On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print showing Oxford High Street. 
This view shows Queen's College on the right; St Mary's Church and All Souls' beyond.  In the distance is All Saints' Church and on the left University College.  Offered with the original sheet of text describing the view.   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: From an original study by Birket Foster. Myles Birket Foster (4 February 1825 – 27 March 1899) was a popular English illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Myles Birket Foster was born into a prosperous family in North Shields on 4 February 1825, the fifth son of his parents.  His tours at home were recorded in Lithographs in 'Some places of Note in England' in 1888.

PROVENANCE:  Published in "Some Places of Note in England A Series of Twenty-Five Drawings with Short Descriptions By the Artist.". London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1888. 

TYPE: Antique lithograph printed on paper. 

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

CONDITION: 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. I offer a no questions asked return policy.

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.

POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.  The city is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading. The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold.

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