Whitbread’s New Plan of London – a map of Victorian London by J. Whitbread, 1858

Description

The Whitbread’s New Plan of London map was first published in 1851 just prior to the opening of the “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations”, or simply the Great Exhibition. The central London and its iconic locations, buildings and bridges are depicted by Whitbread in great detail and labelled.

Josiah Whitbread was a London based map publisher, active in the middle to later part of the 19th century, with the company address at 142 Oxford Street, London. He published several large format maps and street guides, mostly focusing on London. When he retired, his map plates were sold to Philip & Son, who republished them under their own imprint. Little else is known of Whitbread’s life or his publishing company.

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.