{"product_id":"peking-city-plan-tien-tsin-fort-temples-river-wonderful-1860-unusual-old-print","title":"Peking City Plan Tien-Tsin Fort Temples River wonderful 1860 unusual old print","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003cem\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003e\n   Plan of the City of Peking\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Tien-Tsin, On the Banks of the Peiho River\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   (Temples- City Walls and Gates- Fortress)\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n \u003cem\u003e\n  Issued 1860 Boston by Ballou's Pictorial\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  Engraved by John Dower\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n  Wood engraving art for mass distribution via printed paper media 150+ years ago\n \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n A visually appealing antique wood-engraved newspaper print.\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n A very scarce and early detailed Western plan of Peking, China.\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n It is an original 150+ year old pictorial sheet extracted from a scarce\n 19th\n century popular weekly illustrated periodical.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n Offered for the historical interest of the topic as well as the modern appeal of the printed image. The visual presentation is unique to the era and this type of printed newsprint image using methods and machinery now long vanished and extinct. Looks like nothing being produced today.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n In Good+ [or better] condition: displays uniform age toning as typical for this age image. There may be light scattered spotting, possibly small minor edge splits now repaired on the back with small pieces of archival tape. Any surface defects or nicks\/ blank margin issues may hopefully be clearly seen in the scanned image.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003e\n  Please examine the scan closely as the picture forms part of the description, so please take a close look. There is a zoom feature, so you can see the entire printed surface remarkably close up.\n \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n There is text\/ possibly other images on the back because it was extracted from an illustrated newspaper from the mid-19th century. Great fun \u0026amp; very interesting to examine both sides.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n Overall, the main image area remains very attractive, the entire sheet like a snapshot into another era-unquestionably an appropriate old image for framing.\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003e\n  \u003cem\u003e\n   [note: we grade very conservatively and always seek to disclose any noteworthy flaws].\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n **\n \u003cstrong\u003e\n  The type of 150+ year old wood-pulp based paper used by the periodical in this era is now a little delicate and needs to be handled a bit carefully\n \u003c\/strong\u003e\n **\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n Great, unique old printed image entirely worthy of presenting to someone as a present or hanging for display.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal\"\u003e\n Sheet measures c. 15 7\/8\" H x 10 7\/8\" W.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n Printed area measures c. 14 1\/4\" H x  9 1\/2\" W\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n [90176]\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian DiMambro -Historical Investments","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68371504529631,"sku":"igr1793761217359","price":57.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/0873\/8015\/files\/peking-city-plan-tien-tsin-fort-temples-river-wonderful-1860-unusual-old-print_1.jpg?v=1793761230","url":"https:\/\/shopwearfashion.shop\/products\/peking-city-plan-tien-tsin-fort-temples-river-wonderful-1860-unusual-old-print","provider":"Glenda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}