Guide for excursions on the river Thames, from Eton to the Nore – a Victorian map from The Illustrated London News magazine, 1849

Description

Guide for excursions on the river Thames, from Eton to the Nore – a Victorian map / birds-eye view of the river Thames, published by The Illustrated London News magazine in 1849. A rare double-page engraved and hand-coloured strip map of the river Thames containing an astonishing amount of detail, including hundreds of ships, both sailing and steam, along the river Thames and in docks. The map is divided into three stripes: Eton to Vauxhall, Vauxhall to Greenwich, and Blackwall to the Nore. A red ink half-penny duty stamp is in the upper-right corner.

The Illustrated London News was the first and the longest running illustrated weekly news magazine. It was founded by Herbert Ingram and was published until 2003. Herbert Ingram was born in 1811 in Boston, Lincolnshire. In around 1834 Ingram, together with his brother-in-law, started a printing, newsagent and bookselling business in Nottingham, when he realised the potential of a steady increase in illustrated newspaper sales. The first issue of The Illustrated London News with 16 pages and 32 wood engravings sold 26.000 copies at the price of a sixpence on 14th May 1842. It was timed to report the young Queen Victoria’s first masquerade ball. By the end of the first year the magazine had 60.000 subscribers. By 1863 it was selling at over 300.000 per week, far exceeding the sales of other British newspapers of the time.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.

IMPORTANT: If you are going to frame this print we recommend art paper 230gsm or canvas 320gsm. The 140gsm art paper option makes sense if you wish to DIY-frame or to tack the poster to a wall without framing, due to it being lighter and more flexible. All three options are giclee prints of the same high quality.

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