 7 and 12) and two others.. Highly variable with creasing to edges, some foxing, spotting, staining, etc and occasional tearing.

Leybourn, William Cursus Mathmaticus. Mathematical Sciences in Nine Books. Printed for Thomas Basset, Benjamin Tooke, Thomas Sawbridge, Awnsham, and John Churchill, 1690. Folio, later half-leather over boards; pp. [12 (poss lacking half-title)], 904 [i.e. 1044], [92], signed: [2], A2, B4-2Z4, Æ4, 3A4-3L4, 3M8-3U8, 3X6, 3Y4-3Z4, 4A6-4P6, [Pppp]6, 4Q4-4Y4, 5A4-5Y4, a4-l4, m2; port. frontis., 45 plates, many bound to throw clear and one laid down to text, numerous figures, vignettes &c. to text and letterpress tables. First edition. William Leybourn was a printer and land and quantity surveyor, who worked with Hooke after the Great Fire of London. He wrote several books on mathematical subjects, including the first book in English on astronomy - Urania Practica, with Vincent Wing. This book was aimed at the popular market, rather than at mathematicians. Benjamin Franklin's mentor, James Logan, taught himself mathematics with its help. The desire for a practicality of purpose can be seen in sections devoted to rent and interest calculations, fortifications, and surveying, alongside more scientific applications of mathematics.. Binding worn, damp and mould marking to margins occasionally affecting text, variable foxing, toning etc, w.a.f.

Local Advertising - a double sided enamel auction sign 'To Be Sold by William Bishop auctioneer, valuer, surveyor & estate agent. 6 St. Mary's Gate, DERBY produced by Garnier, London

After Cornelius Johnson Portrait of Mary, Lady Harbord (c.1600-1664)Head and shoulders, wearing a white dress, adorned with pearl clasps and brooch, a pearl necklace, earrings and pearls in her hairOil on canvas, oval, in a carved wood frame75 x 62cm; 29½ x 24½inProvenance:Earls of Suffield, Gunton Park, Norfolk; by descent until Irelands, on site at Gunton Park, 25 September 1980, lot 1664;James Rees (1952 - 2014), Markham, VA, USA [Former President and Chief Executive Officer of George Washington's Mount Vernon].Literature:(probably) Duleep Singh, Portraits in Norfolk Houses, Vol. 1, Norwich 1927, no. 28, p.192.Extract from Duleep Singh:|Mary, daughter of John Van Alst of Flanders, of the noble family of Baron Van Alst; born 1602; married 1626 Sir Charles Harbord, Kt., of Stanninghall, Surveyor General to Kings Charles I and II. She died 5th September, 1664, aged 64. See slab at Besthorpe|

Of Kent interest, a 17th century hand-coloured land plan; ‘A Description of certaine parcells of land lying in the severall parisshes of Mydley, Old Romney & Lydd and also at Warehorne, Kanardrington & Woodchurch in ye County of Kent, belonging to Willm. Tyndall Esq.’ ‘Measured and Mappt by Tho: Hill, sworne surveyor 1687’, 58cm x 69cm, framed under glass.

BANNERMANS OF ELSICK AND ABERNETHIE OF CRIMONMOGATE, ABERDEENSHIREMANUSCRIPT ESTATE PLANS AND MAPS. Manuscript Plan of the Lands of Crimonmogat whereof Mr William Abernethie is Proprietor, made out from an Accurate Survey 1776 by Jo. Sangster, 270 x 130cm., hand-coloured manuscript map with inset view of the mansion of Crimonmogate, backed on linen, a few small tears at head without loss; Plan of the Lands of Crimonmogate, the Property of Chas. Bannerman Esq. by John Boulton, 1834, manuscript map,90 x 177cm., Manuscript Map of the Lands of Logie, surveyed by Walker and Beattie of Aberdeen, Nov. 1828, 151 x 84cm., backed on linen, torn with minor loss; Manuscript Sketch of the March betwixt Park & Crimonmogate, 14th March 1793, 33 x 54cm; Manuscript Plan of that part of the Longhill which was controverted between Alexander Fraser of Mormond, William Abernethie of Crimonmogate, Capt. Robert Duff of Logie and James Cumine of Kininmonth, according as it is now divided, 1770, 53 x 82cm, hand-coloured in outline, backed on linen, torn at fold; Manuscript plan of the Farm at Cairness, 113 x 70cm, [c.1790], manuscript plan, outline colouring, backed on linen; General Plan of Pitfours Estates by Jno. Sherar, asst. to John Boulton, 1823, manuscript map, 79 x 157cm, outline hand-colour, backed on linen; [Plan of] The Farm of Tillikira... the property of William Abernethy, 1766, manuscript plan, 53 x 76cm., manuscript notes by James Anderson, backed on linen, a few small tears without loss; Scroll Plan of the Moss and Muirs upon the Barony of Crimmonmogate... upon which Capt. Duff has a claim for the lands of Chanriehill by David Aitken, Surveyor, 1768, manuscript map, hand-coloured in outline, 76 x 76cm., torn with loss; Plan of the Common Mosses of Crimond and Logie, with the Respective Allotments to these lands according to the Decreet Arbitral of Alex. Moir of Scotstown, 1813, manuscript map, 104 x 73cm., some hand-colour, laid down on linen; Plan of the Lands of Logie, the Property of the Hon. Admiral Duff, copied from the Original by William Urquhart 1781, 195 x 87cm., manuscript map with cartouche incorporating an anchor and ship of the line, outline hand-colour, backed on linen, wear and some loss to corners; Plan of the Estates of Crimonmogate & Logie, belonging to Sir Alexander Bannerman Bart, in the parishes of Lonmay and Crimond and the County of Aberdeen, surveyed by Lewis, 1852, 198 x 155cm., backed on linen; and several plans for barns and outbuildings (quantity)

Schoolcraft (Henry R.). Historical and Statistical Information respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, 6 volumes, 1st edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company [volumes 5-6: J. B. Lippincott & Company], 1851-7, half-titles, additional engraved title pages to volumes 1-5, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 6, 326 (of 330) lithographic, chromolithographic or engraved plates and maps, mainly after Seth Eastman, one folding table, including 58 chromolithographic plates by Ackerman, Bowen or Duval in volume 1, many of the lithographic or engraved plates and maps hand-coloured, occasional tissue-guards, lacking volume 1 plate numbers 40, 42, 52 and 70 (but plates 42 and 70 are reprinted in volume 6 as numbers 27 and 15), variable spotting, browning and offsetting, volume 1 plates 24, 44 and 45 dog-eared, secretarial presentation inscriptions to Buckingham Smith from Luke Lea as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (volume 1 front pastedown), Henry Schoolcraft (volumes 2 and 4 front pastedowns), Seth Eastman (volume 3 front pastedown), and Charles E. Mix (volume 5 front free endpaper), gift inscription from Smith to 'John Cunningham of Sevilla' dated 1864 to volume 1 half-title, ink-stamps of Michelina Gorgolini, Rome, to engraved title page and p. 22 of each volume, modern book-labels of Jay Snider, contemporary ownership inscription to volume 6 title page, volumes 1-5 edges untrimmed in original pictorial cloth gilt, recased, rubbed, wear and restoration to extremities, volume 1 endpapers renewed, volume 6 in modern cloth, large 4to (32.5 x 24.5 cm) Howes S-183; Sabin 77849; cf. Field, Indian Bibliography 1379 (with a later issue of the first volume, dated 1853). Presentation set of Schoolcraft's monumental and profusely illustrated survey of the Native American tribes, volumes one to five variously inscribed on behalf of the author, the illustrator Seth Eastman, and two Commissioners of Indian Affairs to Buckingham Smith (1810-1870), diplomat, historian of Spanish exploration in Florida and the Americas, and the first surveyor of the Everglades following Florida's accession to the United States in 1845. Volume one is a first issue, retaining the chromolithographic plates with the imprints of Ackerman, Bowen or Duval, and the unabbreviated title page.An excellent association. In volume three Schoolcraft acknowledges his use of Smith's transcripts of documents held in the Archivo-General, Mexico City, which Smith made during his posting as secretary of legation (1850-2), and of Smith's translation of the 16th-century narrative of Alvar N£¤ez Cabeza de Vaca. In fact, Smith privately supported the criticism directed against Schoolcraft by archaeologist E. G. Squier (1821-1888) from 1854, but Schoolcraft nevertheless helped secure Smith's next posting as secretary of legation in Madrid (1855-8; see Dippie, Catlin and His Contemporaries, p. 254).Inconsistencies in the numbering of the plates have led to records' also calling for 327 or 332 plates, this last figure counting 'plates' 17, 32, 33 and 36 in volume five as individuals, although they appear on two sheets.Provenance: Buckingham Smith (1810-1870; presentation inscriptions); given by Smith to 'John Cunningham of Sevilla' in 1864 (gift inscription to volume one); library of Michelina Gorgolini, Rome (ink-stamps); Jay T. Snider (bookplates; his sale, 'The Jay T. Snider Collection of Historical Americana', Christie's New York, 21 June 2005, lot 264). (6)

A Negretti & Zambra weather forecaster; a Phillip's pocket surveyor; a leather cased sight; etc.

Mauritius. Manuscript handbook to the dependencies of Mauritius, circa 1900, approximately 50 leaves + numerous blanks, several leaves written on rectos or versos only, contents leaf headed 'List of Dependencies of Mauritius', 10 manuscript charts and plans (of which 7 on india or other thin paper, mounted), depicting the Aldabra Group and Assumption Island (both part of the Seychelles) and Mal‚ (Maldives), mounted maps stained from adhesive, ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 'Seychelles 1900', disbound, narrow folio (32 x 15 cm) The dependencies of the crown colony of Mauritius included the Chagos Islands, the Seychelles, and other islands and archipelagos. A note on the leaf following the contents leaf states that the information for the first 15 dependencies is 'derived from a report of the Stipendary Magistrate made in 1880 ... in the possession of Mr Hobbs of the Mauritius C. S. (Survey Dept.); the information for the Aldabra Group is attributed to a report by surveyor S. C. E. Baty dated December 1895. (1)

Rooke, J[ohn]. Sacred Music. Or a Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Chants for the Organ, 111 New Lowther Street, Whitehaven, 1851, title page in watercolour + 454 pp. manuscript music each annotated with the name of the tune, meter and composer + 8 pp. manuscript index, contemporary stationer's ticket (Callander & Dixon, Whitehaven) and annotation 'bound 29 March 1851' to rear pastedown, mild spotting and browning, inner hinges cracked, contemporary red half roan, rubbed, oblong 8vo (14.5 x 23.5 cm), together with: [Smith, John, 1797-1861, & Edward Fitzsimons], [Irish Minstrelsy; A Selection of Original Melodies of Erin, 1st edition, Goulding & Co., 1814], engraved dedication leaf + 3 pp. list of subscribers + index leaf + advertisement leaf + 93 pp. (mainly engraved music; some leaves letterpress only), title page lacking, later half roan, binding defective, folio (33 x 23 cm) The first item is an attractive and substantial manuscript produced by one John Rooke (1807-1872), a musician and schoolmaster who spent most of his life in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven and the surrounding area. According to a recent biography written in the parish newsletter of St Bees Priory Church (June 2008), trade directories record him working variously as an artist, surveyor, music precentor, organist and portrait painter until 1844, when he became a master at St Bees Grammar School, where he worked until 1857, in which year he became headmaster of a new school established by the Haematite Iron Company. For the second work (Smith and Fitzsimons) Copac traces three copies only (Cambridge, Oxford and Trinity College Dublin). (2)

Papworth (John Buonarotti). Rural Residences, Consisting of a Series of Designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas, and other Ornamental Buildings..., 1st edition, Ackermann, 1818, 27 hand-coloured aquatint plates, a little spotting and soiling, ownership name inscription and two oval ink stamps of A.P. Johnstone, Architect & Surveyor, to half-title, contemporary half calf over marbled boards with leather spine label, rubbed, 4to Abbey, Life 45; Tooley 359. (1)

A George III silver-mounted shagreen tapered rounded rectangular draughtsman's etui, hinged cover enclosing an arrangement of drawing instruments, the armorial cartouche engraved and inscribed Thomas King, 13.5cm long, c. 1790The arms are those of the Society of Free and Accepted Masons, allegedly granted 1478 and confirmed much later. No architect called Thomas King appears in Howard Colvin's Dictionary however, so he was probably an engineer or surveyor.

‡Paul Jenkins (1923-2012)Phenomena Surveyor 1963SignedAcrylic 36 x 26cmProvenance:Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd London No. C3866DLots 104 to 172 - The Property of a Gentleman++Good condition

The Shannon in DetailAtlas: Irish Inland Steam Navigation Co.: Grantham (John) surveyor, The Traveller's Map of The River Shannon, arranged as a Guide to its Lakes, ... From its Source in Lough Allan to the Sea, in a course of 239 miles through the Counties of Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Westmeath, Kings County, Tipperary & Galway, Limerick, Kerry and Clare. Lg. oblong atlas folio [D.] 1830. Sole Edition, 15 lg. single page maps hd. cold. in outline, title & final map in fine fac-simile, some stains, recent hf. calf marble sides. Good. As an atlas, w.a.f. Ex. Rare. (1)

Vintage signs A trio of signs, includes a Bus Stop sign, National Farmers Mutual insurance Co and a Devon county council Surveyor Exeter signs, F-G (3)

West Sussex Prohibited Notice, An original alloy post mounted sign, black on white, inscribed 'W.S.C.C. The depositing of material of any kind on this verge is prohibited A Floyd county surveyor Chichester', 24" wide x 12" high, F

The impressive Hundred Days Offensive Military Cross group to Captain John Alford Cheston, Royal Fusiliers: Military Cross, George V; British War Medal and Victory Medal (CAPT. J. A. CHESTON.), nearly extremely fine; together with a set of mounted dress miniatures and a Royal Fusiliers collar badge. M.C. L.G.: 31043 02/12/19 The recipient was born in Chelsea in 1889, and followed his father, Horace Cheston, in becoming an architect. He was commissioned in the 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (2nd Sportsman's Battalion), having entered France in January 1917. In September 1918 his battalion took part in an attack in the Canal Du Nord area in which he conducted himself with remarkable bravery and professionalism. The citation for his M.C. reads: T./Lt. (A./Capt.) John Alford Cheston, 24th Bn., R. Fus. During the attack on the strongly held enemy system about the Canal du Nord on the 11th and 12th September, 1918, he led his company deep into the hostile trenches, overcoming a fierce resistance and accounting for numbers of the enemy, besides taking many prisoners. In the heavy bombardment of a counter-attack, he moved his men from the main trench to forward shell holes, thereby saving many lives as the trench was obliterated. His courage and leadership could be depended upon in any emergency. The Battalion diary records that it was "in close support to the 52nd L.I. and 2nd H.L.I. which were attacking the Havrincourt projecting angle of the enemy's line", and that "the whole of the battn eventually went into action......and reached their objectives" Following the war the recipient returned to his profession, becoming the surveyor to the Bridewell and Bethlem Royal Hospital. He was notable for his altruism: his obituary observes that "For [the welfare of the men of his battalion] he felt a measure of responsibility which he was not prepared to delegate to any ex-soldiers' society", and records his work in organising battalion reunions.

A 19th Century oil on board portrait of John Edye (1789-1873), a naval surveyor / architect with HM service, elected a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1935 and author of "Calculation on the equipment and displacement of ships of war. He was also involved in the construction of The Agamemnon, the first steam ship of the line. Standing pose beside an open window with ship in sea, 39 x 29cm, gilt gesso frame. Together with memorial booklet, last will and testament and notification of the orde of the Bath. Uncle of William Henry Edye

A Fine Military Gunter's Rule, c.1830, English, brass, by Henry Barrow, signed 'Barrow London' and 'E I C' in heart-shaped cartouche for the East India Company, scales on both sides, in addition to usual navigation, trigonomic and calculating scales and scale rule, there are gunner's scales for diameter of bore, diameter of shot and shells for various mortars and guns etc., length 63cm Note: Henry Barrow was Instrument Maker to the Surveyor General of India 1830-183

1981 Wilkinson Commemorative Sword for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana with inscription to the 82cm blade, 'Jack Edmund King. Chartered Surveyor. Mathews & Goodman 1931-1981' handle with three enamel coat-of-arms, heart shaped guard with wire bound grip and silvered knot, ltd.ed.343/1000. L99cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

 WOOD EVELYN: (1838-1919) British Field Marshal who had negotiated peace at the end of the First Boer War on 21st March 1881. Because of his involvement in the negotiations of 1881 he was advised by Garnet Wolseley that it would be impossible for him to have a field command in the Second Boer War and was therefore posted to the War Office as Quartermaster-General and Adjutant-General of the Army 1897-1901. Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Sindhora on 19th October 1858 during the Indian Mutiny. A.L.S., Evelyn Wood, two pages, 8vo, Harley Street, London, n.d., to 'My dear Brooke'. Wood informs his correspondent 'I brought up Vol I “Midshipman to F. Marshall” (sic) (& shall have Vol II in a day or two) in case you like to carry it off', asking for it to be returned and also remarking 'Bycroft has a copy however, so you need not bother yourself with it'. With blank integral leaf (two very slight traces of former mounting to the verso). Together with Garnet Wolseley (1833-1913) 1st Viscount Wolseley. Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1895-1900 at the beginning of the Second Boer War. The unexpectedly large force necessary for the initial phase of the war was largely furnished by means of the system of reserves which Wolseley had originated. However, the disastrous British defeats in the battles which occurred during 'Black Week', 10th - 17th December 1899, culminated in Wolseley's dismissal before the end of that month and Lord Roberts succeeding him in the post. A.L.S., Wolseley, three pages, 8vo, Glynde, Lewes, 7th August 1904, to Maurice. Wolseley states that he has just received a letter and large printed form from a surveyor of taxes 'asking me to supply him with “the amount of income derived from” “literary work” “during each of the last three years to Decer. 1903 or March 1904”', remarking 'I have no memo of what I recd. in 1901-2-or 3. But I do know what I have received from my Memoirs up to date' and asking 'Will you tell me as a friend what I should do. How do men who make money by literature pay income tax upon the work of their brains?', apologising for causing his correspondent any trouble and further writing 'I hope you are doing well with all your literary ventures. I study your story in the Daily Telegraph every day, & it is refreshing to read the educated soldier's story of a war which the civilians, ignorant of war, write so much nonsense about every day', also offering some advice, 'Don't make your sentences too long in your story, The shorter they are the more easily understood by the ignorant public….'. A good pair of letters on the subject matter of the soldier as author. VG, 2   Both Wood and Wolseley published several works on military themes, Wood's subjects including the Crimean War and Battle of Waterloo. His autobiography From Midshipman to Field Marshal was published in two volumes in 1906. Wolseley wrote of the military commanders John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon Bonaparte and Robert E. Lee and his autobiography The Story of a Soldier's Life was published in 1903, also in two volumes. 

Sri Lanka.- Dawson (A.H.G, Surveyor General) The Agricultural Map of Ceylon, four sheets on a scale of 4 miles to an inch, with detailed colour-coded references to the nature of agricultural production on the island, notably coconuts, tea, rubber and cacao, and numerous other agricultural and geographic specifics, lithographs printed in colour, various sizes, largest 1040 x 630 mm. (41 x 24 3/4 in), numerous repaired tears and splits, some with restored loss, minor surface dirt and browning, each with blue linen edges, unframed, Survey Dept. Ceylon, 1927 (4).

India.- Laurie & Whittle (publishers) A New Map of the Jaghir Lands, on the Coast of Coromandel, The Territory Belonging To The East India Company Round Madras From An Actual Survey In The Possession Of The Company, engraving with some outline hand-colouring, on laid paper with large watermark of fleur-de-lis, sheet 730 x 540 mm. (28 3/4 x 21 1/4 in), central horizontal fold as issied, some light offsetting, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1794.⁂ The surveys were performed by James Rennell, appointed Surveyor General in 1767 and known as "The Father of Indian Geography."

India.- Revindran Naix (R., Surveyor) District Kottayam Taluks, Devicolam and Udumbanghola, regional manuscript map, pen and ink with watercolour, 760 x 560 mm. (30 x 22 in), central and vertical folds, minor nicks and tears, unframed, 1963; together with two other manuscript maps of Attappady Valley and Nilgiri District, pen and coloured inks, 750 x 500 mm. (29 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), handling creases and folds, all unframed, [1963 and later] (3).

Burton (Richard F., & Verney Lovett Cameron). To the Gold Coast for Gold. A Personal Narrative, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1883, two folding lithographed maps (first one backed onto linen with closed tear) to volume I, half title and colour frontispiece to volume II, titles linen-backed, some light toning and soiling, one or two small repairs, bound without volume I half title and advertisements, modern brown cloth, 8vo Penzer, pages 106-07. Employed by the Guinea Gold Coast Mining Company and despite Foreign Office warnings against, Burton, along with surveyor Cameron set off for the Kong Mountains to search for gold. They duly discovered gold and other mineral deposits but were forced to return to England and forfeit all rights to any mining activities there. (2)

A Circular Based Sheffield Plate Loving Cup, With Inscription, "To Rowland Jones Defender Of The Dulas, The Surveyor With A Soul"

Notebook Filled with 19th and Some 17th/18th Century Autographs and Cuttings Many Relating to the Board/Ordnance Office. A contemporaneous index lists over 100 names (written in iron gall ink) plus another 70+ in pencil. A few notables have their family crests/mottos hand drawn and coloured. Some 17th c. examples: Charles I & Prince Rupert, Lords Clifford, Harding, Lindsay, Seymour, Warwick; Earls of Forth, Newport, Ossory, Sandwich; Marquis of Dorchester. Some 18th c. examples: George II, Earls of Bute, Egremont, Lord Chancellor Loughborough. 19th c. examples include: Mr Peel Surveyor General of the Ordnance and brother to Sir Robert Peel, Earl Charleville, address panel to Richard Byham of the Ordnance Office from Capt Pechell, Dukes of Norfolk, Marlborough, Buckingham, Sir Henry Harding, Sir Frederick Trench, Lords Belper, Chichester, Cholmondeley. The notebook’s binding is broken and many pages are loose, some are missing. Ex Harry Spilstead collection.

STAMPS 9 VICTORIA COVERS -BIDEFORD, TORRINGTON, HOLSWORTHY,BUDE & STRATTON TO J.TURNER HIGHWAY SURVEYOR FROM ROLLE ESTATE &OTHERS WITH LETTERS

Hodskinson's large scale map of Suffolk by William Faden, hand-coloured, 1783. "The County of Suffolk Surveyed by Joseph Hodskinson, of Arundel Street, Strand, London. Engraved and Published by William Faden, Geographer to The King (Surveyor to Mr Jefferys), Charing Cross. Aug 14. 1783". Together with the titled wooden case and roller, 4ft x 5ft

Madge's large scale Ordnance Survey of Essex 1805. "Part the First of the General Survey of Essex and a portion of the Adjoining Counties done by the Surveyor of His Majesty's Ordnance under the direction of Lt. Col. Mudge of The Royal Artillery. FRD". Essex was the second county to be surveyed, Kent being the first. Together with the titled wooden case and roller, 4ft x 6ft

Late 19th/early 20th Century album of photographs originally belonging to J.W. Shergold, surveyor/postmaster of Birmingham and containing images of the instrument room at the G.P.O., Bristol in 1898, P.O. Staff at Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1888, topographic views, holiday shots etc, together with an album presented to Captain J.W. Bennett in 1898 and inscribed with the names of the officers and NCO's of the 3rd Vol. Batt. Devon Regiment Condition:

An Egyptian alabaster vessel Early Dynastic Period, 1st Dynasty, 2972 - 2793 BC of waisted cylindrical form with a rim, 21cm high. Provenance Private collection, UK. Acquired by the vendors father who was surveyor for the Air Ministry and lived in Egypt in the 1920's.

A small walnut box containing gilding tools and a letter addressed to Mr Spiers from the Deputy Surveyor of the Queens Pictures, St James's Palace, thanking him for his gilding work

A mid-19th Century Great Exhibition ormolu medallion presented by Prince Albert to the architect Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt by William Wyon RA, with inscription 'Albertus Princeps Victoriae Reginae Conjux 1845' around bust of Prince Albert recto, with George and Dragon verso, edge engraved 'From HRH the Prince Consort 1851 Mattew (sic) Digby Wyatt Esqre', in blue velvet case, 57mm diam., G-VG, filled suspension hole (?) to top, together with two Faithful Service Special Police Medals; Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-1877) was a celebrated British architect, from a long line of distinguished practitioners, and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition, thus received this medal for his work, Surveyor of the East India Company, the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge, recipient of the Royal Gold Medal of the RIBA and assistant to Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the design of Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads Stations

Project surveyor bundle: manuals, photos, press kit, booklets, etc

City of Sheffield 1912 Map of Tramways, motorcar and omnibus routes, 74.5 x 124cm, Charles F. Wike City Surveyor to lower right.

A Groggshop pottery Grogg titled "Len the Surveyor", Best wishes on youyr retirement from Treforest Office, 33cm high

Beckford (Peter). Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Salisbury: J. Easton, 1805, half-title to volume 1, errata leaf to volume 2, light spotting, small spill-burn in volume 2 leaf F4 to partial loss of a few letters, volume 1 initial blank with contemporary ownership inscription of one J. H. Flook (d. circa 1834; recorded as a surveyor and architect resident at Wilton, Wiltshire), bookplates of English colonial officer H. S. W. Edwardes, newspaper and catalogue cuttings tipped to rear pastedowns, 20th-century cloth, 8vo, together with [Beckford, William], Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal. By the Author of "Vathek." 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1834, bound without half-titles, occasional light spotting, contemporary ownership inscriptions of Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn (English politician, 1775-1850) to front pastedowns, contemporary half calf, morocco labels, slightly rubbed, 8vo (4)

( 2 ) 1930's Wooden Clocks. Comprises 1/ Clock - Unnamed, But Reads - Presented to Mr J.F. Ashworth of The Occasion of His Marriage by The County Surveyor & His Staff. September 1930. 14 Inches High. 2/ Another Clock - Unnamed, Reads - Presented to Mrs W. Hodgson by Officers & Brethren, S.T. Johns Lodge No 2325, February 4 th 1937, Together with a Small Wooden Cabinet with Two Drawers. 11 Inches Wide by 10 Inches High. Together with a Pair of Wooden Bookends ( 5 ) Items In Total. A/F.

Norden, John (1548-1625?) The Surveyors Dialogue. London: Printed [by Simon Stafford] for Hugh Astley, dwelling at S. Magnus corner, 1607. First edition, quarto, illustrated with text diagrams, water staining and some worming, bound in full modern calf, period style, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Norden's work is the first 17th century English publication on the subject of surveying. It is "important because of Norden's clear account of the operation of the court of survey and because of his efforts to reconcile the differences between surveyor and tenant." (Quoted from A.W. Richeson's English Land Measuring to 1800, 1966.) A2-8, (lacking first leaf, A1, blank but for signature mark), B-Q8, R6 (final two leaves blank & lacking). http://estc.bl.uk/S113314 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Rathborne, Aaron (1572-1618) The Surveyor in Foure Bookes. London: Printed by W. Stansby for W. Burre, 1616. First edition, elaborate engraved title page by William Hole; finely engraved portrait by Francis Delaram (fl. 1615-1624) on A4 recto of the dedicatee, a sixteen year old Charles I of England as Prince of Wales; engraved portrait of the author on the final leaf (X4) by Simon van de Passe (1595?-1647); text diagrams, large text woodcut on page 130; bound in full contemporary limp parchment, fragments of alum-tawed ties, from the Kenney Collection, with their book ticket pasted inside the front board, 10 1/2 x 7 in. "Aaron Rathborne described himself as 'A gentleman practitioner in the mathematiques.' In 1616 he published The Surveyor in Foure Bookes, deemed at the time to be the most complete book on surveying in the English language. Today a copy of this book is considered quite rare. For historians of surveying, it presented the first complete picture of a seventeenth century surveyor at work and of his instruments. The frontispiece has a structure supported by two allegorical figures of Arithmetica and Geometria surmounted by celestial and terrestrial globes. The upper vignette depicts an experienced surveyor trampling 'fools and dunces underfoot.' The Surveyor was one of the first books to strongly advocate the use of mathematics in survey projects. In his book, Rathborne presented the basic principles of geometry and discussed their applications in surveying. He advocated use of the recently introduced decimal arithmetic of Simon Stevin (1585) and urged the employ of the 'new pocket tables' of logarithms." (Quoted from Frank J. Swetz's "Mathematical Treasure: Rathborne's Surveyor in Four Books," Convergence, July 2014.) https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasure-rathbornes-surveyor-in-four-books A-V6, X4 (A1 blank & present; cancelled leaves in signature O; O3 verso with "58 4/5" on fifth line). http://estc.bl.uk/S116149 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Sir Horace Jones, FRIBA (1819-1887), architect of Tower Bridge, London, cabinet, London Stereoscopic Co. Ltd, of Jones seated, stick in hand, beside the Foundation Stone of Tower Bridge, shortly before laying by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on 21st June 1886, with commemorative trowel in case on top, stone fitted with block, tackle shackle and chain, attached to wooden-framed portal crane for moving stone over time capsule to resting place, with chairs and other figures beyond, all in temporary marquee for ceremony; Jones was Architect and Surveyor to the City of London and President of the RIBA; albumen, G, some fading (1)