Sale 218 Lot 514

ENGRAVED BIRD"S-EYE VIEWS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE SEATS: MISERDEN AND STOKE GIFFORD circa 1712 Set of two framed copperplate prints featuring bird's-eye architectural views of two prominent English country estates: Miserden, the Seat of William Sandys Esq. and Stoke Gifford, the Seat of John Berkeley Esq. First published in 1712 for Sir Robert Atkyns’s monumental topographical study "The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire," each print captures the gentry manors, formal geometric gardens, terraced orchards, walled courtyards, and rolling countryside with meticulous detail, topped by the respective owner's coat of arms and a titling scroll. Individually framed. Not examined out of frame. Sight (as matted): 14.5 x 17 inches; frame: 31.5 x 34.5 inches
$250-350