On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Wolverhampton from the Penn Road.", Staffordshire.  

DATE PRINTED: 1830

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 18 x 12.5 cm (7 x 5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by T. Radclyffe. Drawn by the Irish artist Frederick Calvert (c.1785-c.1845).  Calvert was born in Cork and moved to England in 1815.  Thomas Radclyffe was a Birmingham engraver, active 1817-1831; taken in by William Radclyffe (q.v.), possibly his elder brother.

PROVENANCE: This print was published in "Picturesque Views.... in Staffordshire from Original Drawings Taken Expressly for This Work By Mr Frederick Calvert....". Published in 1830. Published by William Emans, Bromsgrove St, Birmingham.

TYPE:  Antique steel plate engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing on the reverse 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: Wolverhampton is a city, metropolitan borough, and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector.

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