On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "The Wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw. Taken from the latest Survey With Corrections and Amendments.", London.
A map/plan showing Coleman Street and Bassishaw Wards. The map is decorated with an ornate title-piece. Includes two views of parish churches: St Stephen Coleman Street at bottom right and St Michael Bassishaw at upper left.
DATE PRINTED: 1773. Dated 1772 on the print, the date of engraving.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 23.5 x 17.5 cm (9.25 x 7 inches) plus margins (medium).
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Attributed to Thomas Bowen, this series of plans were copied from those by Benjamin Cole and were first published in a series for The London Magazine by Robert Baldwin from 1766. Robert Baldwin was also the publisher of A New History of London including Westminster and Southwark by John Noorthouck in 1773, and the plates were re-used for this work. Cole's plans were themselves closely copied from Richard Blome's which were in turn based on the survey of London by John Ogilby and others and produced for Reverend John Strypes illustrated version of John Stow's Survey of London published in 1720. These were days before copyright law!
PROVENANCE: Produced for the “London Magazine”, the present (slightly revised) version of the map was utilised in John Noorthouck’s part-work “A New History of London including Westminster and Southwark” (London : 1772-1773). Written by John Noorthouck (1732–1816).
TYPE: Antique copper 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: Coleman Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London, England, and lies on the City's northern boundary with the London Borough of Islington. The ward, which includes land lying on either side of the former city wall, takes its name from a road linking Gresham Street with the London Wall road.
Bassishaw is a ward in the City of London. Small, it is bounded by wards: Coleman Street, east; Cheap, south; Cripplegate, north; Aldersgate, west. It first consisted of Basinghall Street with the courts and short side streets off it, but since a boundary review in 2003 (after which the ward expanded into Cripplegate Within) it extends to streets further west, including Aldermanbury, Wood Street, and, to the north, part of London Wall and St Alphage Garden. The ward was historically the City's smallest.
Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints.