It is with great pleasure that Altea Gallery and Daniel Crouch Rare Books bring you this joint catalogue of the manuscript and printed archive of the world-renowned maritime chart publisher Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd.
The collection is a unique portrait of the Enlightenment world at the turn of the eighteenth century.
Daniel Crouch Rare Books is proud to present a collection of playingcards and related items that are a store of artistic, political, industrial and cultural history spanning seven centuries and five continents. These palmsized pieces of paper have the power to enrich, educate, advertise or entertain.
The artistic and technical innovations of the generations of card-makers represented here have ensured that, even if you get dealt a bad hand, you are still holding good cards.
By SCHEDEL, D. Hartman, June 1493.
By GORDON, Lieutenant Colonel Charles George, 1865
By PINARD, Hugues [and] SALAMANCA, Antonio, 1555