On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Congregational church, Mevagissey, Cornwall."
Offered with hand colouring and matted ready to frame (the print is not 'laid down' so can easily be removed from the mat if desired).
DATE PRINTED: 1882, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7.25 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium). The mat is approximately 31.5 x 41cm.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unknown .
PROVENANCE: Published in “The Builder", May 27th 1882. Building is today one of the United Kingdom’s oldest business-to-business magazines, launched as The Builder in 1843 by Joseph Aloysius Hansom – architect of Birmingham Town Hall and designer of the Hansom Cab. The journal was renamed Building in 1966 as it is still known today.
TYPE: Antique photomechanical lithographic print on paper. A photomechanical print is a mechanical reproduction of a photo image that is printed in ink, often by a printer's press. Photomechanical prints are not the product of a photographic process; their supports are not light-sensitive, and light plays no direct role in image production. Instead, the image has been impressed or transferred mechanically from a inked plate or other surface, which has been created using a photographic negative as its image source.
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 Mevagissey (Cornish: Lannvorek) is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles (8 km) south of St Austell. The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats. It has a thriving fishing industry and is the second biggest fishing port in Cornwall. Tintagel Castle has been a tourist destination since the mid-19th century. Owned by Charles, Prince of Wales as part of the landholdings of the Duchy of Cornwall, the site is currently managed by English Heritage. Mevagissey Congregational Chapel is at end of Chapel Square, on the corner of Chapel Street and with St Andrew's behind it. The first building on this site was erected in 1776 as Mevagissey Independent Church. The present building replaced the first in 1882. When St Andrew's United Church was formed, this building was converted to be part of it.
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