Antique Prints

19th CENTURY TOWN VIEWS - WORLD

'THE PORTFOLIO' - 1875 engraving of a Print Collector.

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After more than a quarter of a century in the Trade, we are now retired and the Postaprint Website is no longer available.
However this collection of Reference Pages is being left on line, as we hope you will find them to informative and helpful. They provide details of many of the maps, books and engravings we had the pleasure of dealing in over so many years.
For a complete  index of all such Reference Pages PLEASE DO CLICK HERE.
My wife's store on eBay offers many delightful antiquarian maps & prints & engravings.

This Page is provided as a REFERENCE RESOURCE - it is NOT an Inventory.

SIZES

These example images are arranged alphabetically.

JUST CLICK ON THE NAME OF THE SUBJECT TO CALL UP THE ILLUSTRATION

AFRICA/STANLEY/LIVINGSTONE - 'THE FINDING OF DR. LIVINGSTONE: MR STANLEY AND HIS RETINUE IN AFRICA'. A Full Page. Printed in 1872.

ARGENTINA/BUENOS AIRES - 'THE CITY OF BUENOS AYRES, VIEWED FROM THE EAST'. ILN. 1865. Engraved area 13.5x8 inches (350x200 mm).

BELGIUM/ANTWERP - '...ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM AT ANTWERP'. 1858. DOUBLE PAGE

• BELGIUM/SPA - 'SPA - GENERAL VIEW' A nice Half Page view of the Town in 1856.

CANADA - 'LUMBERING IN NEW BRUNSWICK - LUMBERMEN AT WORK IN THE FOREST'. 1858. FULL PAGE.

• CANADA/BRANDON and CALGARY - There are 2 views on this ILN Full Page. 1888. 'BRANDON, THE CENTRE OF THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT IN MANITOBA' and 'CALGARY, AT THE FOOT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 2262 MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.

• CANADA/ROCKIES - 'ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY: PASSENGERS ENJOYING THE VIEW AT STEPHEN, ON THE SUMMIT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS'. 1899. FULL PAGE

CENTRAL AMERICA/SAN SALVADOR - 'CATHEDRAL OF SAN MIGUEL, SAN SALVADOR' and ' VALLEY OF JIBOA, SAN SALVADOR'. There are 2 prints on this Full Page which was published in 1891, shortly after the Earthquake in the region.

CHINA/PEKIN - 'CURIOSITY-STREET, PEKIN' - A Full Page engraving. Published in 1861. PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE

COREA/PORT HAMILTON - 'SKETCHES FROM KOREA, EASTERN ASIA - PORT HAMILTON, KOREA'. This half page view was published by the Illustrated London News in 1865.

CORSICA/AJACCIO - 'VISIT OF THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH...TO CORSICA: LANDING AT AJACCIO'. 1869. FULL PAGE.

FINLAND/ABO - 'ABO, THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIAN FINLAND'. 1854. HALF PAGE.

FRANCE/WINES/CHATEAU LAFITTE - 'THE VINTAGE IN THE MEDOC: THE VINEYARDS AT CHATEAU LAFITTE'. A fine interesting Full Page published in 1871. Oxen used to transport the grapes. PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE

GERMANY/AACHEN - '...FREDERICK WILLIAM PLACE AIX-LA-CHAPELLE...' 1858. HALF PAGE.

• GERMANY/COBLENTZ - 'THE CITY OF COBLENTZ' This full page view depicts the City as it was when published, in 1860.

• GERMANY/FRANKFORT -' THE BANQUET GIVEN BY THE FRAKFORT SENATE AT THE ROMER...' FULL PAGE. 1863

• GERMANY/HOMBOURG - 'THE GAMBLING TABLES AT HOMBOURG'. This full page engraving was printed in 1871. A game of roulette. We have many other maps and views of GERMANY - TO OBTAIN A FULL LIST OF ALL GERMAN MAPS AND VIEWS PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE

• GERMANY/LEIPZIG - 'THE MARKET PLACE, LEIPSIC, DURING THE FAIR' - A busy scene. Published in 1872. SIZE: Full Page

• GERMANY/POTSDAM - '...THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM ENTERING THE COURTYARD OF THE KING'S PALACE, POTSDAM'. 1858. FULL PAGE.

• GERMANY/SAARBRUCKEN - 'SAARBRUCK, WHERE PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON RECEIVED HIS "BAPTISM OF FIRE". AUG, 2, 1870' This half page view of Saarbrucken was printed in The GRAPHIC on 28th June 1879.

GIBRALTAR - 'THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR - POINT D'EUROPE, SKETCHED FROM THE SIGNAL HOUSE, WITH CEUTA AND TANGIER IN THE DISTANCE'. This attractive full page was published in 1859.

GREECE/ATHENS - 'THE ROYAL PALACE AT ATHENS'. THIS FINE FULL PAGE WAS PUBLISHED IN 1863.

• GREECE/CHIOS - 'CHIOS, WHERE THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3' + 'CASTRO, ISLAND OF CHIOS, DESTROYED BY THE EARTHQUAKE'. These twin panoramic views on a Full Page were printed on April 16th 1881.

• GREECE/CORFU - 'VIEW OF THE TOWN AND CITADEL OF CORFU, TAKEN FROM THE LEFT OF THE ONE-GUN BATTERY'. 1859. HALF PAGE.

GUATEMALA/GUATEMALA CITY - 'CENTRAL AMERICA. GUATEMALA - THE ANCIENT CITY' A Half Page view printed in 1856.

HUNGARY/BUDAPEST - 'GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS UPON THE SUPENSION-BRIDGE AT PESTH...' FULL PAGE. 1857.

ISRAEL/JAFFA - 'JOPPA' - This engraving was taken from the painting by H. A. HARPER. A full page. Printed in 1872.

• ISRAEL/JERUSALEM 'A GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY OF JERUSALEM FROM BETWEEN THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AND MOUNT SCOPUS'. Full Page which was published in THE GRAPHIC in 1883.

ITALY/ALESSANDRIA - 'FORT AND TOWN OF ALLESSANDRIA'. THIS FULL PAGE ENGRAVING APPEARED IN THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS IN 1857. TO OBTAIN A FULL LIST OF ALL ITALIAN MAPS AND VIEWS PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE

• ITALY/MAGGIORE - 'GIONO DI MERCATO, LUINO, LAGO MAGGIORE'. PUBLISHED 1859. FINE FULL PAGE.

• ITALY/NAPLES - 'A STREET IN NAPLES - SKECTHED BY FORREGIO' - Good busy Full Page print. Published in 1856.

• ITALY/SUSA - 'OPENING OF THE MONT CENIS TUNNEL: THE TOWN OF SUSA'. THIS EXCELLENT VIEW WAS PRINTED IN 1871. SIZE - FULL PAGE.

• ITALY/TRIESTE - 'TRIESTE'. This Half Page view as printed in 1859. It shows the town, harbour, ships, etc.

• ITALY/TURIN - 'TURIN THE SEAT OF THE SARDINIAN MANARCHY'. 1859. GOOD HALF PAGE VIEW OF THE CITY.

• ITALY/TORINO - 'TURIN' - This splendid large DOUBLE PAGE view of the city was published by the ILN in 1884. Note the 5 attractive smaller vignette views across the foot of the print.

JAPAN/KOBE and OSAKA - 'RAILWAY LINE NEAR KOBE' and 'VERNISU-BASHI, OSAKA'. There are 2 images on this full page, published by the ILN in 1891, shortly after an earthquake in Japan.

MEXICO/VERA CRUZ - 'PORT AND TOWN OF VERA CRUZ, MEXICO'. A fine full page, with some text below the engraving, as it appeared in 1867.

NEW ZEALAND/WELLINGTON - 'WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY MR SWAN'. 1859. HALF PAGE.

PANAMA/CANAL - 1888 - 'CUTTING THROUGH THE CULEBA MOUNTAIN: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING WEST, TOWARDS PANAMA'. A Double page print which appeared in the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS in 1888. [This print is usually only available as part of a set of  7 items]

SIERRA LEONE/FREETOWN - 'FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE'. PANORAMIC VIEW ACROSS THE TOP HALF OF A DOUBLE PAGE. THE VIEW PUBLISHED IN 1874.

SOUTH AFRICA/DIAMONDS - 'THE DIAMOND DIGGINGS, SOUTH AFRICA'. This fascinating Double Page was published in 1872.

• SOUTH AFRICA/JOHANNESBURG - 'THE MAIN STREET IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA' ILN FULL PAGE. 1891.

SPAIN/BILBAO - 'VIEW OF BILBAO, SPAIN, FROM THE RAILWAY STATION' - An excellent Full Page View in 1862. Train. River. Boats Etc.

• SPAIN/BILBAO - 'THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN: VIEW IN BILBAO - THE CHURCH AND BRIDGE OF ST.ANTONIO'. FULL PAGE. 1874.

• SPAIN/ESCURIAL -' THE ESCURIAL'. THIS GOOD FULL PAGE ENGRAVING WAS PRINTED IN 1872.

SYRIA/DAMASCUS - 'VIEW OF DAMASCUS FROM THE HILL OF SALAHIYEH'. This good general view across the City was drawn by E. Harker & printed in 1860.

SWITZERLAND/GENEVA - 'OLD TANNERIES ON THE RHONE, GENEVA'. (Geneve). This attractive view was printed in 1871. Full Page. TO OBTAIN A FULL LIST OF ALL SWISS MAPS AND VIEWS PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE

• SWITZERLAND/MATTERHORN - 'THE FOG BOW, AS SEEN FROM THE MATTERHORN' A FULL PAGE PUBLISHED 1871. SHOWING CLIMBERS ON THE MATTERHORN.

URUGUAY/MONTEVIDEO - 'THE CITY OF MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, SOUTH AMERICA'. ILN. 1865. Engraved area 13.5x8 inches (350x200mm).

USA/BOSTON - 'TREMONT STREET AND PARK STREET CHURCH. BOSTON'. 1858. HALF PAGE.

• USA/JAMESTOWN - 'ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TRAIN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD AT JAMES TOWN FROM NEW YORK'. This half page engraving was printed in 1860.

• USA/LAW - 'TRIAL OF GUITEAU FOR THE MURDER OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD: GENERAL VIEW OF THE COURT ROOM'. This is a Double Page print which was published in the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS in 1881.

• USA/NEW ORLEANS - 'FOREIGN CORN PORTS. NEW ORLEANS...' 1847. HALF PAGE

• USA/NEW YORK - 'THE OCCUPATION OF NEW YORK BY THE AMERICAN TROOPS, NOV. 25, 1783'. This splendid Double Page engraving was printed in the Illustrated London News in 1883. Too large for our scanner - only a section is shown.

• USA/OMAHA - '...OMAHA, NEBRASKA...VIEWED FROM THE CAPITOL'. 1869. 1/3rd PAGE.

• USA/PORTLAND - 'PORTLAND, MAINE, UNITED STATES'. THIS WAS PRINTED IN 1859. HALF PAGE.

• USA/SALT LAKE CITY - THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 1869. FULL PAGE.

• USA/SLAVERY - 'SLAVE SALE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FROM A SKETCH BY EYRE CROWE'. This Full Page engraving was printed in 1856.

WEST INDIES/VIRGIN ISLANDS - 'TOWN AND HARBOUR OF ST. THOMAS, WEST INDIES, THE SCENE OF THE RECENT DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE'. This original engraving takes up the top half of a Double Page and provides a fine panoramic view of the Town in 1867.

My name is Julie Bennett and I recently retired to the Bahamas after a career in education in England.

Jacques Bossuet (1627 - 1704), the French Bishop & author, wrote that Geography is one of the principal eyes of History. Such is the fascination of old, historical maps & engravings, that before emigrating, it became my hobby to offer antiquarian items on eBay & I have decided to resume, hoping to make yet more new friends.

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