1790 Antique Print: Spedlins Tower, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland by Grose

Description: On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "Spedlin's Castle, Pl1.", Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A view of Spedlin's Tower, 3 miles north and east of Lochmaben. DATE PRINTED: c.1797. The view was engraved in 1790, dated on the plate. SIZE: The printed area is approximately 18 x 14 cm (7.25 x 5.5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium). ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Francis Grose and engraved by Vivares. François Vivares (Saint-Jean-du-Bruel 11 July 1709 – 28 November 1780 London) was a French landscape-engraver, active in England Published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London. PROVENANCE: This print was published in "The Antiquities of Scotland", by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (1731–1791) was an antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773–87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789–91). He afterwards undertook a similar expedition to Ireland, but died suddenly at Dublin. TYPE: Antique copper block engraving printed on paper. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side which is blank. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian paper is subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy. AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition. POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Spedlins Tower is a fine large tower house, which incorporates two vaulted storeys from a 15th-century tower, although the upper storeys date from about 1602. The main block rises to three storeys, and there are two further storeys in the double-gabled garret. Corbelled-out bartizans crown the corners, and the gables are corbiestepped. The walls are pierced by shot-holes. The lands were held by the Jardines of Applegarth from the 12th century, and Sir Alexander Jardine was laird in the middle of the 17th century. The tower was abandoned for nearby Jardine Hall [NY 100876], a splendid 19th-century classical mansion built on the opposite side of the Annan, but the tower was restored in the 1970s and is still occupied. Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 12.99 GBP

Location: Marlow

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Shipping Cost: 6.73 GBP