A print from a disbound book of England & Wales published 1900. Blank on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1900 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Opened as far back as 1854, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham is still one of the lions" of London. As most people know, it embodies, in a somewhat altered ground-plan and elevation, the materials and main design of the building of glass and iron erected by Sir Joseph Paxton for the first International Exhibition of 1851, which was itself modelled on the large conservatory he had erected at Chatsworth. It was originally 1,608 feet long, the centre transept being 384 feet long. The grounds exceed 300 acres, and are most beautifully laid out, a portion of them being devoted to the greatest geological model on the face of the earth. Unfortunately these scientific" features have not proved so profitable as was hoped. A large amount of educational work is, however, still carried on in connection with the Palace.