Antique Print-BODEGRAVEN-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. 34 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 16 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 13.4 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 6.3 inch.

Plate: ‘t Dorp Bodegraven, te zien van Oud Bodegraven 1749 – De Wierikker Schans, by Bodegraven 1749.’ (The village of Bodegraven seen from Oud Bodegraven – The Fort Wierickerschans, near Bodegraven, The Netherlands, as they appeared in 1749.) 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-BODEGRAVEN-NETHERLANDS-SPILMAN

(PCO) C61-34