D. Allan fect.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Etching. Plate 221 x 171mm. 8¾ x 6¾".
Three figures, one of whom is the standard-bearer with the motto "nisi dominus frustra", associated with Edinburgh since 1647. The interpretation is "except the Lord in Vain", a contradiction to the a verse of Psalm 127 - "except the Lord build the house".
Ogilby 1707 [except this version is not coloured.]
[Ref: 14287]  £140.00