ENGLISH HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWER OF LONDON AS SURVEYED BY HAIWARD & GASCOYNE,Published 1742. Hand-colored copperplate engraving, "A true & exact draught of Tower liberties, surveyed in the year 1597, by Gulielmus Haiward & J. Gascoyne". View and plan of Tower of London, as it was in 1597, surrounded by large moat, buildings and fields. Title at top left, with Royal Arms above. Two tables of lists to the right of plan serve as keys to the illustration. Sheet size 21 3/4 in. high x 25 3/4 in. wide. - Mat size: 24 in. high x 28 1/2 in. wide. Estimate $300-400
Water stains and toning to the border. Minor fading to color. Crease to the center of the sheet associated with having been bound. 2" tear along the crease to the lower margin. This lot is not framed, but matted in an old mat with staining.
