| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | after Thomas Lediard |
| Published | 1735 |
| Dimensions | Image 314 x196 mm, Sheet 328 x 197 mm |
| Notes |
Frontispiece to Thomas Lediard's 'The Naval History of England'. Central to the frontispiece is a portrait of Lediard set within an ornate oval frame and before a pedestal. Surrounding the portrait are various other frames containing images of naval subjects and allegorical figures, such as history, astronomy, arithmetic, navigation, mercantility, geometry and cosmography. Towards the bottom of the illustration is a woman reclining in front of the pedestal. Around her head is band inscribed with 'Ars Nautica', and in her left hand she holds the staff of Mercury. Looking up towards the portrait of Lediard, the woman leans upon a bound volume of 'The Naval History of England', whilst drawing a map of the South East corner of America, titled 'Georgia' with her right hand. Thomas Lediard (1685 - 1743) was an English writer and surveyor. O'Donoghue 2 Condition: Trimmed within plate mark and to image. Small hole in lower right corner of sheet, and some surface damage along right edge. Vertical crease to right of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £120.00 |
| Stock ID | 40780 |