The Diamond Jubilee Plan of London, a map of Victorian London and Queen Victoria procession route by John Bartholomew, 1897

Description

The Diamond Jubilee Plan of London, a magnificant two-tone map of London, engraved and printed by John Bartholomew, and sold as a fold-out guide supplement in advertizing booklet “All about the Diamond Jubilee” by George Newnes Ltd., London, in 1897, published in time for Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

“Splendid large scale Plan of London shewing the Royal Route, Railway Termini & c.”

Victoria (1819 – 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years, known as Victorian era, from 1837 to 1901. It was a period of unprecedented industrial and scientific development, and a great expansion of the British Empire. Her Diamond Jubilee was made a festival of British Empire. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee procession on 22nd June 1897 followed a route six miles long through London and included troops from all over the empire. Queen Victoria in her open carriage was greeted by vast crowds of spectators and great outpouring of affection for the 78-year-old Queen.

John Bartholomew (1831 – 1893) was a Scottish cartographer. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to John Bartholomew Sr., and later succeeded father in his cartographical business. John Bartholomew became known for development of colour contouring (or hypsometric tints), the system of representing altitudes on a graduated colour scale, which became a standard cartographical practice. Bartholomew built up a reputation for the production of the finest maps and atlases.

George Newnes (1851 – 1910) was a founder of a British publishing company George Newnes Ltd. He was considered a fonding father of popular journalism. Newnes published magazines and periodicals, such as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, Woman’s Own and other.

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.

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