Saturday, June 28, 2014

"Historische erzälung von geburt"

EEBO link.

This sheet undoubtedly has the coolest illustration of vol. 12 of the Thomason tracts. Here's what's obscure on EEBO.


  • The faces of figures B and C are sad, but not wailing with sorrow.
  • The names along the bottom are:
    "A. Seine Ko[umlaut]n. May[umlaut] an dem Block. B. Doctor Ju[accent]xon. C. Colonell Tomlinſon. D. Colonell Hacker. E.F. Die 2 Executionnen."
  • The imprint (I think) is
    "Franckfurt / ben Sebastian Furcten zu Finden."
The copperplate engraving is faultless, except for a minor fold in the paper along the lower-left corner of the copperplate. This is a top-quality Frankfurt printing.

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