Description: A pair of sea charts of the English Channel, printed in blue, within a decorative border printed from a third plate.The left plate shows the Spanish Armada of 1588 entering the Channel, blown by a delicately-engraved windhead, watched by two putti and an allegorical figure of Britannia.The right plate shows the Armada in the famous crescent formation, with the English fleet behind them, pushing them up the Channel. In the centre of the decorative border is a portrait of Elizabeth I. This is a plate from 'The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords', drawn by Hubert-François Gravelot, engraved and published by John Pine.It depicts one of ten tapestries commissioned from the Dutch marine painter Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom by Lord Howard of Effingham in 1591 to commemorate the defeat of the Armada. Unfortunately they were destroyed when the Houses of Parliament burnt down in 1834, leaving Pine's book as the only record.It is lucky that Pine worried that ''Time, or Accident, or moths may deface these valuable shadows'. Blank Verso. Sheet size: 61 x 38 cm. Excellent condition. Shipment to be arranged via registered mail.
Price: 790 GBP
Location: London
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Format: Sheet Map
Era: 1700s
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Year: 1739
County: Cornwall, Devon
Country/Region: England, United Kingdom
Cartographer/Publisher: John Pine
Antique: Yes
Date Range: 1700-1799
Type: Physical Map
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
