SAYER, ROBERT; and BOWLES, CARINGTON, publishers. A collection of 203 eighteenth-century engraved views on laid paper with wide margins. Oblong 4to, 9 3/4x15 inches, contemporary boards with later sheep backing, worn; occasional spotting and light surface soiling, minor marginal tears, several plates with cello tape repairs; printed plate numbers modified in contemporary ink to reflect a continuous numbering; one plate with contemporary hand-coloring. Period ownership inscription of Daniel Brooks, Southampton, on rear endleaf. London: Robert Sayer and Carington Bowles, circa 1751-1770
A truly remarkable collection of engraved city views and scenic panoramas: a contemporary compilation of Robert Sayer and Carington Bowles' separately printed small sets of prints, here together in one large volume. The views are mainly English, but with several pertaining to Italian cities, St. Petersburg and one suite of North American interest including views of New York and Charleston.
Sayer: [Twelve Views of the City of London and Public Buildings Therein] (plates 1-12); Sayer: [A Collection of the Most Elegant and Remarkable Views of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats and Gardens in England] (plates 13-24); Sayer: [Twelve Perspective Views of His Majesty's Gardens of Kensington, Hampton Court, Windsor and Kew] (plates 25-36); Sayer: [Views of Villages, Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, &c. Situate on, or Near the River Thames] (plates 37-48); Bowles: Twelve Views in Kent, Drawn from Nature by J. Cleveley, Junr. (plates 49-60); Bowles: Twelve Views in Surrey & Kent, Drawn from Nature by J. Cleveley, Junr. (plates 61-72); Bowles: Twelve Views of Gentleman's Seats & Gardens by Woollett &c. (plates 73-84); Bowles: Twleve Prospects in Derby-Shire, Cheshire, Lincoln-Shire, York, Durham, and Noblemen's Parks. (plates 85-96); Sayer: [Twelve Prospects in that Part of Derbyshire, and Staffordshire, Called the Peak and Moor Lands.] (plates 97-108); Sayer: Twelve of the Most Remarkable Views in Earl Temple's Garden at Stow in the County of Bucks. (plates 109-120); Bowles: Twelve Views Neatly Engraved, Viz 10 of them Near London, with the Cities of Dublin and Edinburgh. (plates 121-132); Bowles: Twelve Remarkable Views in North America and West-Indies. (plates 133-144); Sayer: [Rome, in Twelve Perspective Views, Neatly Engraved from Originals, Shewing that Ancient City, Streets, Squares, Public Buildings, Pillars, &c. as it is at this Present Time.] (plates 145-156); Sayer: [Venice, in Twelve Perspective Views of the most Magnificent Buildings, Palaces, Streets, and Public Edifices Contained Therein.] (plates 157-168); Bowles: Twelve Views of the Great Canal of Venice. (plates 169-180); Bowles: Twelve of the Most Capital Views of St. Petersburg and Florence. (plates 181-192); Bowles: Twelve Views of Shipping by J. Cleveley Junr. (plates 193-203, lacking final plate).
Series titles referenced to Sayer and Bennett's Enlarged Catalogue of New and Valuable Prints for 1775, Sets of Small Prints, pages 85-97.
