1718 John Slezer Antique Print of Falkland Palace Fife, Scotland Scottish Kings

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Seller: searching01 ✉️ (5,959) 100%, Location: Ivanhoe, VIC, AU, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 354324187398 1718 John Slezer Antique Print of Falkland Palace Fife, Scotland Scottish Kings. This is an important and rare print as Slezer s Theatrum Scotiae is one of the earliest records of early Scottish towns & major buildings. (Ref: Tooley; M&B). Slezer, Capt. John 16xx - 1717. The Scottish Crown acquired Falkland Castle from MacDuff of Fife in the 14th century.
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Palace of Falkland

Cartographer : - Slezer, Capt. John 16xx - 1717
  • Date: - 1718
  • Size: - 18 ½in x 14 ½in (470mm x 360mm)
  • Ref#: - 24958
  • Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition

Description: This original copper plate engraved antique print, a view of Falkland Palace, home of the Scottish Kings - was published in the 1718 edition of John Slezer's Theatrum Scotiae .

General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 18 ½in x 14 ½in (470mm x 360mm) Plate size: - 16 ½in x 11in (420mm x 275mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections: Margins: - None Plate area: - None Verso: - None

Background: Falkland Palace in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a former royal palace of the Scottish Kings. The Scottish Crown acquired Falkland Castle from MacDuff of Fife in the 14th century. In 1402 Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany imprisoned his nephew David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, the eldest son of King Robert III of Scotland, at Falkland. The incarcerated Duke eventually died there from neglect and starvation. Albany was exonerated from blame by Parliament, but suspicions of foul play persisted, suspicions which never left Rothesay's younger brother the future James I of Scotland, and which would eventually lead to the downfall of the Albany Stewarts. John Debrett, writing in 1805, was in no doubt of Duke Robert's motives and guilt. This Robert, Duke of Albany, having obtained the entire government from his brother, King Robert, he caused the Duke of Rothesay to be murdered, thinking to bring the Crown into his own family; but to avoid the like fate, King Robert resolved to send his younger son James, to France, then about nine years old, who being sea-sick, and forced to land on the English coast ... was detained a captive in England eighteen years. At these misfortunes King Robert died of grief in 1406. Between 1501 and 1541 Kings James IV and James V of Scotland transformed the old castle into a beautiful royal palace: with Stirling Castle it was one of only two Renaissance palaces in Scotland. To address the poor state of the garden and park, James V appointed a new Captain and Keeper, William Barclay, Master of Rhynd, in March 1527. Ten years later, James V extended his father's buildings in French renaissance style. He died at Falkland in December 1542 after hearing that his wife had given birth to a daughter—Mary, Queen of Scots. Falkland became a popular retreat with all the Stewart monarchs. They practised falconry there and used the vast surrounding forests for hawking and for hunting deer. Wild boar, imported from France, were kept in the Park, within a fence made by the Laird of Fernie. Nearby Myres Castle is the hereditary home of the Royal Macers and Sergeants at Arms who served Falkland Castle since at least the sixteenth century. John Scrimgeour of Myres supervised building at the Palace from 1532 to 1563. After the Union of the Crowns (1606), James VI and I, Charles I, and Charles II all visited Falkland. A fire partially destroyed the palace during its occupation by Cromwell's troops and it quickly fell into ruin. This is an important and rare print as Slezer s Theatrum Scotiae is one of the earliest records of early Scottish towns & major buildings. (Ref: Tooley; M&B) Slezer, Capt. John 16xx - 1717 A native of Holland who had settled in Scotland in 1669, Slezer became an ordnance engineer. In 1678 he was made a burgess of Dundee, and by 1688 had been appointed captain of artillery by the Scottish Parliament. Slezer had a passion for historic buildings, and is best remembered for his "Theatrum Scotiae" (London, 1693), a monumental set of engravings of Scottish cities, with texts by Sir Robert Sibbald, which are still regarded as primary historical sources. He presented a copy of his work to the Library in 1695 on behalf of his sons John and Archibald, who had been students at the College. What is an Antique Map

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  • Condition: Fine
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Primary Material: Paper
  • Material: Paper
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom

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