On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Kendal, Westmorland", Cumbria.   Offered with hand colour and mounted on card.

DATE PRINTED: 1829. Dated 1828 on the print, the date of engraving.

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 15.5 x 11 cm (6 x 4.25 inches) plus margins with a blank back (small).   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Samuel Rawle from an original drawing by William Westall A.R.A. William Westall ARA (12 October 1781 – 22 January 1850) was an English landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia. 

PROVENANCE: Produced for William Westall's 'Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings by William Westall, A.R.A. Engraved by, and under the direction of, Edward Finden, With Descriptions by Thomas Moule' (London: Tilt, 1829).

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. 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:  Kendal anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Windermere, 19 miles (31 km) north of Lancaster, 23 miles (37 km) north-east of Barrow-in-Furness and 38 miles (61 km) north-west of Skipton. The town lies in the valley or "dale" of the River Kent.  

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