Antique Map, A Plan Of Dover Harbour, 1797.
£55.00
Synopsis
A plan of dover port in kent engraved for hasted's history of kent. the port appears as it would have been during the reign of queen elizabeth i.james basirewas a british engraver, often confused with his son of the same name.best remembered for his 1770 engraving of the historical painting the field of the cloth of gold (c.1550-80) that depicts the festivities following the meeting of henry viii with the french king francis i in 1520. notably william blake was apprenticed to him. edward hasted (1732 - 1812) was an english antiquarian and pioneering historian of his ancestral home county of kent.
Item Description
Copper engraved. Plate Size 33 x 24 cm. Condition Fair. Some minor time toning and foxing to sheet.
[Stock No. 28434]
