1720 Kip Print - Carlisle Cathedral Cumbria, England Start Price USD 425.00 Current Price USD 425.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 Location Successful Worldwide Shipping From Melbourne See more about '1720 Kip Print - Carlisle Cathedral Cumbria, England' Description Helpful Links:Company Details - About ME PageView seller's other itemsAsk Seller a questionCartographer's ProfilePayment & Shipping OptionsAbout Classical Images Click to enlarge Please visit our Ebay Stores where we have a large range of cost effective Maps & Prints on offer Click Here   The Cathedral Church of Carlile click to enlarge This beautifully hand coloured large original antique copper-plate engraved view of Carlisle Cathedral - in the English county of Cumbria on the Scottish border - was drawn by Johnnes Kip  and engraved by John Harris for Joseph Smith's monumental work Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne published between 1724-28. This print also appeared in Britannia Illustrata by D. Mortier (brother of Pierre). Carlisle Cathedral bears the scars of 900 years spent in this most tumultuous of regions. The scarred exterior and tower, has the effect of making the cathedral look more like a Border castle than a church! The cathedral suffered badly in the Civil War, when Parliamentary troops under General Leslie almost destroyed the nave, leaving only two bays standing. The original nave was built by secular canons in 1092 as a collegiate church. That early church was built, but by 1123 the Augustinian order had taken over. The choir aisles are late 13th century, but the body of the choir was not completed until a century later. The transepts and tower date from the 15th century. The glories of Carlisle are the east window, one of the best examples of decorated tracery anywhere, and the delicately carved capitals in the choir, depicting the seasons. The east window is believed to be the work of Ivo de Ragheton, who was also responsible for the west front of York Minster. The barrel-vaulted choir ceiling is painted in vivid blue with gold trim. Medieval paintings in the north and south aisles and the choir represent the lives of the Apostles and saints Anthony and Cuthbert. The choir stalls and misericords are decorated with wonderful carvings dating from the early 15th century. This is a finely engraved print being testimony to the beautiful and detailed work produced by Kip whose eye for detail was one of the most acknowledged of his day. (Ref: Tooley; M&B) Please note all items auctioned are genuine, we do not sell reproductions. A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) can be issued on request.    Condition Report Condition ReportPaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stablePaper colour: - off whiteAge of map colour: - EarlyColours used: - Yellow, brown, green, redGeneral colour appearance: - AuthenticPaper size: - 24 1/2in x 19 1/2in (610mm x 495mm)Plate size: - 23in x 18in (585mm x 470mm)Margins: - min 1/4in (6mm) Imperfections:Margins: - NonePlate area: -  NoneVerso: - None Overall Quality (in Bold):Perfect/Fine/Very Good/Good/Fair/Poor  Johannes Kip 1653-1722 Johannes Kip was a draughtsman and engraver, who worked first in his native Amsterdam before moving to London at the end of the seventeenth century. 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