On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Llantisilio Church. Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire.", north Wales. Offered with hand colour.
DATE PRINTED: 1831 or shortly afterwards.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 15.5 x 11 cm (6 x 4.25 inches) plus margins with a blank back (small).
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Henry Gastineau and engraved by Henry Adlard (1799–1893). Henry Gastineau (1791–1876) was an English engraver and prolific painter in water-colours. He was born in London to a family of Huguenot descent.
PROVENANCE: Produced for the part-work series “Wales Illustrated” (London : 1830-1831). The plates were later re-used in Woodward's 'History of Wales' in 1853.
TYPE: Antique 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. The paper is slightly wrinkled.
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: Llantysilio Church is a parish church in Llantysilio, near Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales. It sits on uprising land from the banks of the river Dee close to the local beauty spot of the Horseshoe Falls and source of water for the Llangollen canal. The canal is a World Heritage Site and it starts here and continues eleven miles to Chirk (and include the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct). It is dedicated to St Tysilio who lived in the 7th century. It was built in the 15th Century and then restored and modified by the German born Charles Beyer, one of the prominent engineers of the Victorian Era, and noted philanthropist, who died in 1876 whilst at residence at nearby Llantysilio Hall, only months after moving into his new mansion house, which he had just built and fitted out. He was buried in the church yard in the grounds of his 700-acre Llantysilio Hall estate. His gravestone of Aberdeen granite weighs over 2 tonnes. His will augmented the salary of the, then vicar of Llantysilio, H Humphrey for the rest of his life. He also left his Llantysilio Hall estate to his godson Sir Henry Beyer Robertson, who became owner of Brymbo Steelworks and a director of the Great Western Railway.
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