Antique Print-AARDENBURG-IJZENDIJKE-NETHERLANDS-Spilman-1743

Original copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper. Watermarks present, but nog visible on every sheet. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 33.5 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 21 x 16 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 13.2 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 8.3 x 6.3 inch.

Plate: ‘t Steedje Aardenburg de zien van de Koornmolen 1739 – ‘t Steedje Yzendyke te zien van de Juffrouwen Schans 1739.’ (The city of Aardenburg, seen from the Corn Mill – The city of IJzendijke seen from the Juffrouwen Schans, The Netherlands, as they appeared in 1739.) Two views on one sheet. This original old antique print / plate / view originates from a Dutch book of town and city views called: ‘Het verheerlykt Nederland of Kabinet van hedendaagsche gezigten’, Amsterdam, 1746 edition. The exact dates the plates were engraved vary.Artists and Engravers: Hendrik Spilman (Dutch 1721-1784): Engraver and designer of mostly town and city views. Isaac Tirion (1705-1769) was a successful dutch publisher in Amsterdam who produced extensive volumes of Dutch town plans as well as a number of atlases with maps usually based on those of G. Delisle. His most well known atlas is ‘Nieuwe en beknopte hand-atlas.’

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning. Occasional light shop soiling.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-AARDENBURG-IJZENDIJKE-NETHERLANDS-SPILMAN

(PCO) C61-25