Noah`s Ark Among a Quintet of Antique Prints

Pricing & History
Noah`s Ark Among a Quintet of Antique Prints. Five old prints of various age and origin. 1) `A Representation of Noah`s Ark Floating on the Waters`, copperplate engraving, unsigned, ca. mid to late 18th century; 7 1/2 x 11 3/4, light overall browing from age and some foxing, otherwise good un-damaged condition. 2) `Pittsburgh In 1790`, engraved by J.C. McRae; drawn by Capt. S. Eastman, etc. Steel plate engraving, ca. mid 19th cent., 6 x 8, excellent condition. 3) `W.J. Wilcox & Co. Lard Refinery New York`. Hand colored steel engraving, 7 x 5, ca. 2nd half 19th cent., by `Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co. N.Y. Horse drawn wagons & streetcars before the named bldg. Some dirt and age at the borders, else VG. 4-5) Pair of prints by Day & Son Lithographers To The Queen, London, 1864 on explorations of ancient sites; one titled `Tombs To The Westward Of Ptolemais`, the other `Tombs In The Northern Necropolis Of Cyrene`. Both tinted in sepia and gray-aqua shades; minor chipping and browning from age, the first with some foxing; the latter relatively clean with an attractive image of arabs camped among the ruins.