Middelburg, Zeeland - Original 18th Century Engraving by F. Garden
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An 18th-century engraving with a bird's-eye view of Middelburg, capital of Zeeland (Holland), the canal and inner harbor full of ships, the quays busy with figures and the city's bastions and gardens laid out. Copper engraving signed in the plate "F. Garden sculp."
An 18th-century engraving with a bird's-eye view of Middelburg, capital of Zeeland (Holland), the canal and inner harbor full of ships, the quays busy with figures and the city's bastions and gardens laid out. Copper engraving signed in the plate "F. Garden sculp."
Middelburg was the seat of one of the six chambers of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), and the view shows it at the height of its mercantile prosperity. The sheet keeps its printed numbering ("Plate 135, No. 77, Vol. 2, page 14") and letterpress text on the verso, typical of a British illustrated geographical work of the period.
Medium: copper engraving, black and white
Engraver: Francis Garden (active around the mid-18th century)
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: Plate mark 7.5 x 10.4 in (19 x 26.5 cm)
Condition: book leaf with letterpress text on the verso; some cuts in the right margin not affecting the image; paper lightly toned
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An 18th-century engraving with a bird's-eye view of Middelburg, capital of Zeeland (Holland), the canal and inner harbor full of ships, the quays busy with figures and the city's bastions and gardens laid out. Copper engraving signed in the plate "F. Garden sculp."