On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) 1920 scarce etched print "Mar's Hill, Lynmouth.", in Devon.    Offered matted ready to frame.

DATE PRINTED: 1920.  Estimated.  The artist died in 1939 and lived in this area in the preceding years.

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 18 x 25 cm, 7 x 10 inches (medium) plus margins.  The mat is approximately 39.5 x 37.5 cm.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn, etched and signed in pencil by R.H. Smallridge (1838 - 1939).  Smallridge had a studio in Looe in the late 1930s. He produced etchings which recorded local scenes in Cornwall and Devon.  Reginald Smallridge lived and worked in The South West and is particularly noted for his views and scenes of the area. 

PROVENANCE: Unknown.

TYPE: Antique etching printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.

CONDITION: Very good. Suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.  

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet (210 m) below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.  Lynmouth was described by Thomas Gainsborough, who honeymooned there with his bride Margaret Burr, as "the most delightful place for a landscape painter this country can boast".  Mars Hill Way is a Street in the town of Lynton and measures approximately 206 metres long. There is only one street named Mars Hill Way making it unique in Great Britain.

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