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Miscellaneous surveyor items, early 20th c and later, including a painted pine trunk, the front inscribed 'samples of government work', 31cm h; 52 x 35cm, a cased theodolite by E R Watts & Son, various surveyor's tripods, measuring equipment, etc

London, Whitechapel.- Manning (Joseph, surveyor) A Plan of an Estate situate in the Parish of St Mary White Chapel belonging to Messrs. Buckley Esqrs., pen and ink and watercolour plan, on vellum, watercolour coat of arms, soiled, lower edge with creases, framed and glazed, plan 270 x 780mm., 1747.

Plantation Acres. An Historical Study of Irish Land Surveyor by J. H. Andrews. Ulster Historical Foundation. 1985. Lovely copy in dust jacket. Signed by author

19th century 'Plan of Camrose Parish, Pembrokeshire', by Thomas Tamlin, land surveyor dated 1843, paper on canvas back. Overall 130cm wide approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

A 1946 Pattern Battledress Blouse bearing insignia of Royal Artillery surveyor

Hampshire.- Sleight (C., surveyor and artist) The South West View of Hook in Hampshire, the seat of William Hornby Esq., watercolour, pen and ink, on laid paper without watermark, signed and title inscribed in margin underneath, sheet 280 x 465 mm (11 x 18 1/4 in), minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, probably late 18th century

An interesting Victory Medal awarded to Private H. Haw M.M., West Yorkshire Regiment, who was caught stealing eggs from a Yorkshire hen-house in a ‘sting’ operation reminiscent of a modern-day children’s animation: Losing his reserved occupation in consequence, Haw went on to serve with distinction on the Western Front Victory Medal 1914-19 (49515 Pte. H. Haw. W. York. R.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £60-£80 --- M.M. London Gazette 22 July 1919. Harold Haw was born in Bradford in 1890 and spent his childhood at Fieldhouse Farm, Farsley. A married market gardener and father to two small children, his formerly quiet life was rudely interrupted when he caught the attention of the local authorities and The Shipley Times and Express on 22 June 1917: ‘Robbing a Calverley Hen-Roost - How a Thief was Captured and Punished At the Bradford West Riding Police Court, on Monday, Harold Haw, labourer, of Pudsey, was charged with stealing two eggs on June 14th, the property of Mr. Henry Jagger of Calverley. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Wm. Walker, surveyor to the District Council, and also a special constable, said that on May 31st he called to see Mr. Jagger on business connected with Council matters, and Mr. Jagger said that on particular days he did not get many eggs from his poultry. He suspected that this shortage was possibly connected with the visits of a man who was in charge of a horse and waggon delivering goods for the Farsley branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-op. Society. The thefts had coincided with the man’s visits so often that they could hardly be a coincidence. Witness arranged with Mr. Jagger that on the 14th inst. a trap should be set, and that they would watch the man. Three eggs were punctured with a pin, and placed where the hens usually laid. This method of marking was adopted as being less noticeable than any other way, and also that it could not be rubbed off. Witness attended as arranged as about 10 a.m. on the 14th inst., and along with Mr. Jagger, went into a bedroom of the farm-house, from which a window overlooked the farm-yard. Shortly after the accused, accompanied by two youths, brought his waggon into the yard. He then carried a sack of bran into the mistal through the top door. One of the eggs was on some hay near the door. Accused shortly afterwards came out and sauntered down the yard and again entered the mistal by the lower door. He did not stay inside many minutes, and later paid a short visit to the hen-house. The boys were delivering goods in a box, placing them in an old cottage, as the house was locked up, in the absence of both Mr. and Mrs. Jagger on business. Accused and the boys then went to the waggon and across to an adjacent farm occupied by Mr. Newton Wood. Witness and Jagger then went down and found two of the marked eggs gone. The third egg was in a nest in the hen-house, and a hen which was wanting to sit had gone into the nest and thus covered the egg. Witness followed accused and caught him just as he was delivering a sack of meal at Mr. Wood’s. Witness said: “I want those two eggs you have got from the other farm.” Accused replied, “What eggs?” Witness said, “Those two eggs which you have got, and which are marked.” Witness drew his attention to his badge of ‘special constable,” and informed him that he should search him if the eggs were not given up. After some little hesitation, accused handed over the two eggs, one from each side pocket of his inside coat. Witness then took his name and address, and told him that he should report him. Accused was subsequently arrested by P.C. Woodhouse.’ At trial the Clerk asked the farmer, Mr. Jagger, if the hens laid in the mistal: “Yes, but they don’t lay marked eggs!” (laughter)’ In summing up the case, the chairman described Haw’s actions as rather despicable and mean and he was given the choice between a 40 shilling fine or a month in the cells; it seems likely that he chose the latter. On 23 July 1917, Haw attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment and commenced training as a Lewis gunner. The recipient’s Army Service Record confirms his address at this time as 11 Croft Place, Pudsey, and notes his posting to France in March 1918. Serving with the 8th Battalion, he suffered a shrapnel wound to the right thumb near Tronville on 7 September 1918. Transferred to the 1/6th Battalion, he joined the Army of Occupation on the Rhine and was awarded the Military Medal. Returned home to Yorkshire, Haw died at North Bierley in 1921.

Five: Lieutenant Commander N. H. Hibbs, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. N. H. Hibbs. R.N.V.R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Norman Hibbs.) mounted for display, with Poole Rotary International Past President’s Jewel, silver-gilt and enamel, generally very fine £160-£200 --- Norman Hadley Hibbs was commissioned Temporary Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in October 1915, and was posted to the Motor Boat Reserve. The following month he was posted service with the Motor Fishing Boat Bon Ami, and between 1916 and 1917 served with the following ML’s: 133; 243; 422 and 433. During this time he had ‘three “Close Shaves”. Singularly enough his narrowest escapes in the service were experienced in Poole Harbour where he had three “close shaves” in one day. Two officers had stepped aboard a launch and Mr Hibbs was following them when the vessel blew up. He was blown back on shore and the other two were seriously injured. An hour or two later he encountered a submarine outside the harbour when his depth charge failed to explode. Another launch dropped a second charge, and both exploded at once and nearly blew his launch out of the water. That evening he had returned to Poole when he was struck in the chest by the jib of a crane which badly tore his clothes but did not injure him.’ (copied newspaper cutting included with lot refers). Having advanced to Temporary Lieutenant, Hibbs was demobilised in November 1919. He re-engaged for service during the Second World War as a Temporary Acting Lieutenant Commander, and commanded H.M.S. Turtle (Poole). Hibbs was the President of the Poole Rotary Club, and was elected Sheriff of Poole in 1930. In civilian life he was a Chartered Surveyor and Auctioneer, who resided at 2 Bournemouth Road, Lower Parkstone. Hibbs was also the Commodore of The Hamworthy and Bournemouth Sailing Club, which was to become Poole Yacht Club.

Folding maps. A collection of 6 folding maps of foreign parts, mostly 19th-century, including Philips's Special Large Scale Map of the North Western Frontier with a map of the Overland Routes and a Military Map of the Indian Empire, George Philip & Son, London & Liverpool, circa. 1897, folding colour lithographic map, lightly toned, laid on linen, folded in original printed cloth wrappers, 550 x 725 mm, together with:Stanford's Map of The Far East & Pacific Ocean to illustrate the international situation..., mandated territories are shown according to the latest information available, London: Edward Stanford, 1941, folding colour photolithographic map, pinholes to upper corners of margins, laid on linen, original wrappers to verso, 550 x 700 mm, plus Bartholomew's War Map of Afghanistan and the indo-Russian frontiers, with a large general map showing the connection between England, Russia, & India, Edinburgh: John Bartholomew, 1885, folding colour lithographic map, a few tears and holes to folds, original wrapper to verso, 830 x 615 mm, plusPhilip's Special Large Scale War Map of The Soudan, Extending to Suakim on the Red Sea, with an enlarged plan of Kharetu, London: George Philip & Son, 1885, folding colour lithographic map, printed in black and blue, some spotting, a few tears to folds, original wrapper to verso, 575 x 795 mm, plusMap of British Malaya including the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and Malay States not included in the Federation...., Published under the direction of the Surveyor General, 1924, folding colour lithographic map, light spotting, area of loss to top left corner, laid on linen, 915 x 880 mm, and Town of Accra, circa. 1930, folding colour lithographic map, a few pencil annotations to printed area, margins and manuscript title to verso, light toning, 900 x 450 mm QTY: (6)

New Zealand. Stanford's Atlas of New Zealand, the Provinces of Nelson and Malbrough with the adjacent parts of Wellington and Canterbury..., London, published by Edward Stanford..., 2nd of May 1864, large scale engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalized and laid on linen, minor spotting to a few areas, folded into original brown cloth boards (a little water stained and faded), 660 x 970 mm, plusGeorge Philip & Son (Publisher). New Zealand, London, Philip-Stanford Authentic Reference Maps, 1957, colour printed folding map in original printed paper wrappers, a few minute holes to folds, 710 x 560 mm and 3 other large colour printed folding maps including; South Island, New Zealand, 1st Jan 1957, Map of Christchurch and Environs, 1957 and Map of Wellington and Environs, 1960, all published by the Lands & Survey Dept, under the authority of R. G. Dick, Surveyor-General, with light dust soiling and minute holes to folds, various sizes, together with: Hewitt (Nathaniel Rogers). A collection of maps of engraved maps printed for Grant & Griffith (successors to J. Harris), circa. 1848 with original hand-colouring consisting of; Map of the World (folding, long closed tear, sheet size 220 x 380 mm), fictional map providing examples of topographical features, Europe (with contemporary ink manuscript annotations), Asia, Africa, North America, South America, England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, each approximately 220 x 280 mm (sheet size), most maps with a little dust soiling and a few ink spots, all loosely stitched together QTY: (6)NOTE:It is highly likely that the collection of Hewitt maps were the exercise sheets to accompany William Butler's Geographical and Biographical exercises, designed for the use of young ladies, Grant & Griffith, 1848.

An assortment of Maps, to include Gateshead 1901 by James Bower (Borough Surveyor), Marlborough Downs & Surrounding Areas, Berkshire/Hampshire Second Edition 1900, First Edition 1877 Pangbourne/Whitchurch/Sulham and Purley Parishes, and more, AF (parcel)

A handwritten manuscript notebook of George Webb of Lowestoft, circa 1785-1805, includes memoranda, trustees, proforma licences, bonds, warrants, examinations, notes of legislation in operation relating to customs and excise, the duties of a highway surveyor, overseer, parish vestry, clerk to justices of the peace etc.  Pages have been numbered in top corner in pencil for reference. Pages 1-37 covers the Turnpike from St Margaret's gate in Ipswich, via Woodbridge, Saxmundham, Darsham, Bulcamp, Pakefield, Lowestoft, Gunton, to the Turnpike Road in South Town or Little Yarmouth in Suffolk and a road branching off from it to Beech Lane in the parish of Darsham leading through Halesworth by Stone Street to Bungay. It lists the names of the trustees, qualifications for a trustee, information on holding meetings at the Three Ton's at Yoxford from 25 May 1785. It covers the appointment of officers, lists the turnpikes to be erected from the Kesgrave Bell or Church, Melton Street, the north end of Saxmundham, the north end of Blythburgh Dam, Benacre Walnut Tree, the south end of Gorleston Common, Bramfield Street and St John's Church, the tollgate tolls, exemptions from tolls, evasion of tolls, the application of the money from the tolls, borrowing money, repairs, damages etc. Pages 38-44 have notes on accessories Pages 45-50 have notes on taxes including old and new window taxes, and taxes on shops, gloves, male and female servants, attornies, pawn brokers, coach makers, wheel carriage, post horses, hawkers and pedlars, game, stamps, medicine Pages 51-52, 94-96 & 144 have notes on the military act 19 Geo III and the militia Pages 53-54 have the text for search warrants, judgements etc for an officer of the Excise Page 68 & 97 Assize of Bread Pages 69-70 & 166 Examinations of an Overseer of the Poor Bond etc Pages 71-72 Auction Duty Page 73-74 Justices Clerks fees table Pages 76-80 have notes on legislation and the licensing of Pawn brokers Pages 81 & 83-87 has notes on alehouse licensing etc Pages 81-82 has information on the press gang Pages 98-108 have notes on Highway Surveyors duties etc Pages 148-154 have notes on aliens Pages 163-164 have notes on measuring corn Page 167 has a mariners licence to pass A well presented, interesting piece of social history in Suffolk. -

Four 19th century feminine portrait silhouette, including Dora Ennis Graham who accidently drowned with her husband and child in March 1845, approx 7.5 x 11.5 cms framed; Margaret McGregor (1810-1903) who married Walter Simons in 1850, this sketch was done by her brother Walter McGregor in December 1836; another of Great Grandmother Beech 7 x 11 cms and Margaret L. Collis who married James Collis in 1845 (architect and surveyor). All framed and glazed.  -

LOW COUNTRIES -- DELFT -- "AFBEELDING der Stad Delft" (also called: "Kaart figuratief van Delft"). Amst., P. Smith, n.d. (1703). Engr. wall plan of Delft, consisting of 28 parts, including the city plan printed on 4 conjoined sheets. The city plan is framed, glazed and under passepartout, the other prints loose as issued. (Partly browned/discold., partly w. traces of previous framing, plan & perspective view laid down on cardboard). NOTE: Dirck Evertsz. van Bleyswijck (1639-1681), was commissioned in 1675 to have a map made with accompanying images of buildings and cityscapes. Only 1 copy of the first edition from 1678 seems to have survived, now in the municipal archive of Delft. Of this second edition only 200 copies were made. The map consists of a city plan, a bird's eye view of Delft, Delfshaven seen from the Maas on top of four family crests of Delft mayors, 22 images of buildings, two maps of Overschie and Delfshaven, and finally a short text with a description of the city of Delft. This plan together with the border prints can be put together to form a monumental wall map of almost four square meters! The map's measurements were taken by surveyor Jacob Spoors, (1595–1677), who would become a particularly important individual in Johannes Vermeer’s network of friends and colleagues interested in exploring the natural world through art, science, mathematics, and optical devices. Johannes de Ram was engaged to engrave the map with five fine cartouches by Romeyn de Hooghe; Coenraet Decker engraved the surrounding pictorial panels.

THE CAMBRIAN VISITOR WITH ENTRY BY WILLIAM WESTON YOUNG being 'A Monthly Miscellany for The Principality of Wales and the Adjoining Counties', January to August 1813, bound with its continuation 'The Cambrian Magazine', published Swansea, engraved frontispiece Swansea Castle, bookplate for Arthur Owen Evans Archdeacon of Bangor 1921, quarter calf, gilt titled spine, 8voProvenance: private collection CardiffAuctioneer's Note: William Weston Young (1776–1847), the Quaker entrepreneur of Bristol and Glamorganshire, artist, botanist, wreck-raiser, surveyor, potter, and inventor of the firebrick and the major investor in the Nantgarw porcelain enterpriseComments: corners bumped, boards worn, foxing to print

1694 (Oct 10) Entire letter from the Navy Office, sent during the co-regency of William and Mary (1689-94), therefore headed "For their Maj. Service" above the address "For Anth. Bowyer Esq. at Camberwell", reverse with "PENY / POST / PAYD / B / SAT" Borough Office Government Dockwra handstamp. The letter is a tender for supplying elm timber to Deptford, and is signed by eight members of the Navy Board including Sir Richard Haddock (Admiral, Comptroller of the Navy) and Edmund Dummer (Surveyor-General of the Navy), also signed by Bowyer, who has agreed to the proposed terms. Dummer also operated a line of Packets from Falmouth to Spain and Portugal, and started the first Packet service to the West Indies in 1702 (until 1711, the famous Dummer Packets). A little soiled and pressed file folds but scarce. Photo on Page 22.

PETER PAUL MARSHALL (1830-1900) 'Haymaking' 1860, signed with monogram lower right, and signed again and inscribed "Hay/time/Peter Paul/10 Tottenham Terrace/Tottenham N./25.0.0."on a fragmentary label on the reverse, and inscribed "No.97/Hayfield at back of P.P. Marshall's house Tottenham/with...V Epping Forest in the distance/the artist's sons William and Johnnie with their mother/and the children of the late J. H. Stewart/Exhibited at Royal Academy price 25 gns/Painted by P. P. Marshall 1860"on the backboard, oil on board, 31.75cm x 45.75cmProvenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.Note: Marshall is best known for having been a partner in the famous firm of 'Fine Art Workmen': Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. A hearty, extrovert character, he was born in Edinburgh and spent his early life in Liverpool. By profession he was a surveyor and sanitary engineer, but he painted in his spare time and exhibited at the Liverpool Academy. He was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite paintings shown there in the 1850's, and married Gussy, daughter of John Miller, a Liverpool merchant of Scottish descent who was an enthusiastic patron of the Pre- Raphaelites themselves and their Liverpool followers. By 1861 he had settled in London, becoming a partner in the Morris firm when it was launched that year. He never played a very active role, but during the early 1860's he produced some ten or eleven cartoons for stained glass, being represented in such important commissions as St Michael's Brighton, St Martin's, Scarborough, and the east window of Bradford Cathedral. A.C. Sewter wrote that 'the best of his cartoons testify to a high degree of natural talent', and suggested that the influence of Rossetti on some of them might indicate that he attended Rossetti's evening classes at the Working Men's College (The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle, I, 1974, pp.73-4). However, his closest friend among the Pre-Raphaelites was Madox Brown, in whose diary he often appears (see Virginia Surtees (ed.), The Diary of Ford Madox Brown, 1981, passim). There is also an attractive glimpse of him and his family in Lady Burne-Jones's Memorials (1904, I, p. 238). 'It must have been in April of this year [1862] that we paid a Saturday to Monday visit to the Marshalls at Tottenham. A cheery, reckless household it was, with big Peter Paul ("Poll"was the sound his little wife gave to the name she called him) at the head of it: I remember a small cup of gunpowder being given to the boys to keep them quiet in the morning. Marshall sang the Scotch songs for which we always asked, and besides "Clerk Sauders"we got from him the beautiful tunes of "Sir Patrick Spens"and "Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny bride!"Marshall remained a partner of the firm until 1875, when it was re-organised and he was bought out. We last hear of him in 1877 when he made his first and only appearance at the Royal Academy with a portrait of Miss Bessie Currie. By this time he seems to have been living in Dartford, perhaps having retired.

A 1:48 SCALE ARCHITECTS MODEL FOR THE OPIUM CLIPPER SYLPH, DESIGNED BY SIR ROBERT SEPPINGS FOR RUSTOMJEE COWASJEE, 1831 the 24in. hull carved from the solid with ebonised top sides pierced for twenty guns with red-lined ports, gilt female bust figurehead, head rails with boomkins, catheads, carved stern and quarter lights with green windows, plain decks with cutaway masts and bowsprit, mounted on three simulated brick plinths with side wire supports on shaped ebonised display base, overall measurements -- 10 x 30in. (25.5 x 76cm.)The lure of opium to the Chinese went back centuries, but once the merchants and entrepreneurs of British India became involved in the supply of opium to meet China’s insatiable demand, the trade rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative on earth.With the trade in Indian opium already booming by 1830, the following year saw the launching of Sylph, one of the most celebrated of all the ships plying the run to China. Built at Howrah in West Bengal for Rustomjee Cowasjee, a wealthy Parsee shipowner who made a fortune from opium, he was so determined to own a record-breaker that he sent to London and persuaded none other than Sir Robert Seppings, the illustrious Surveyor of the Navy, to design it for him. Measured at 304 tons, much the same as most other vessels in the trade, she was 100½ feet long with a 26-foot beam and had a complement of 70 men. Originally barque-rigged but later altered to a full ship rig, whichever rig she carried she proved extremely fast and, in 1833, set the record from Calcutta to Singapore in 9 days 20 hours which stood for many years.During her career, she often found herself racing against other notable opium clippers, most frequently with Red Rover but also with the Antonio Pereira, the latter match ending in tragedy when her adversary was lost without trace between Singapore and Macao in July 1838. In 1839, her reputation for speed even saw her in line for an Indian government mail contract but, at the last moment, her owner withdrew her as the financial reward was pitiful when compared to the profits from opium. When the so-called ‘Opium War’ with China began in 1840, Sylph and the other vessels in the opium fleet simply mounted more guns and carried on regardless; indeed, the Chinese were so desperate for opium that the authorities ‘turned a blind eye’ to the trade even though England and China were formally at war.Stranded on a reef and very nearly wrecked off Singapore in 1835, her passengers, crew and most of her valuable cargo of 1,115 chests of opium were saved by the HEIC’s 18-gun sloop Clive, and Sylph herself was finally floated off and made it back to Singapore for repairs. Another narrow escape occurred in May 1840 when Sylph, in company with her sister the Cowasjee Family, was attacked by a large fleet of armed Chinchew junks north of Amoy and both only got away thanks to their superior speed. After another race with the fast little Poppy in 1841, an admiring newspaper correspondent wrote that, despite being a decade old, “The good old Sylph….still wears the belt for a clean pair of heels. Far prettier vessels have been built, but none can show her stern to the Sylph in a race….”.Still turning in fast passages and record profits all through the 1840s, including the war years, Sylph left Hong Kong for Singapore on 11th July 1849, but was never seen again despite an extensive search. With no bad weather reported, it was assumed that she had fallen victim to pirates off the island of Hainan, which was subsequently confirmed by the master of a Chinese junk.Port cathead missing; good overall original condition with wear commensurate with age - dust, one or two paint chips, poop deck with hairline crack foward of mizzen mast.

NEW MAP OF NORTH WALES 1820 - 22 BY THOMAS DIX SURVEYOR FRAMED 30 X 24

Early printed books: Rare edition by Mattheus Van Nispen, Lantmeter van de Graeflijckheyts Domeynen in Z. Hollandt. De beknopte Lant-Meet-Konst. Hier by gevoeght het trattaet van de landtmaten door J.P. Dou ende C. Eversdyck ende andere. Opdracht Aen den VVel-geboren Heer, De Heer Barthout van Slingeland. At Mattheus de Vries, Boeckverkooper Tot Dordrecht. 1708.(with an original ink drawing of a surveyor dated 1765) 17 x 10 cm.damage and old restorations on the cover.

Charles Coote, The Duke of Devonshire and Charles Dickens. An interesting archive of letters and ephemera belonging to the composer Charles Coote, personal pianist of the 6th Duke of Devonshire, comprising:Three Autograph Letters Signed from Catherine Dickens (4 page, Feb 1853; 1 page, Jan 1854; 2 page, Dec 1856); One page ALS from Charles Dickens (31st Jan, 1860); Four page ALS from Georgina Hogarth at Tavistock House (Dickens’ sister-in-law and housekeeper); Five envelopes signed by Charles Dickens (1850s); Over eighty ALS, mainly addressed to Charles Coote, including six letters from his brother in India, four letters in three envelopes with the seal of the Surveyor General of Prisons, one arranging a visit to Pentonville Prison and a series of thirteen ALS relating to a ‘Guild of Literature’ tour including letters from the Duke of Devonshire and E. Bulwer Lytton; Five copy letters to the Duke of Devonshire; Seventeen manuscript notes; Two theatre posters, one for Bulwer Lytton’s comedy ‘Not So Bad As We Seem’ with Charles Dickens playing ‘Lord Wilmot’ (1851); Several items of ephemera including the visiting card of William Harwood, Executioner; a band payment table (1838); a Burial notice and a worn musical score for Coote’s quadrille ‘The Lights O’ London’.[Charles Coote ‘was associated with Chatsworth and the Duke of Devonshire for around thirty years. As well as leading the Duke’s private orchestra, he was ‘loaned out’ by the Duke on a number of occasions to the author Charles Dickens to play for various productions across England’. (Elizabeth French - See ‘Music from the Archives’ June 2023, a blog on the Chatsworth Website)].[Provenance - family descent from Charles Coote]

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (6162 A. Cpl. I. C. Plaskett. 1-Can. Inf.; 931117 Pte. A. F. McRae. 2-C.M.R.); together with Victory Medal 1914-19 (Major B. A. Rhodes.) generally very fine or better (3) £50-£70 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Ivor Charlie Plaskett was born in Portsmouth, England in January 1894. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion (Ontario Regiment), Canadian Infantry. Corporal Plaskett was killed in action on the Western Front, 10 March 1915, and is buried in the Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France. Beverley Alan Rhodes was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in July 1890. He was a Surveyor prior to the Great War, and had prior military service of three years at the Royal Military College, Kingston; and, with 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Rhodes served as a Major with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia) on the Western Front.

Calcutta. Plan of the City of Calcutta, published under the direction of Colonel St. G. C. Gore, R. E. Surveyor General of India, Calcutta: May 1901, large colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset lists of streets and lanes, slight staining to the margins, 1240 x 1025 mm, marbled endpapers which are frayed, contained in a near contemporary green cloth slipcase, the slipcase worn and frayed, together with Allen (W. H. & Co. publishers). Map of India from the most recent Authorities, 1859, map engraved by J & C Walker with contemporary wash colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, table of explanation, slight staining, 930 x 830 mm, advertisement endpapersQTY: (2)

Bower (Hamilton). Diary of a Journey Across Tibet, 1st edition, London: Rivington, Percival and Co, 1894, ownership inscription of John Bower (the author's brother) to half-title, frontispiece, folding map (frayed with small loss), 29 full-page and smaller illustrations, hinges cracked, sewing loosened with text block separated in places, original green pictorial cloth, rubbed with some wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Yakushi B533. In 1891 Hamilton Bower and Dr. W. G. Thorold, at the instigation of the British Indian intelligence service, travelled 1200 miles across the Tibetan plateau through unknown country, at an average elevation of 19000 feet, despite being deserted by their guides, their food supplies giving out and almost all their transport animals dying. The Indian sub-surveyor Atma Ram accompanied Bower and Thorold and made an important map of the region which is reproduced in the book. Bower was the first European to cross the Tibetan plateau, for which he was awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.

Morris (Lewis). Plans of Harbours, Bars, Bays and Roads in St. George's Channel; lately survey'd under the direction of the Lords of the Admiralty and published with their permission, 1st edition, 1748, engraved title, 25 engraved plans, charts and plates, lacking final Appendix leaf (i.e. pp. 19-20) at end, a few plates and leaves with tears and repairs, some close-trimmed, 2 folding plans repaired and reinforced to versos, some dust-soiling and light water stains, bookplate of Edward Breese (1835-1881, Welsh antiquary), front hinge tender, contemporary half calf, rubbed with some edge wear, oblong 4to, 20 x 26 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:The first marine survey of the Welsh coast by a Welsh surveyor. Morris was a self-taught hydrographer from Anglesey, and after his earlier proposals for surveying the Welsh coast and harbours were initially turned down they were eventually accepted and published by the Admiralty in September 1748.

Birmingham. Beilby, Knott & Beilby (publishers), To the Right Honourable William Earl of Dartmouth, Viscount Lewisham &c. &c. the Zealous Promoter of the interests of the Town and Liberal Patron of its Public Institutions, This Map of Birmingham engraved from a minute Trigonometrical survey, made in the years 1824 & 1825, is with permission dedicated..., J. Pigott Smith, Surveyor and Engineer, Birmingham, March 25th 1828, uncoloured large engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset plan of the town of Birmingham in the year 1731, large calligraphic cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight staining and offsetting, edged in green silk which is frayed with some loss, short splits along old folds, 1380 x 1290 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase, case worn and frayedQTY: (1)NOTE:An uncommon large scale map of Birmingham.

Two late 19th/ early 20thC cased drawing instrument sets, comprising a mahogany cased example for West Riding Surveyor, and another for G Thornton of Manchester. (2)

CHART OF RIVER M, FROM ROCK LIGHTHOUSE TO EASTHAM AND GARSTON, 1968, SURVEYOR CAPTAIN WR COLBECK, APPROX 130 x 90cm

A brass metal plaque with Barclays Bank hours on one side and Ernest Cowpe, Surveyor and Building Society agent on other side

Cyril Croucher (British, b1951) Marazion - 2001 Acrylic on board Signed lower left Framed and unglazed Measures approx. 41cm x 20cm  Cyril Croucher was born in 1951. He was born and grew up in Shoeburyness,a small village in Essex. He studied and graduated at Southend-on-Sea Art College and then set out to establish himself as a professional artist. Dissatisfied with the art work he was producing and following the death of his father, Cyril Croucher stopped painting and, as he says, “rejoined the real world and got a proper job”. For the next twenty years Cyril worked in various trades, from boat building to gardening, and finally settled into a successful career as a property surveyor. It was only when he moved to Cornwall that he started to paint again - unable to help himself in the face of so much inspirational material. It was the houses and boats in their quaint harbour settings that interested Croucher most, and his present style was born and began to evolve. Cyril and his wife bought and extended the Millpool Art Gallery in Mousehole and began to exhibit his new work. The work was much admired and collected. The gallery has now closed but Croucher's art work has continued to grow hugely in popularity and he continues to participate in numerous successful exhibitions in the UK. Cyril Croucher likes to create a different view of the world. It is his own particular interpretati

India.- Third Anglo-Mysore War.- Smith (James) Plan of the position of the Confederate Armies under the Direction of Earl Cornwallis before Seringapatam, engraving by Armstrong, with some hand-colouring, on cream laid paper without visible watermark, platemark 420 x 320 mm (16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in), 495 x 340 mm (19 1/2 x 13 3/8 in), good margins, some signs of old damp-stains and cracking to sheet, but carefully restored and appears stable, marginal nicks, old folds, unframed, [c. 1793]*** This version of Smith's map, which seems to be unrecorded, was 'Reduced by M. Armstrong', presumably the surveyor and mapmaker Mostyn John Armstrong. Armstrong supplied the map of the Carnatic and Mysore for Home's volume, but this is from a second printing plate, although geographically near identical.

Records of the Survey of India Volume XX, The War Record 1914 - 1920 published under the direction of Colonel Commandant E.A. Tandy, R.E. Surveyor General of India dated 1925, with an accompanying letter dated 16th June 1926 from Colonel Tandy presenting a copy of the records to General Sir Alexander Cobbe, VC, in Rawalpindi

GUSTAV VI ADOLF: (1882-1973) King of Sweden 1950-73. A.L.S., Gustav Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden, three pages, 8vo, Stockholm, 22nd January 1920, to [Lionel] Cust, on the Prince's blind embossed monogrammed stationery. The Prince writes concerning Gunnar Wengstrom, a member of staff at the National Museum in Stockholm, who will be going to England for two months to study paintings and drawings, and enquires 'Might I ask you to let him see the collection at Windsor Castle and would it be possible for you to help him to get a permit to see the collection at Chatsworth too?', further adding that he hopes it will not cause Cust too much trouble and explaining that Wengstrom will be travelling at the expense of the museum. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGLionel Cust (1859-1929) British art historian who served as director of the National Portrait Gallery 1895-1909 and as Surveyor of Pictures in Ordinary to the King from 1901-27.

A section of an 18th century map around North London, John Rocque, Land Surveyor dated 1741. Framed and glazed. H.76 W.93cm.

Railways. Stephenson (George, surveyor), Plan and section of an Intended Railway, commencing at the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Salford in the Parish of Manchester and County Palatine of Lancaster, and Terminating at or near to Quarry Gap, in the West Riding of the County of York, where it is intended to join the Proposed Railway from Bradford to Leeds and of the Branches therefrom. Surveyed under the direction of George Stephenson Esq. r, Civil Engineer, by T. L. Gooch, circa 1830, large engraved plan with contemporary outline colouring on four conjoined sheets, the paper watermarked 'J. Whatman 1830', calligraphic title, compass rose and cross sections, slight dust soiling and creasing, 650 x 2300 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Rare. No institutional copies found.

England & Wales. Rocque (John), England and Wales Drawn from the most accurate surveys, Containing all the Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns and Villages..., circa 1794, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two sheets not conjoined, large cartouche with later hand-colouring, inset map of the Scilly Isles, old folds, slight offsetting and spotting, overall size 1200 x 985 mm, together with Kitchin (Thomas). A New Map of England & Wales Drawn from Several Surveys &c. on a new Projection Corrected from Astronomical Observations..., The Canals inserted to 1792 by J. Phillips Surveyor, Laurie & Whittle, 12th May 1794, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two sheets not conjoined, inset map of the Scilly Isles, large uncoloured decorative cartouche, the cartouche incorporates a coastal scene with a ship, a soldier and a sailor and a spread of artefacts representing British trades, including sheep, wheat and cannonballs, compass rose and table of remarks, slight dust soiling, old folds, overall size if conjoined 1275 x 1090 mmQTY: (4)

William IV silver snuff box, of rectangular form with repousse and chased floral decoration to sides, with presentation engraving to hinged cover reading 'Presented to Mr John Fenwick for his valuable and gratuitous services as surveyor of the highways of Whitby by several of the Rate Payers 1837', hallmarked Birmingham 1835, maker's mark TS, W9cm, D6cm, H2.5cmCondition Report: Approximate weight 3.71 ozt (115.2 grams)General wear commensurate with age and use, in the form of surface scratches, nicks and small knocks. Some rubbing to detail in higher points of decoration. Hallmarks with small amount of wear but generally legible.

A Great War M.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer A. J. Le Sueur, 60th Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (458416 L. Cpl. A. J. Le Sueur. 60/Can: Inf: Bn:); British War and Victory Medals (458416 W.O. Cl. 2 A. J. Le Sueur. 60-Can. Inf.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, 1914-1918; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (5) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916. Neither Croix de Guerre appears in the London Gazette. Arthur James Le Sueur was born in Austin, Texas, on 12 November 1888. A surveyor by trade, he had previously served in the U.S.A. Army Engineer Corps, when he attested at Montreal for the C.E.F. on 2 August 1915. He sailed from Montreal in the S.S. Scandina on 6 November 1915, and served on the Western Front with the 60th Canadian Infantry from 21 February 1916. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Major K. E. Aitken, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, attached Leicestershire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Major K. E. Aitken.) nearly extremely fine (2) £140-£180 --- Kenneth Edmonstone Aitken was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 6 July 1882. Educated at Berkhamsted School, he passed the University of London matriculation examination at age 16 and won the St. Andrews Entrance Science Scholarship at University College in the process. Taking employment as surveyor with the Federated Malay States Railways from 12 May 1913 to 30 August 1914, he returned to England after his employment was suspended due to the War and enlisted in the Inns of Court Officer’s Training Unit. Appointed to a commission in the 12th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Regiment, he served in France from 3 October 1917. Gassed and admitted to hospital on 13 May 1918 near Étaples, he was granted three weeks’ sick leave before returning to the Western Front attached 11th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, with whom he continued to serve post-Armistice as part of the British Army of the Rhine. Relinquishing his commission on 26 October 1920, Aitken returned to a family coming to terms with the loss of a younger brother at the gateway to Baghdad on 4 August 1919: ‘Island Officer killed by Sepoy. Mr. Charles Aitken, of Inglefield, Totland Bay, has received the following letter from Col. W. Capper, Controller of Officers’ Casualties at the War Office:- ‘I am directed by the Military Secretary to inform you that a cable, dated 15th. inst., has been received at the War Office from the base at Basra stating that a Court of Enquiry held to investigate the death of your son, Captain (Acting Major) Archibald Bruce Aitken, Royal Engineers, who has been reported to you as ‘killed in action’ on the 4th August, 1919, facts have been elucidated which now show that his death was caused by a Sepoy of the 9th Company, 2nd Sappers and Miners, who ran amok on 4th August, 1919… Capt. Aitken acted in the bravest possible manner to meet the emergency and in trying to save the lives of others, lost his own.’ Taking employment as a civil engineer in Argentina, Aitken clearly struggled to adjust to post-War life. Returned to the south coast of England, his story was later published in The Yorkshire Post on 13 December 1932: ‘Kenneth Edmonstone Aitken (50), believed to be a retired Major, and living at Duncan Road, Southsea, was found dead in the garden of the house yesterday, with a bullet wound in his head. He was dressed only in his pyjamas and dressing gown. A fully loaded six-chambered revolver was on the ground nearby. One bullet had been fired. Mr. Aitken is believed to have served in the Yorkshire Light Infantry. After he retired from the Army he held a post for some time as railway engineer in South Africa (sic) and Spain. He was a bachelor and had lived for about five years with his mother at Totland Bay, Isle of Wight. She died about a month ago, and he had been living at Southsea in apartments for about ten months. He had not enjoyed good health recently. Aitken, who was lodged in the house, was heard by the landlord moving about at 4 o’clock in the morning, and at about 8 o’clock the tragedy was discovered. He has no relatives living in the district, but some were summoned from other parts of the country.’

Family Group: Three: Private P. G. Alves, Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 9 August 1915 1914-15 Star (10905 Pte. P. G. Alver. Dorset: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10905 Pte. P. G. Alver. Dorset. R.) very fine National Fire Brigades Union Long Service medal, silver, with ‘Twenty Years’, the reverse engraved (Lieutenant G. Alves, Feb 6th 1913) the edge numbered ‘1019’, with top ‘Twenty Years’ riband bar, extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- Percy George Alves was born in Glastonbury, Somerset, in 1894. He attested into the Dorset Regiment for service during the Great War and served at Gallipoli with the 5th Battalion from 11 July 1915. He was killed in action less than a month later, on 9 August 1915, during the attack on Kiretch Tepe Sirt, at Suvla Bay, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. George Alves the borough surveyor for Glastonbury, as well as a Lieutenant with the local fire brigade and father of the above, was born in 1856. He was awarded his National Fire Brigades Long Service Medal on 6 February 1913. Sold with copied research.

Beads made from the deck of H.M.S. Victory. An old card, 200mm x 145mm, with 2 rows of wooden beads, with black ink inscription below reading ‘Made made from a plank from the deck of the “Victory” where Nelson was shot. Procured by Sir J. Henshaw (late Chief Surveyor of the Navy) immediately after the return from Trafalgar.’ A smaller inscription inside a much smaller row also reads ‘From a very ancient beam of oak Rochester Cathedral’, good condition and an interesting relic £150-£200

Palitoy Action Man "Combat" Engineer Surveyor, blonde hair, blue pants, eagle-eyes, gripping hands, wearing helmet, jacket, trousers, boots, machine gun, theodolite, generally Good, not checked for completeness, unboxed.

John Habersham, ADS, authorizing the survey of 1150 acres of land in Washington County, Georgia, signed boldly as president of the Executive Council. Also signed by Joseph Pannell, surveyor, and dated May 17th, 1784 and recorded with signature by David Rees (1746-1832), Judge Advocate Georgia Continental Line. Approximate Dimensions:Document h.6.5", w. 8.1875" Frame h. 10.375" , w. 11.75"Condition:The document, previously folded, has since has been nicely laid flat into a glass covered brown frame and is held in place by glue dots in the corner.

Collection of Victorian Welsh ephemera: letterhead and receipts from John S Brown Swansea, Income Tax Returns, Architect and Surveyor receipts, plans etc. Additional images added.

Mordant (John), The Complete Steward, two-volume set, first edition, London: Printed for W. Sandby, 1761, one folding table only (of 2), contemporary calf boards, slightly worn, rebacked in later 20th c calf gilt, reinforced at each gutter, 8vo, Bayldon (J.S., Land-Surveyor and Valuer), The Art of Valuing Rents and Tillages, fourth edition, London: Printed for Longman, et al., 1832, frontispiece, title-page inscribed in 20th c MS, in-keeping 20th c quarter-calf over marbled boards, uncut, 8vo, Lawrence (John), The Modern Land Steward, second edition, London: Printed by C. Whittingham, 1806, publisher's catalogue at verso, 20th c quarter-calf over marbled boards, uncut, 8vo, idem., the first edition, 1801, original publisher's boards, uncut, 8vo, & Brown (Robert E.), The Book of the Landed Estate, Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1869, defective original binding, 8vo, (6)

Staffordshire. Leech (W., Surveyor in Leek), Particulars of an Estate in the Parish of Kingsley & County of Stafford belonging to Hugh Sleigh Esq., 1850, calligraphic title-page within carmine and green watercolour swagged festoon, bellhusk and laurel garlands, [10]ff of manuscript inscribed to verso only, contemporary papered wrapper, split with some movement, foolscap

Leybourn (William) The Compleat Surveyor, containing the whole Art of Surveying of Land, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, previous owner's marginal ink note to title, woodcut diagrams, engraved initials and headpieces, worming at gutter not affecting text, marginal manuscript notes (F2, 2G4 (verso) & 2M4), manuscript diagram to final blank, L3 with small hole in text, 2F4 with loss to corner not affecting text, scattered spotting and staining, ex-Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors with their bookplate, modern endpapers, near contemporary sheep, rebacked, rubbed and worn, rubbing to corners and extremities, folio, by R. and W. Leybourn, for G. Sawbridge, 1657.

SIR AUGUSTUS WALL CALLCOTT (BRITISH 1779-1844) THE TRENT ON THE TYROL Oil on canvas 76 x 111.5cm (29¾ x 43¾ in.)Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1836, No. 130 Sir Augustus Wall Callcott began his career as a pupil of John Hoppner but developed an interest in British landscape painting and later travelled through France, Holland and Italy recording expansive scenes and exhibiting them very successfully at the Royal Academy. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1837 he later turned to history painting and in 1844 was honoured with the appointment of Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. Condition Report: The canvas is relined, fine surface craquelure but the paint appears to be stable. There are minor abrasions to the edges. Under UV light there are some scattered spots of retouching. The largest is a diagonal line running from the top right corner down to the figure in the bottom foreground, this is probably a repaired tear. There is also an area of retouching at the centre of the sky. It has a layer of dirt and decoloured varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer

Wren (Christopher). Parentalia, or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens, viz. of Matthew, Bishop of Ely, Christopher, Dean of Windsor, etc. but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren... compiled by his son Christopher Wren, late Surveyor-General of the Royal Buildings, President of the Royal Society, &c. &c. in which is contained, besides his works, a great number of original papers and records; on religion, politicks, anatomy, mathematicks, architecture, antiquities; and most branches of polite literature; Compiled, by his son Christopher; now published by his grandson, Stephen Wren, Esq; with the care of Joseph Ames, F.R.S...., 1st edition, London: Printed for T. Osborn, and R. Dodsley, 1750, mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Christopher Wren by John Faber (trimmed to plate mark and relined on contemporary laid paper), title page printed in red and black, dedication with large armorial crest, list of subscribers, 14 engraved plates (including 3 portraits) and 7 folding engraved plans (including a map of London and its environs) with two additional tipped-in engravings by Samuel Ward: Magnetica Magnalia (frontispiece to The Wonders of the Load-Stone, or, the load-stone newly reduc’t into a divine and morall use, London: 1640) at page 227, and The Monument, The figure of y Columne Erected for ye Perpetual Memory of ye most famous City of London that was almost wast by fire in ye Prodigious year 1666 at page 322, plus an annotated contemporary pen and brown ink drawing of Roman urns at page 267, the other additional plates include prospects and interiors of St Pauls, a view of St Peter's Cathedral Westminster (trimmed and laid on contemporary paper),some closed tears to folds, occasional light spotting to plates, appendix, index and bookbinder instructions bound at rear, rough-trimmed edges, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, modern sprinkled half calf over marbled boards, lower outer corners showing, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Harris, British Architectural Books 949; Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection II, 97; ESTC T145737.The rare first edition of one of the earliest biographies of the celebrated English architect Sir Christopher Wren, compiled by his son and grandson. This copy extra-illustrated with 11 additional engravings and an annotated original drawing illustrating two Roman urns discovered when the foundations of St. Pauls were being laid.

A Box of Six Action Man Action Soldier Accessory Packs 40th Anniversary Nostalgic Collection, replicas of original products, Engineer Surveyor, Bazooka, Camouflage outfit & Parachute pack, Engineer Drill, Rifle Rack & Kit Bag, all in mint condition, Hasbro 2006 issues. (6 items)

‘ A Survey of the County of Worcester ‘ including large foldout ‘ New Map of Worcestershire by William Tunnicliffe Land Surveyor 1788 ‘ (torn to upper left), Further maps cut out from centre. Scarce title.

China - - Umfangreiche Sammlung von ca. 475 OPhotographien (Vintages, Silbergelatine- u. Albuminabzüge) mit Aufnahmen aus Tsingtau und Umgebung, ca. 210 tls. chromolithogr., tls. kol. Photo-Postkarten sowie 5 Briefen aus dem Nachlass des 1904-1907 in Tsingtau als kaiserlicher Vermessungsangestellter tätig gewesenen Bernhard Busjan. Der Westfale Bernhard Busjan (1876-1945) begab sich am 25.03.1904 auf die Reise nach Tsingtau, wo er von Mai 1904 bis Sep. 1907 als Angestellter des kaiserlichen Vermessungsamts mit Flächenmessungen und tachymetrischen Aufnahmen beschäftigt gewesen ist. - Die Photos zeigen zahlr. Ansichten (Straßen u. Straßenszenen, Gebäude, Fabrik, Strand, Iltisdenkmal (Shanghai) etc.), Einheimische (Musikanten, Festivitäten, Arbeiter, Fischer, Bettler, Sänftenträger, Schächter), Militär (Marine, den japanischen General Nogi mit dem russischen General Stößel nach dessen Kapitulation von Port Arthur am 2. Jan. 1905 etc.), private Treffen, Versammlungen u. Gesellschaften (Jagd), Schiffe im Hafen (Gouverneuer Jaeschke, Frankfurt, München, Iltis, Taku u.a.), russische Kriegsschiffe, Reederei, hl. Stätten, Bahnhof, Busjan bei der Arbeit im Gelände u. in einem Buddhistenkloster im Lauschan, darunter 9 großformatige Aufnahmen von Gustave Richard Lambert ((4), Singapur (Robinson Rd. 7, Malay Mosque) mit Blindstempel), Zangaki u.a. - Versch. Formate von ca. 8 x 10,5 bis 21 x 27,5 cm. Gesteckt in 2 HLdr.-Alben d. Zt. mit goldgepr. DTitel "Erinnerungen an Kiautschou I" bzw. "II" (berieben u. bestoßen). - Die Postkarten mit Ansichten u. einigen ethnographischen Motiven ("Chinese ladies", Fischer, einige aus Japan) u.a. aus Basel, Luzern, Neapel, Ägypten, Algier, Aden, Ceylon, Hongkong, Singapur, Shanghai, Tsingtau (Panorama Clarabucht, Diederichsweg, Bismarck-, Schantung- u.a. Straßen, Mädchenschule, Lauschan, Tapantau). Meist gelaufen und an Busjans Mutter Theresia Busjan, an die Braut Elli Toberg und deren Eltern Franz und Clara (geb. Ottmann) Toberg gerichtet. Im Anhang einige Ansichtskarten u.a. aus Windhoek u. Niederländisch-Indien an Busjan von "bekanten Kollegen aus aller Welt". - In spät. Album gesteckt u. zusammengestellt sowie tls. beschriftet von Bernhard Busjans Sohn Dr. Franz-Bernd Busjan (1909-1982). - Mit Kopie von dessen eh. Bericht zur Rekonstruktion der Reise seines Vaters, illustr. Broschur "The Bristol Hotel" u. einigen mont. Speisekarten des Norddeutschen Lloyd Bremen von Menüs auf den R.P.D. "Bayern" (1904) und "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" (1907) sowie 2 gefalt. Karten. - 5 Briefe an Bernhard Busjan (1904-1914) von Max Angerstein u.a. Kollegen aus Tsingtau, Hermann Kiesel (Arnhold, Karberg & Co) aus Shanghai etc. - Die Alben jeweils mit Besitzerstempel des Sohnes. - Photos vereinzelt mit Läsuren, Postkarten tls. etwas fleckig, angeschmutzt u. papierbdeingt gebräunt, insgesamt sehr wohlerhaltenes u. interessantes Zeitzeugnis. Extensive collection of approx. 475 orig. photographs (vintages, silver gelatine and albumen prints) with pictures from Tsingtau and surroundings, approx. 210 partly chromolithogr., partly col. photo postcards and 5 letters from the estate of Bernhard Busjan, who worked as an imperial surveyor in Tsingtau from 1904 to 1907. - The Westphalian Bernhard Busjan (1876-1945) travelled to Tsingtau on 25 March 1904, where he worked as an employee of the Imperial Survey Office from May 1904 to September 1907, taking area measurements and tachymetric surveys. - The photos show numerous views (streets and street scenes, buildings, factory, beach, Iltis monument (Shanghai) etc.), locals (musicians, festivities, workers, fishermen, beggars, litter bearers, porter), military (navy, the Japanese General Nogi with the Russian General Stößel after his surrender of Port Arthur on 2 Jan. 1905 etc.), private meetings, assemblies and societies (hunting), ships in harbour, Russian warships, holy sites, railway station, Busjan at work in the field and in a Buddhist monastery in the Lauschan, including 9 large-format photographs by Gustave Richard Lambert ((4), Singapore (Robinson Rd. 7, Malay Mosque) with blind stamp), Zangaki, etc. - Inserted in 2 contemp. half leather albums with gilkt stamped title "Erinnerungen an Kiautschou" (rubbed and bumped). - The postcards with views and some ethnographic motifs ("Chinese ladies", fishermen, some from Japan) from Basel, Lucerne, Naples, Egypt, Algiers, Aden, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Tsingtau (panorama Clara Bay, Diederichsweg, Bismarck-, Schantung- and other streets, girls' school, Lauschan, Tapantau). Mostly used and addressed to Busjan's mother Theresia Busjan, to the bride Elli Toberg and her parents Franz and Clara (née Ottmann) Toberg. Attached are some postcards from Windhoek and the Dutch Indies to Busjan from "well-known colleagues from all over the world". - Compiled and partly inscribed by Bernhard Busjan's son Dr Franz-Bernd Busjan (1909-1982). - With copy of his handwritten report on the reconstruction of his father's journey, illustrated brochure "The Bristol Hotel" and some mounted menu cards of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen on the R.P.D. "Bayern" (1904) and "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" (1907) as well as 2 folded maps. - 5 letters to Bernhard Busjan (1904-1914) from Max Angerstein and other colleagues from Tsingtau, Hermann Kiesel (Arnhold, Karberg & Co) from Shanghai etc. - The albums each with owner's stamp of the son. - A few photos with defects, some postcards somewhat stained, soiled and browned due to paper, overall very well preserved and interesting contemporary testimony.

Pair of 19th century oak church doors, arched form with wrought iron rivets and scrolled strap hinges, together with architraveProvenance: Removed from Eton Collage during reconstruction work circa. 1950s. The vendor's father was the quantity surveyor for the work at the time. Condition Report: Total height including architrave: 210cmTotal width including architrave: approx. 133cm

Francis Ronaldson (d.1818) - three page letter to William Kerr discussing means of shortening the Mail Coach route from Ayr and Dumfries with a sketch of the proposed route, dated May 1802.framed Condition Report:Francis Ronaldson was surveyor of the General Post Office and a member of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. He made surveys for the extension of the Mail Coach routes, established post offices etc. See National Portrait Gallery and National Archives

° ° Kitchen, Thomas - South Britain or England and Wales, Drawn from several Surveys & C on the New Projection corrected from Astrometrical Observations…a hand-coloured engraved folding map, linen backed, Robert Sawyer and John Bennet, London, 1777, 130 x 100cm, with original marbled slip case, labelled ‘’England, engraved and sold by W. Faden, Surveyor to the late Mr. Jefferys Charing Cross’’.

William Hurst Ashpitel (1776-1852)  Design for Ormond Bridge, Dublin 1805, watercolour on paper, approx. 107cms high x 38cms wide (42" x 15"), framed. (1) * Over the centuries on the River Liffey, there have been several bridges built at Ormond Quay, at the point that links Winetavern Street to the South, with Chancery Place and the Four Courts to the North. In 1802, the humpback bridge designed by the Semple brothers in the mid-eighteenth century was swept away in a severe storm. A public competition was held to find an architect to design a replacement, and William Hurst Ashpitel of London was among those who entered the competition. His design won, as recorded in the inscription on this drawing: "Design for Ormond Bridge over the River Liffey, Dublin, submitted to the Corporation agreeably to public advertisement approv'd by them and honor'd with the premium of sixty guineas W. H. Ashpitel Architect 1805." Ashpitel's drawing shows an elevation of the proposed bridge as seen from the east. Painted in sepia ink and Indian ink washes, it is a fine example of architectural rendering, and an important document in Irish architectural history, particularly as the architects of Ormond Bridge (now named O'Donovan Rossa Bridge) have heretofore been identified only as George Knowles and James Savage. The bridge, as built, is still there today and is essentially the same structure shown in Ashpitel's prize-winning drawing. Consisting of a wide and gently cambered roadway over three elliptical arches, it is Neo-Classical in design. In the drawing, a barge, sails aloft, navigates underneath the bridge, demonstrating the ample space provided by its graceful arches, while carriages, carts and pedestrians cross overhead. The balustrades are fitted with iron lanterns, and the arches embellished with Greek fret patterns. The entrance colonnade to the Four Courts can be seen on the right. In the background can be seen a temporary bridge, erected to take traffic while the new bridge was being built. Although Ashpitel's drawing is dated 1805, the new bridge took almost a decade to build, and Knowles and Savage were the architects employed to oversee the works. It is at a point on the river close to the original Viking settlement of Dublin, and many archaeological finds came to light during the years of construction. Completed in 1813 it was formally opened two years later and was initially named Richmond Bridge, after the Viceroy. Great pride was taken in the fact that the central arch had a longer span than any bridge in London. There were a few changes made to Ashpitel's design. The fret patterning was omitted, and keystones carved with Riverine heads were added, but otherwise the bridge today is identical to the one depicted in his drawing. A pupil of Daniel Asher Alexander, William Hurst Ashpitel was an architect and surveyor who worked mainly in London. Having assisted Alexander in the design and building of the London docks, he was later a pupil of John Rennie the Elder, working on the Kennet and Avon canal, and also on the tunnel that ran underneath the city of Bath. After working in partnership with James Savage, Ashpitel, who was a member of the Surveyors' Club, set up his own practice in London. Working in both Classical and Gothic styles, he was involved in projects in Whitechapel and Hackney. Among the buildings he designed was a house for Sir Charles Talbot at Deepdene, in Surrey. Ashpitel's son Arthur was also an architect, and a noted writer on architecture. Dr. Peter Murray, 2023

Bray Township, 1881 Manuscript: Co. Wicklow - Comber (P.J.) Civil Engineer, Surveyor. Bray Township, Proposed Extension of the Township, Folio Parliament Session 1881. A document of 10 foolscap pages in manuscript, with schedules of land, buildings etc., also costs etc., signed five times by the author. As a m/ss., w.a.f. A rare and unusual document. (1) * Prepared for presentation to Parliament.

ALAIN JACQUET (1939 -2008)Portrait of a Man 1964 signé, titré et daté 1964 au revers sérigraphie sur toile signed, titled and dated 1964 on the reversesilkscreen on canvas 162 x 116.5 cm. 63 3/4 x 45 7/8 in.Footnotes:Nous remercions l'Estate d'Alain Jacquet pour les informations qu'ils nous ont communiquées sur cette œuvre, un certificat d'authenticité pourra être obtenu à la charge de l'acquéreur et sur demande auprès de la Estate d'Alain Jacquet. Provenance Collection particulière, ParisBibliographieAlain Jacquet, Helen's Boomerang, Genève 1978, p. 48, illustré en couleurs (chromie saturée)Artiste majeur de la scène artistique française et internationale, il n'est pas aisé de résumer la création d'Alain Jacquet tant il n'eut de cesse de redéfinir son art. Souvent assimilé au mouvement Pop-Art, dont il est contemporain, Pierre Restany définira Alain Jacquet comme « un pionnier du multiple, poète du Braille et arpenteur de la fumée, fabriquant d'objet -sculpture à double sens... »Tout au long de son parcours artistique, l'artiste, représentant actif du Mec'Art, travaillera sur des supports et techniques novatrices, tout en interrogeant la frontière entre la figuration et l'abstraction, invitant ainsi le spectateur à appréhender sous un nouveau jour la lecture de ses œuvres. A partir de 1963, Alain Jacquet crée la célèbre série des camouflages, jeux de superpositions, de translations, de confusions et finalement d'absorptions des sujets les uns envers les autres. Dans le Camouflage que nous proposons, l'artiste suggère le corps d'une femme, renvoyant à la pin-up du marchandising américain, dissimulée sous ce que nous devinons être un logo commercial.Avec Portrait of a Man, Jacquet explore les ressources technologiques de son temps et met en place un processus de brouillage de l'image. La sérigraphie permet, en effet, à l'artiste de réinventer le point et d'aborder l'univers de l'abstraction, qui devient le véritable thème de son œuvre. Issu du célèbre Déjeuner sur l'herbe, ce portrait de l'artiste Mario Schifano est, à cet égard, iconique de son Œuvre.Parquet's, montre ici la volonté de l'artiste de synthétiser l'idée de l'objet lui-même, pour donner au spectateur l'envie de s'interroger sur le devenir de l'image intrinsèque.L'année 1969 et la mission spatiale Apollo, offrira à l'artiste un nouveau sujet d'expression. Il s'approprie une image désormais ancrée dans l'imaginaire collectif : la Terre vue du ciel. De ce cliché historique, Jacquet interprète la planète comme un point à l'origine de toute chose, s'amusant à détourner celle-ci à sa guise ou quand la terre devient objet de convoitise et l'illustration du dicton Qui vole un œuf...A major artist on the French and international art scene, it is difficult to sum up Alain Jacquet's work, so constantly has he redefined his art. Often equated with the Pop-Art movement, of which he was a contemporary, Pierre Restany defined Alain Jacquet as 'a pioneer of the multiple, a poet of Braille and a surveyor of smoke, a maker of sculptures - objects with a double meaning...»Throughout his artistic career, as an active representative of Mec Art, the artist worked with innovative media and techniques, questioning the boundaries between figuration and abstraction, and inviting the viewer to see his work in a new light. From 1963 onwards, Alain Jacquet created the notorious Camouflage series: with a number of superimpositions, translations and confusions, ultimately the subjects absorb one another. In this Camouflage, the artist suggests the body of a woman, reminiscent of the American merchandising pin-up, hidden beneath what we guess is a commercial logo.With Portrait of a Man, Jacquet explores the technological resources of his time creating a process that blurs the image. Silk-screen printing allowed the artist to reimagine the dot to approach abstraction which became the core theme of his work. Taken from the famous Déjeuner sur l'herbe, this portrait of the artist Mario Schifano is, in this respect, iconic to his Oeuvre.Parquet's shows the artist's desire to synthesise the idea of the object itself. It encourages the viewer to question the evolution of an elemental image.The year 1969 and the Apollo space mission gave the artist a new subject to investigate. He appropriated an image that had become part of our collective imagination: the Earth seen from the sky. Using the historic snapshot, Jacquet interprets the planet as a dot at the origin of all things, and enjoys altering it at will; here representing the earth as an object of desire illustrating the French saying 'Qui vole an oeuf vole un boeuf' (who steals an egg steals an ox).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR WAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.W Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TOBAGO - John BYRES (dates unknown). Plan of the Island of Tobago, London, 1794, engraved map of Tobago, hand-coloured in outline, 620 x 910mm., framed and glazed. With another map of Tobago and a related engraving, both framed and glazed. (3)TOBAGO - John BYRES (dates unknown).  Plan of the Island of Tobago, laid down by Actual Survey under the Direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Lands. By John Byres. Chief Surveyor. 1776. London: "Republished 14 July 1794, by Robert Wilkinson". Large engraved map of Tobago, hand-coloured in outline (lightly browned, some light spotting), 620 x 910mm., framed and glazed. Following the Seven Years War in 1763, France ceded the islands of Tobago, Dominica, St Vincent, Bequia and Grenada to Britain, whereupon the land was divided up for sale or lease to sugar planters. With Thomas Jefferys' Tobago from Actual Surveys and Observations (London, Robert Sayer, 1775, engraved map, framed and glazed) and an 18th-century engraving of related interest incorporating depictions of sea and land-battles and a small inset map of Tobago. (3)

Pair: Colonel E. Balfe, Indian Staff Corps, Indian Army, late 27th and 49th Regiments of Foot, who was twice ‘Mentioned’ for his administrative prowess in hostile environments, and subsequently served as Judge Advocate of India India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (Major E. Balfe S.C.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Lieutt.-Coll: E. Balfe. I.S.C.) good very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Edmund Balfe was born on 10 June 1846 and was appointed Ensign in the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot on 30 June 1869. Transferred to the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Regiment of Foot 27 April 1870, he was raised Lieutenant 28 October 1871 and posted to the Bombay Staff Corps in October 1872. Promoted Captain, Balfe passed Staff College in December 1882, his reference noting his intelligence, steadiness, and skill as a draughtsman and surveyor, adding: ‘He is a good rider, but does not seem to care about out-door sports, nor does he mix much in general society, in consequence of which his manner is somewhat unformed and peculiar.’ In consequence of the recommendations, Balfe was appointed to Staff as Deputy Judge Advocate for Bombay from 22 June 1883 to 31 March 1888. Transferred to Bengal as Assistant Judge Advocate General, he took part in the Hazara Expedition of 1891 and was mentioned in the despatch of Major-General W. K. Elles on 20 October 1891. The London Gazette adds: ‘Major E. Balfe’s duties as Provost-Marshal were light in respect to the administration of discipline. In the matter of sanitation they were more arduous. I am indebted to him for acting as my Judge-Advocate and legal advisor.’ Appointed Deputy Judge Advocate General for Madras in 1894, Balfe passed final examination at Staff College, Sandhurst, and served from 1897 until 1898 as Principal Provost Marshal with the Tirah Expeditionary Force; he was further mentioned in despatches by General Sir W. S. A. Lockhart in the London Gazette of 5 April 1898. Appointed wing officer to the 12th Bombay Native Infantry, Balfe was raised Colonel and appointed Judge Advocate of India from 1899 to 1903, being further entitled to the Delhi Durbar 1903 Medal. Sold with extensive copied research.