On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique map "Herefordshire." Offered with early hand colour.
DATE PRINTED: 1833, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 19.5 x 25.5 cm, 7.75 x 10 inches (medium) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn and engraved Sidney Hall.
PROVENANCE: Published in Sidney Hall's "A New British Atlas." and after his death by his widow Selina. Sidney Hall pioneered the use of steel engraving in the production of maps of great clarity and detail and he was working on this set of quarto county maps when he died in 1831. The work was completed by his widow, Selina, an equally skilled map maker and engraver.
TYPE: Antique steel plate engraving 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.
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: This series of maps first appeared in Gorton's Topographical Dictionary issued in parts over a three year period from 1830, the complete work not published again after 1833. The maps were then issued in A New British Atlas…, Sidney Hall's British Atlas…, A Travelling County Atlas… and other variations on the title, from 1834 until c.1888. It's popularity due in part to Hall's continuous updating of the plates to include the latest railways. The maps were intaglio printed until c.1858 and then by lithographic transfer.
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