Langley & Belch’s New Map of London, 1812 – Pictorial folding map of 19c. London in time of Waterloo, Wellington and Napoleon

Description

Langley & Belch’s New Map of London, 1812. “Printed & Published, as the Act directs, May 1st 1812 by Langley & Belch, N 173 High St., Borough, London.” Rare early pictorial folding map of London by Edward Langley & William Belch, engraved and hand-coloured, and published in London in 1812. Above and below the map are 24 engraved views of London landmarks: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Bridge, Bank, Lambeth Palace, Royal Exchange, Greenwich Hospital, Monument, Chelsea Hospital, Charing Cross, The Tower of London, Horse Guards, London Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall, The Admiralty, India House, Mansion House, The London Docks, West India Docks, East India Docks, The Queen’s Palace in St. James’s Park, Blackfriars Bridge, Somerset House, The Guildhall. The plan is divided into lettered squares for use with Langley & Belch’s “Companion to New Map of London”.

Edward Langley and William Belch were English booksellers, publishers, printers and engravers, who worked in partnership as “Langley & Belch”, the company which was active for a brief period at the start of 19th century (approx. 1805 -1820) and was located at N 173 High Street, Borough, London.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a painstakingly 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.

POSTER PRINT QUALITY

Please note that our reproduction posters are made to order and every print is checked before posting. The images we use in most cases are scans of antique originals, professionally restored in order to remove the most evident stains, folds, tears and other damage. We strive to balance the restoration and saving the overall integrity and antique appearance of the original. Our restored images are unique and these prints can be purchased only from www.VictorianMaps.com.

There will be no watermark on your image but there might be a white border depending on aspect ratio of the original. Please note that when a large antique original is reduced to a smaller size print some text may not be readable. Please check our measurements: every poster has its own aspect ratio same as original and printed exactly as pictured.