Embellished Works and Prints.

ILLUSTRATIONS TO “ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND.”

By Edward Jerningham Wakefield, Esq. Lithographed from Original Drawings taken on the spot, by Mrs. Wicksteed, Miss King, Mrs. Fox, Mr. John Saxton, Mr. Charles Heaphy, Mr. S. C. Brees, and Captain W. Mein Smith, R. N. One volume folio, with fifteen Plates, including Views of Port Nicholson, Wellington, Nelson, Petre, New Plymouth, and other Settlements; with Portraits of Native Chiefs, and their Dwellings; and Drawings of Trees and Plants. Price 3l. 3s. plain; 4l. 14s. 6d. coloured.

“Drawn with great skill, and exceedingly well lithographed; their great value consists in their giving correct representations of the scenes and objects they depict.”—Atlas.

A GENERAL VIEW OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.

Etched in the best manner, on Copper. By F. C. Lewis, Esq., Engraver to the Queen. From a Drawing made on the spot, by Captain James Graham, of H. M. 70th Regiment. On an extended scale of forty-three by nineteen inches. Price, India Proofs, 2l. 2s.; Plain Prints, 15s.; beautifully coloured as Drawings, 21s.

The view embraces the two Falls, including Goat Island and the country on both banks of the river; and presents a faithful and complete picture of this majestic scene.

THE ORIENTAL PORTFOLIO:

A Series of splendid Illustrations of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architecture, Manners, Costumes, &c. of the East. From original Sketches in the collections of Lord William Bentinck, K.C.B., Captain R. M. Grindlay, Lady Wilmot Horton, Sir Henry Willock, K.L.S., Thomas Bacon, Esq., James Baillie Fraser, Esq., and other travellers. The Literary Department of the Work by Horace H. Wilson, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., &c. &c. The series is now completed, comprising eleven beautifully finished Plates, tinted in imitation of Drawings. Price 2l. 2s. elegantly bound in large folio.

The object of this undertaking is to supply what has long been felt to be a desideratum; namely, Graphic Illustrations of the Scenery, Antiquities, Architecture, Manners, Costumes, &c. of the East, which, as the theatre of so many brilliant military achievements, and such extensive commercial enterprise, is daily increasing in interest with the British public. The Drawings for the work are made by the first Artists in the Kingdom, from the Original Sketches taken on the spot.

THE BYRON GALLERY:

A Series of thirty-six Historical Embellishments, illustrating the Poetical Works of Lord Byron; beautifully engraved from Original Drawings and Paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., H. Howard, R.A., A. E. Chalon, R.A., J. Stothard, R.A., R. Westall, R.A., and other eminent Artists: adapted, by their size and excellence, to bind up with and embellish every edition published in England of Lord Byron’s Works, and also the various sizes and editions published in France, Germany, and America. Price 21s. elegantly bound, forming a splendid ornament for the drawing-room table.

“Adequately to describe the delicate beauty of these splendid plates does not appear to he within the power of language. There is not an admirer of the works of the departed noble poet who can feel satisfied that he has a perfect edition of them, unless the ‘Byron Gallery’ be attached to it. There is no instance in which excellence in poetry and the arts are so admirably combined.”—Imperial Magazine.

STANFIELD’S COAST SCENERY:

A Series of Picturesque Views in the British Channel and on the Coast of France. From Original Drawings, taken expressly for the work, by Clarkson Stanfield, Esq., R.A. Second edition. Forty plates engraved in line, in the most finished style, with descriptive letterpress. One volume 8vo., handsomely bound in cloth, gilt edges. Price 21s.

ARIEL. Designed by E. T. Parris, finely engraved in line by F. Bacon. Proofs 15s., prints 10s.

THE SMUGGLER’S ESCAPE. Painted by H. W. Harvey. Engraved by C. Rosenberg. Plain 5s., coloured 10s. 6d.

A Marine picture, representing the chase of a smuggling lugger by a Frigate, taken from a scene in Mr. James’s Novel “The Smuggler.”

VIEW OF MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP. Painted by W. F. Liardet. Engraved by J. W. Lowry. With Index-plate, price 10s. 6d.

In this View every public and private building of importance is represented with minute accuracy, and referred to by name in the Index-plate; the foreground being animated by characteristic groups of natives, &c. The plate is published under the auspices of the Superintendent and principal residents of Melbourne.

VIEWS IN CALCUTTA. By James B. Fraser, Esq. Engraved in Aquatint, and beautifully coloured from nature. Price 10s. 6d.

These Views embrace the principal edifices of Calcutta, and represent the streets, squares, promenades, and suburbs of this splendid city, filled with the motley groups of Europeans and Natives; the river and shipping being also shown under atmospheric effects characteristic of the climate and country.

VIEWS OF SETTLEMENTS IN NEW ZEALAND:—

VIEW OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. Plain 3s., coloured 5s.

VIEW OF LAMBTON HARBOUR, NEW ZEALAND. Plain 3s., coloured 5s.

VIEW OF NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND. Plain 3s., coloured 5s.

VIEW OF MOUNT EGMONT, NEW ZEALAND. Plain 3s., coloured 5s.

These Views are faithful representations of the features of those parts of the coast of New Zealand selected as sites of the Company’s principal settlements. They were taken by Mr. Charles Heaphy, Draughtsman to the New Zealand Company, and exhibit the appearance of the country under the influence of colonization; showing the first habitations of the settlers, and the dawnings of commerce and civilization on a savage state. They are executed in tinted Lithography by Mr. Allom.

VIEWS OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN SCOTLAND. Each, coloured, 7s. 6d.

PORTRAITS OF EMINENT AUTHORS AND ACTRESSES.

Portraits of the following eminent Authors and Actresses, engraved in line from Original Drawings, of a size suitable for Illustration, may be had at 1s. each, prints; and 2s. 6d. each, India proofs.

Thomas Carlyle, Esq. Charles Dickens, Esq. William Wordsworth, Esq. Alfred Tennyson, Esq. Robert Browning, Esq. Miss Harriet Martineau. Miss O’Neil. Miss Brunton. Miss Foote. Madame Vestris. Miss Ellen Tree. Miss Helen Faucit.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP’S OFFERING.

A few Proof Impressions of the varied and beautiful designs illustrative of the several volumes of this elegant Annual, particularly suited for ornamenting Albums and Scrap-books, may be had separately.

Price, India proofs, 2s. 6d. each; plain prints 1s. each.

MAPS AND CHARTS:—

A NEW MAP OF THE PUNJAUB. Coloured 1s.; in case 1s. 6d.

ARROWSMITH’S MAP OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. In sheets, coloured, 1s. 6d.; in case, coloured, 2s. 6d.

ARROWSMITH’S MAP OF NEW ZEALAND. In sheets, coloured, 1s. 6d.; in case, coloured, 2s. 6d.

CHART OF COOK’S STRAITS, NEW ZEALAND. By Charles Heaphy, Esq. Price 8s.

HEIGHTS OF ALL THE MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD. Plain 1s., coloured 2s.

PARBURY’S MAP OF OVERLAND ROUTE TO INDIA. In case 8s., in sheets, 6s.