Britannia illustrata: . or, views of the nobility and gentry of Great-Britain, curiously engraven on eighty copper plates, with above three hundred coats of arms. Vol. II.
Johannes Kip (Amsterdam c.1653 – Westminster 1722)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3078915
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4]p.,[81] plates (73 folding) . fol.. Ms. inscription on front flyleaf [sum]: 1-10-0 [over] 1-10-0 [over] Binding 0-10-0 [equals] 3-10-0.. Provenance: Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial).. Binding: Panelled, sprinkled calf; sewn onto seven raised cords; spine label: 'Britannia Illustrata vol: 1:2.'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Johannes Kip (Amsterdam c.1653 – Westminster 1722) Leendert Knijff (Haarlem 1650 – London 1721)
Exhibition history
Holbein to Hockney, 500 Years of British Art, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2012 - 2013