Johannes, Kip | A striking panorama of Westminster from the Thames

Johannes, Kip

A Prospect of Westminster. [London]: J. Smith, 1720

Copper engraved map on two sheets joined (1,107 x 470 mm). Handcolored, title repeated in French in a ribbon cartouche above plan; a few stray spots, center join reinforced. Matted and framed; not examined out of frame. 

A panoramic view of Westminster from the Thames, depicting many landmarks

Kip—a renowned Dutch engraver—experienced great professional success in London, where he collaborated with Leonard Knyff to produce the now famous topographical folding plates for the Britannia Illustrata.