After William Hincks (fl. 1773 - 1798)Engraved Plates: A ver...

Hammer

€3,500

After William Hincks (fl. 1773 - 1798)Engraved Plates: A very fine set of 12 black and white original Engravings of the Irish Linen Industry:(a) Perspective View of the Linen Hall in Dublin;(b) Perspective View of a Scutch Mill;(c) The Brown Linen Market at Banbridge, Co. Down;(d) Pulling the Flax; (e) View near Scarva, Co. Down;(f) The Common Method of Beating, Scutching & Hacking the Flax;(g) Perspective View of the Machinery of Bleach Mill;(h) Perspective View of Bleach Green, Co. Down;(i) Taking the Flax out of a Bog, Co. Louth;(j) Winding, Warping with a new improved Warping Mill;(k) Perspective View of a Lapping Room;(l) Spinning, Reeling with Clock Reel and Boiling the Yarn;published by R. Pollard, Spafields, June 20th 1791, each approx. 35cms x 42cms (13 3/4" x 16 1/2") in uniform gilt tipped black frames. (12)