Antique Print-BESSINGA-COAT OF ARMS-Ferwerda-1781

Publication Date: 1781

About this Item

Antique print, titled: 'Bessinga.' - Dutch nobility or important family coat of arms. From Abraham Ferwerda's "Adelijk en Aenzienlijk Wapen-Boek van de Zeven Provincien" (Noble and Distinguished family Coat-of-Arms book of the Seven Provinces), Leeuwarden: Gerrit Tresling, 1781. Handcoloured engraving on hand laid paper. Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Abraham Ferwerda (author)'. Abraham Ferwerda (1716-1783) was a Dutch / Frisian author and publisher from Leeuwarden. He started the Leeuwarder Courant, a newspaper, which is still in existance today. Very good, given age. Attached to carrier sheet of contemporary paper. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 7.3 x 12.9 cm. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 7.4 cm. The overall size is ca. 2.9 x 5.1 inch. The image size is ca. 2.3 x 2.9 inch. Storage location: C339-20. Seller Inventory # 64901

Bibliographic Details

Title: Antique Print-BESSINGA-COAT OF ARMS-Ferwerda...

Publication Date: 1781

Condition: Very Good