Antique Map-NIEUWPOORT-FORTRESS-BELGIUM-Tindal-1724

Copperplate engraving on verge type hand laid paper with watermark. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 52 x 40 cm. The image size is ca. 47.5 x 38 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 20.5 x 15.7 inch. The image size is ca. 18.7 x 15 inch.

Map : ‘Newport a Strong Sea-Port Town in Flanders, restored to the Empire by ye Treaty of Utrecht’. (Groundplan and view of Nieuwpoort in Flanders, Belgium.) Copper Engraved detailed map and panoramic view of the town of Nieuwpoort in Belgium, from The Continuation of M. Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England”by Nicolas Tindal. Above the town map is a profile of the city, pointing out landmarks such as gates, churches, and town halls. This map was engraved for ‘Mr. Tindal’s Continuation of Mr. Rapin’s ‘History of Engand.’ , with maps by Richard William Seale and John Basire, published by Rapin & Tindal. This antique map was printed in 1727 or later. This work was a continuation of ‘L’Histoire d’Angleterre’ by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, printed at the Hague in 1724. All 13 volumes of his work were translated and continued to English in the early 18th century by the Reverend Nicolas Tindal and first published in 1727. As time went on more volumes were added with more recent history.Artists and Engravers: Authors: Nicholas Tindal (1687-1774) and Paul de Rapin-Thoyras (1661-1725), a French historian working under English patronage. Engraved by Isaac Basire (1704-68). Many sources mention James Basire being the engraver, but he was born in 1730.

Condition: Fine. general age related toning. some light staining from handling. Small tears in margins backed by paper and acif free tape.

Keywords: ANTIQUE MAP-NIEUWPOORT-FORTRESS-BELGIUM-TINDAL

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