Tombleson’s Panoramic Map of the river Thames and Medway by William Tombleson, 1850

Description

“Tombleson’s Panoramic Map of the THAMES and MEDWAY” – an iconic Victorian vertical format map of the river Thames by William Tombleson, published by J. Reynolds, 174 Strand, London, in 1850.

We have also a new version of this map with nine additional restored engraved Victorian views of the river Thames and famous landmarks, added to the restored original map as insets. Please check our other listings for “Tombleson’s Thames map 9 inset views”.

Tombleson’s Panoramic Map of the Thames and Medway was a steel engraved black&white print and published originally as a folded accompaniment to a book “Tombleson’s Thames” by William Gray Fearnside, in 1834, in London. The map extends from river Thames source in Gloucestershire to the sea and shows in great detail the towns, countryside, landmarks, railways, bridges and roads. Due to its popularity, a lithographed coloured version of the map was issued separately by James Reynolds, 174 Strand, London, first in 1850 and many times subsequently, later with revised details. To this day, Tombleson’s Thames & Medway remains one of the finest maps of river Thames.

William Tombleson (1795 – 1846) was an English artist, illustrator, engraver, writer and printmaker, based in London. In the 1830s, his topographical drawings of the rivers Thames and Medway in England, and the upper and middle River Rhine in Germany, were published as engraved prints and books.

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.