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)
SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS.
The natural advantages of the curious forked head of Southampton Water early made it the site of a town, which was one of the first points invaded by the Saxons, and a sort of port of their city of Winchester. The Normans built a castle here, and made it the chief point of departure for their French campaigns, and the town abounds in old remains. The present docks are the work of-the present century. They lie at the tip of the tongue of land on which the town is built, and consist mainly of a tidal basin of sixteen acres, a second still constructing, which will cover eighteen acres, an inner basin of ten acres, four large graving-docks, and a vast array of railway, wharf, and warehouse accommodation. Many well-known mail and other steamer lines make these celebrated docks their point of departure to all parts of the world.