De Wit View of London (1666)
De Wit, Frederick (1630-1706). GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.
Platte Grondt der Stadt London met de Aenwysinghe Hoe die Afgebrandt Is.
Copper-engraved and letterpress broadside.
Amsterdam: Frederick de Wit, 1666.
23 1/2" x 29" sheet, 41" x 46" framed.
SCARCE FIRE OF LONDON BROADSIDE BY DE WIT. Published the year of the fire by Frederick de Wit. Second state, with the engraved inset view of London in flames, this copy retaining the letterpress description of the fire often lacking. (Howgego 16.2).
Comparable: Bonham's, 2016 - $6,875 (colored).
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De Wit, Frederick (1630-1706). GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.
Platte Grondt der Stadt London met de Aenwysinghe Hoe die Afgebrandt Is.
Copper-engraved and letterpress broadside.
Amsterdam: Frederick de Wit, 1666.
23 1/2" x 29" sheet, 41" x 46" framed.
SCARCE FIRE OF LONDON BROADSIDE BY DE WIT. Published the year of the fire by Frederick de Wit. Second state, with the engraved inset view of London in flames, this copy retaining the letterpress description of the fire often lacking. (Howgego 16.2).
Comparable: Bonham's, 2016 - $6,875 (colored).