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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1481576, member: 8267&quot;]17th century handmade rag paper can age very well - it is not inherently acidic like later wood pulp paper. You might be able to get a better idea of the date of the print if you can examine the paper closely. Early handmade paper should show laid and chain lines left from the papermaker&#039;s mold, and possibly a watermark that would identify the mill. There appears to be some staining around the edges, which might indicate it has been glued to a backing at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on this example, which is in better condition, I fear you paid a bit much:</p><p><a href="https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/the-queen-of-great-britain-arriving-in-portsmouth-25-may-1662-the-arrival-in-london-of-the-king-and-queen-from-hampton-court-to-whitehall-along-the-river-thames-23-august-1662/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/the-queen-of-great-britain-arriving-in-portsmouth-25-may-1662-the-arrival-in-london-of-the-king-and-queen-from-hampton-court-to-whitehall-along-the-river-thames-23-august-1662/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sandersofoxford.com/shop/product/the-queen-of-great-britain-arriving-in-portsmouth-25-may-1662-the-arrival-in-london-of-the-king-and-queen-from-hampton-court-to-whitehall-along-the-river-thames-23-august-1662/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>No reason to think the frame is contemporary with the print. Views of the back of the frame, showing the construction and any labels or notations, would be helpful in estimating a date.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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