On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Crail.", Fife, Scotland.
DATE PRINTED: 1855 from a plate first published in 1845.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 19 x 14.5 cm, 7.5 x 5.75 inches (medium) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by William Forrest (1805-1889) from an original study by James Stewart.
PROVENANCE: Produced for "Scotland Illustrated." in 1845. This example from a slightly later publication.
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 paper is 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: Crail is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The site on which the parish church is built appears to have religious associations that pre-date the parish church's foundation in early medieval times, as evidenced by an 8th-century cross-slab preserved in the church. The parish church was itself dedicated (in the 13th-century) to the early holy man St. Maelrubha of Applecross in Wester Ross. Crail Castle was an occasional residence of David I of Scotland during the 12th century but subsequently fell into ruin.
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