Description: LISBON FROM FORT ALMEIDA Artist: Drawn by C. Stanfield from a sketch by W. Page ____________ Engraver: E. Finden Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY ANTIQUE PRINTS LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1832; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 6 inches by 8 inches including white borders, actual scene is 3 3/8 inches by 5 1/4 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! DESCRIPTION OF PRINT SUBJECT: ".To the north the whole expanse of Lisbon is seen covering the opposite hills, and forming a brilliant border to the Tagus. To the west, that noble river is seen continuing its majestic course, and flowing into the Atlantic ocean, between the distant towers of St. Julian and of Bugio ', and to the east the river spreads out into a vast estuary, bounded by a long tract of level country. To the south the heights of Almada slope down into a valley covered with vineyards, behind which there is a gradual ascent of wooded hills, till, at a distance of several miles, the horizon is bounded by the mountainous ridge of the Serra d'Arabida, having the remarkable castle-crowned rock of Palmella towards the east, and the distant Moorish castle of Cezimbra towards the west. In the view annexed, the spectator is looking up the river, in a north-east direction. Part of Lisbon occupies the left of the scene. The convent of the Penha de Franca stands on the most distant hill on that side. A little on the right, on the adjoining hill, is the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Monte. The castle is seen covering the hill yet farther to the right; and the towers of the church of St. Vincente, the place of interment of the Portuguese monarchs, crown the summit of the hill near the extremity of the city. " Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, etching, lithograph, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, and NOT blocks of steel or wood or any other material. “ENGRAVINGS”, the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or “engravings” were created by the intaglio process of etching the negative of the image into a block of steel, copper, wood etc, and then when inked and pressed onto paper, a print image was created. These prints or engravings were usually inserted into books, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone lithographs. They often had a tissue guard or onion skin frontis to protect them from transferring their ink to the opposite page and were usually on much thicker quality woven rag stock paper than the regular prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. A RARE FIND! AND GREAT DECORATION FOR YOUR OFFICE OR DEN WALL.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-12T21:39:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Landscapes
Material: Engraving
Type: Print
