Kip’s Plan of Gloucester Date of Publication_c.1670 This is the general title

This is the general title page for Blaeu’s town books of the Netherlands

At stake was the European balance of power

which would shift dramatically if the Bourbon Philip V was allowed to unify Spain and France

somewhat chipped

of perhaps the most celebrated treatises of antiquity on hunting and fishing

Kip’s Plan of Gloucester Date of Publication_c.1670 This is the general titleThis map of Gloucester was engraved by Johannes Kip for 'The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire'. It is one of the earliest views of the city. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 35 x 43. 5 cm, recent hand colour, minor restoration at foot of centrefold, blank verso.