Fairburn’s plan of Lord Nelson’s victory over the combined fleet, off Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 – a broadside print by J. Fairburn, 1805

Description

“Fairburn’s plan of Lord Nelson’s victory over the combined fleet, off Trafalgar, October 21, 1805” – an iconic engraved broadside with hand-colouring and letterpress detailing “Plan of attack on the combine fleet”, “Chart exhibiting Trafalgar Cadiz”, the larger “View of lord Nelson’s attack on the combined fleet off Trafalgar, October 21, 1805”, and four columns of text below, including letters from Admiral Collingwood. A red ink three-pence duty stamp in the lower-right corner.

John Fairburn was a Regency period English printer and publisher active between 1787-1850 in London. He was one of Fairburn’s printers dynasty who produced prints, maps, chapbooks, pamphlets and other items, mostly via letterpress, but also engraved and hand-coloured. It is believed that in 1787 John Fairburn has produced the oldest printed Valentine’s Day card.

The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). Twenty-seven British ships led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory, defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under French Admiral Villeneuve. The battle took place off the southwest coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, and the British lost none. Prior to the battle, Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy, Horatio Nelson, has sent his famous signal “England expects that every man will do his duty” from his flagship HMS “Victory”.

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.

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.