Antique Prints & Maps

19th CENTURY TOWN VIEWS - UK

'THE PORTFOLIO' - 1875 engraving of a Print Collector.

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After more than a quarter of a century in the Trade, we are now retired and the Postaprint Website is no longer available.
However this collection of Reference Pages is being left on line, as we hope you will find them to informative and helpful. They provide details of many of the maps, books and engravings we had the pleasure of dealing in over so many years.
For a complete  index of all such Reference Pages PLEASE DO CLICK HERE.
My wife's store on eBay offers many delightful antiquarian maps & prints & engravings.

This Page is provided as a REFERENCE RESOURCE - it is NOT an Inventory.

SIZES

These example images are arranged alphabetically.

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BEDS/LUTON - 'PROCESSION TO OPEN THE NEW PLAIT-HALLS, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE' - 1869. HALF PAGE.

BERKS/WINDSOR - 'WINDSOR CASTLE FROM THE THAMES'. This Full Page was printed in Colour. It appeared in the ILN in 1887.

CHESHIRE/CHESTER - 'THE CITY OF CHESTER (VIEW FROM THE SOUTH SIDE)' - 1869. DOUBLE PAGE.

CUMBS/WINDERMERE/SAILING - 'WINDERMERE REGATTA - THE RACE FOR ON THE THIRD DAY FOR MR AUFRERE'S CUP'. This excellent full page was published in 1859.

DEVON/EXETER - 'MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCATION AT EXETER: GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY' - 1869. DOUBLE PAGE.

• DEVON/EXMOOR/STAG HUNTING - 'A STAG AT BAY ON EXMOOR FOREST' - This dramatic full page engraving was printed in 1871. TO OBTAIN A LIST OF ALL DEVON MAPS AND VIEWS PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE.

• DEVON/ILFRACOMBE - 'ILFRACOMB, ON THE NORTH COAST OF DEVON'. A good view of the Town as it was in 1867. Half Page.

• DEVON/LANHYDROCK HOUSE - 'FIRE AT LANHYDROCK HOUSE. THE SEAT OF LORD ROBARTS, NEAR BODMIN'. This dramatic Double Page was published in 1881 and depicts the disasterous fire at this well know West Country landmark.

• DEVON/SIDMOUTH - 'SIDMOUTH' - AN ATTRACTIVE HALF PAGE VIEW OF THE TOWN AS IT WAS IN 1850.

ESSEX/SOUTHEND - 'IMPROVEMENTS AT SOUTHEND, ESSEX: PART OF THE NEW SUBURB CALLED CLIFFTOWN'. Half Page view in 1861.

GLOS/BRISTOL - 'CLIFTON FROM THE FERRY' - A PARTICULARLY INTERESTING HALF PAGE VIEW TAKEN IN 1850 WITH THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.

ISLE OF MAN/DOUGLAS - 'THE ARRIVAL IN DOUGLAS OF HIS EXCELLENCY FRANCIS PIGOTT, THE NEWLY APPONTED LIEUTENANT-GOVENOR OF THE ISLE OF MAN' - This excellent full page appeared in the ILLUSTRATED LONDONS NEWS -1861.

• ISLE OF MAN/PORT ST. MARY - 'THE ELECTIONS IN THE ISLE OF MAN: FISHERMEN'S COTTAGES AT PORT ST. MARY'. FULL PAGE PRINTED IN 1881.

KENT/GRAVESEND - 'THE DEPARTURE FROM GRAVESEND OF THE 'VICTORIA AND ALBERT' ROYAL YACHT...' - 1858. DOUBLE PAGE.

• KENT/HERNE BAY - 'WATERING PLACES OF ENGLAND - HERNE BAY AND PIER, KENT' - THIS HALF PAGE VIEW OF THE TOWN WAS PUBLISHED IN 1850.

• KENT/SHEERNESS - 'THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM-SHIP LEAVING SHEERNESS...' - 1869. FULL PAGE

LANCS/LYTHAM - 'THE WATERING PLACES OF ENGLAND - LYTHAM. Attractive Half Page engraving, published 1856. Shows the Windmill, Church etc.

• LANCS/PRESTON - 'PRESTON, LANCASHIRE'. Fine general view across the river. Bridge. Cattle. Full Page. Printed 1862.

• LANCS/SOUTHPORT - 'THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF TECK'S VISIT TO SOUTHPORT - THE TRAMWAY CAR ON THE PIER'. FULL PAGE. GRAPHIC. 1872.

LONDON/COVENT GARDEN - 'COVENT GARDEN THEATRE, TO BE OPENING THIS EVENIN' - (15 MAY 1858) - FULL PAGE. TO OBTAIN A LIST OF ALL OUR VIEWS AND PLANS OF LONDON, PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE .

• LONDON/DULWICH - 'NEW BUILDINGS AT DULWICH COLLEGE' - 1869. 2/3rds PAGE.

• LONDON/LONDON BRIDGE - 'LONDON BRIDGE' - This fine busy double page was published in 1872.

• LONDON/REGENTS PARK/ZOO - 'MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIENTY'S GARDENS' - THIS ATTRACTIVE FULL PAGE ENGRAVING OF CHILDREN TAKING AN ELEPHANT RIDE AT LONDON ZOO WAS PUBLISHED IN 1871.

MDDX/TWICKENHAM - 'SCENES ON THE FROZEN THAMES - AT TWICKENHAM'. HALF PAGE. 1881

NORTHANTS/PETERBOROUGH - 'PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL FROM THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY' - 1848. Half Page

NORTHUMBS/NEWCASTLE - 'THE GEORGE STEPHENSON CENTENARY AT NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE: THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE' This good Full Page was published in 1881.

OXON/EXETER COLLEGE - 'BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF EXETER COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY' - 1859. FULL PAGE.

• OXON/HENLEY - 'HENLEY REGATTA - EIGHT OAR'D MATCH' - THIS PRINT DEPICTS THE 1844 REGATTA. HALF PAGE. MANY OTHER ROWING PRINTS USUALLY IN STOCK, PLEASE USE OUR ON-LINE DATABASE FOR A FULL LIST.

SCOTLAND/DUMFRIES - 'THE BURNS CENTENARY FESTIVAL - THE PROCESSION IN THE HIGH STREET, DUMFRIES' - 1859. FULL PAGE.

• SCOTLAND/DUNDEE - 'DUNDEE SCREW WHALERS' - This attractive Full Page was published in 1861, depicting whaling ships leaving port.

• SCOTLAND/FETTES - 'FETTES COLLEGE, EDINBURGH' - NICE FULL PAGE ENGRAVING. PUBLISHED 1874.

• SCOTLAND/INVERNESS - 'INVERNESS' - A GOOD FULL PAGE GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY IN 1872.

SOMERSET/WESTON SUPER MARE - 'THE BRISTOL CHANNEL REGATTA: WESTON-SUPER-MARE, FROM THE SANDS.' Half Page. Printed in 1856.

STAFFS/WOLVERHAMPTON - 'QUEEN SQAURE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WITH THE STATUE OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT'. A half page engraving, published in 1871. TO OBTAIN A LIST OF ALL STAFFORSHIRE MAPS AND VIEWS PLEASE TRY OUR ON-LINE DATABASE .

SUFFOLK/BURY ST. EDMUNDS - 'SUFFOLK CART-HORSES AT THE EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT BURY ST. EDMUNDS'. This full page appeared in the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS in 1867.

SURREY/GODALMING - 'NEW CHARTERHOUSE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT GODALING' - 1872. FULL PAGE.

• SURREY/DORKING ETC - 'VIEWS ON THE LEATHERHEAD AND DORKING RAILWAY' A full page with 4 images: DORKING STARTION - BRIDGE OVER THE MOLE, WEST HUMBLE - NORBURY TUNNEL - FROM BOX HILL. 1867.

• SURREY/KINGSTON - 'THE ALBANY CLUB, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES'. ILN FULL PAGE. 1891.

• SURREY/VIRGINIA WATER - 'ROYAL PIC-NIC AT VIRGINIA WATER' A fine Double Page which appeared in the ILN in 1881.

WARCS/COVENTRY/LADY GODIVA - 'THE LADY GODIVA PROCESSION AT COVENTRY. Printed in 1862. A Full Page engraving.

• WARCS/RUGBY - 'THE GREAT SCHOOLS OF ENGLAND - RUGBY SCHOOL' - This attractive half page shows School House, with a game of cricket being playing on the Close. Published 1862.

WILTS/CHIPPENHAM - 'OPENING OF THE GREAT CHEESE-MARKET AT CHIPPENHAM, SEPTEMBER 12, 1850 - THE MARKET HALL' - THIS HALF PAGE ENGRAVING APPEARED IN THE ILN ON 21st SEPTEMBER 1850.

YORKS/LEEDS - 'LEEDS ON A MARKET DAY' A SKETCH IN BOAR LANE AND BRIGGATE'. Fine Double Page print. THE GRAPHIC. 1872.

• YORKS/LEEDS - 'LEEDS FROM HOLBECK JUNTION'. This is a Double page with 2 images (See lower image below). ILN. 1868.

• YORKS/LEEDS - 'LEEDS LOOKING UP PARK ROW'. This is the lower image on the above ILN Double Page. 1868.

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