Family Crest of The Most High, Puissant, and Noble Prince, Peregrine Bertie, Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, Marquis and Earl of Lindsey, Baron Willoughby of Eresby, & Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England.
London: Engraved and Printed for the Author and sold by Messrs. Fletcher and Co., 1764. First edition. Ephemera. The coat of arms of the Bertie family, published in a sumptuous format in 1764, in the "Baronagium Genealogicum; or the Pedigrees of the English Peers." The print includes the one of three associated text sheets of the genealogical table, folded (opens to 20 x 16 1/2"), with vignettes also colored. Copper engraving with handsome later hand color, the platemark measuring approximately 24 x 42 cm (9 1/4 x 16 1/2") on paper 30 x 48.5 cm (12 x 19 1/4"). Plate numbers 52, 55 (lacking 53, 54). Beautifully colored, one sml fox spot above shield, otherwise very clean. Very good condition. Item #21717
Price: $375.00