On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce 1707 print "Vue de la Ville de Dunkeld.", Perth & Kinross, Scotland.
DATE PRINTED: Between 1707 and 1727.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 15.5 x 13 cm, 6 x 5 inches (small) plus margins with a centre fold as issued.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Published by Pierre Vander Aa and engraved by Jan Goeree (1670-1731) from a drawing by Knyff L. Leonard Knyff or Leendert Knijff (10 August 1650, Haarlem - April 1722, London), a Dutch draughtsman and painter. He was the son of landscape painter Wouter Knijff and the brother of Jacob Knijff and left around 1681 from Holland to England. The topographical images of Kip and Knyff are significant for providing reliable illustrations of the development of the formal English garden in the Dutch-French style.
PROVENANCE: A plate published by Pierre Vander Aa, Leiden for "Les Delices de la Grand' Bretagne, & de Irlande" by James Beeverell. Illustrated after Kip, Loggan, Slezer and others. Fold as issued. The birds eye views are reduced size plates originally published in Kip & Knyffs "Brittania Illustrata" published in the same year. Although the name Beeverell is a fabrication, the 'Delights of Great Britain and Ireland' has continuing value because of the fine engraved plates by Jan Goeree (1670-1731). This first edition was printed by the Leiden mapmaker and publisher Pieter van der Aa, who specialized in topography, travel and natural history.
TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: Very good. Suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Dunkeld and Birnam are two adjacent towns in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. They lie on opposite banks of the River Tay, and were first linked by a bridge built in 1809 by Thomas Telford. Dunkeld (Scots: Dunkell, from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is about 15 miles (24 km) north of Perth on the eastern side of what is now the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands. Birnam lies on the opposite bank of the River Tay.
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