Kip, Johannes
1724

Antique birds-eye view of Harwich, England in Essex

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A Prospect of the Towne and Harbour of Harwich Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Viscount Bullingbrook, one of her Majesties Principall Secretaries of State, Lord Lieutenant of ye County of Essex & Recorder of ye Towne of Harwich.

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Large, very attractive antique engraved birds-eye view of Harwich, England in the county of Essex. Published in 1724 by well-known British engraver Johannes (Jan) Kip.

Legend at bottom is keyed alphabetically to the important features in the view, specifically:

A. The Queen's yard and store house
B. The Queens Key
C. St. Nicholas Church
D. The Towne Hall
E. The Gate leading to London and the Fire Light house over it
F. The Candle Light house
G. Landguard Fort
H. The harbour behind the Towne and the river leading to Maningtree
I. Orvell Station
K. The river leading to Ipswitch
L. The Pacquett Boat (Packet boat)
M. The breakers
N. West street
O. Shotley Gate house
P. Shotley Church

Seller's attribution reads: "Sold by Thomas Taylor at the Golden Lyon near the Horn Tavern, Fleet Street and by Robert Hulton at the corner of Pall Mall over against the Hay Market St. Jameses.Johannes Kip was a Dutch born engraver who became the leading architectural and topographical printmaker in London around the turn of the 18th century. Trained in the Netherlands and active in England from the 1680s onward, Kip is best known for his precise bird’s-eye views of country houses, towns, and engineered landscapes, works that combined pictorial appeal with plan-like accuracy. His engravings often functioned as instruments of documentation and persuasion, presenting estates, harbors, docks, and urban improvements as ordered, rational spaces shaped by investment and control. This approach made his work especially well suited to recording new infrastructure at a moment when England was rapidly expanding its commercial and maritime reach. Kip’s reputation rests in large part on his collaboration with John Harris on Britannia Illustrata and related series, which established a visual language for modern topographical engraving in Britain.

CREATOR: Kip, Johannes

PUBLICATION DATE: 1724

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: England

BODY OF WATER: North Sea

CONDITION: Very good. A fine impression with no major condition issues. Slight, appropriate, even, age toning.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Kip

SIZE: 22 " x 19 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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