Lot 419
Kip, Johannes
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
Description
Nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne, ou description exact des palais du roy, et des maisons les plus considerables des seigneurs. London: David Mortier, 1716-14-15. 3 volumes and Supplement in 4 volumes, [comprising volume 1, parts 1 & 2, volumes 2 and 3, and supplement: Atlas Anglois], folio, titles printed in red and black, vignette coat-of-arms on title of volume 1 [listed as a plate in list] and 266 (of 271) engraved plates (some being 2 plates joined together, a few with 2 plates on one sheet), and 41 double-page maps in the Atlas Anglois bound at the end of volume 3, approximately 43 plates laid down and 38 cut down and mounted, volume 1 titles, text and plates remounted on new stubs, a few other repairs, a few plates lightly dampstained, contemporary panelled calf gilt, rebacked, with an uncalled for plate [Linlithgow] in volume 3
Footnote
Note: Kip's work was first published in 1707 when David Mortier issued the first 80 plates under the title Britannia Illustrata, the work expanding to 4 sections by 1709, with the addition of the atlas after 1714. Between 1724 and 1728, Joseph Smith further enlarged the work to 6 volumes. The Atlas Anglois in volume III was also published separately by Mortier from 1713 when he acquired the Schenk and Valk plates from Amsterdam. In the Nouveau Theatre it was sold as an optional supplement to the work. A census of the plates is available on request.