Original copper engraving with the first genealogical table of the royal house of Scotland, from Malcolm II to Robert II, engraved throughout with the burin in copperplate hand. It runs through the branches of Duncan, Macbeth, Malcolm III Canmore, the Balliols and the Bruces, with the date of death of each king and notes below on the disputed succession after Margaret of Norway.
Original copper engraving with the first genealogical table of the royal house of Scotland, from Malcolm II to Robert II, engraved throughout with the burin in copperplate hand. It runs through the branches of Duncan, Macbeth, Malcolm III Canmore, the Balliols and the Bruces, with the date of death of each king and notes below on the disputed succession after Margaret of Norway.
The engraver is named below: Sutton, Map, Chart and Writing Engraver, 192 Strand, one of the London workshops that specialized in maps and engraved script.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Sutton, London.
Date: 18th century.
Dimensions: 16.7 x 10.2 in (42.5 x 25.8 cm).
Condition: Fair. Toned paper, with damp stains in the left margin and uneven, somewhat worn edges; the text perfectly legible.