Rare Original Map Glasgow & South Western Railway - Maclure & Macdonald & Co - 1873
This original linen backed map of The Glasgow & Southwestern Railway with Extensions & Branches 1873 was made by Maclure & Macdonald Lithographers, Glasgow.
The map must be rare as I am unable to find any references to it.
The map obviously has quite a lot of wear been the folding type but has survived reasonably well due to the linen backing. It has a name and date handwritten to the back of 1896.
Width open : 29.5" (75cm).
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. were, in Victorian times, "Ornamental Printers to the Queen". They invented a power-driven lithographic printing press in 1853. They engraved and produced stamps for Uruguay (1866), Sarawak (1869 and 1875) and telephone stamps for Great Britain (1884). Next to stamps they produced prints. The company was founded in 1835 and was acquired in 1992 by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Andrew MacLure and Archibald Gray MacDonald set up business as engravers and lithographic printers in Glasgow in 1835. Their first premises were in Trongate but by 1851 they had moved to 57 Buchanan Street, and later relocated to a 5-storey purpose-built facility in Bothwell Street. The firm also opened offices in Liverpool (1840), London (1845) and Manchester (1886). In 1851, MacLure, MacDonald & Co imported a Sigl machine from Germany which was capable of printing 600 sheets an hour and the firm is believed to be the first in the UK to use steam power for lithographic printing.
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. survived until 1992 when its assets were acquired by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre.
The maps shows signs of heavy use but the print is clear and vibrant. Price and grading commensurate.
This original linen backed map of The Glasgow & Southwestern Railway with Extensions & Branches 1873 was made by Maclure & Macdonald Lithographers, Glasgow.
The map must be rare as I am unable to find any references to it.
The map obviously has quite a lot of wear been the folding type but has survived reasonably well due to the linen backing. It has a name and date handwritten to the back of 1896.
Width open : 29.5" (75cm).
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. were, in Victorian times, "Ornamental Printers to the Queen". They invented a power-driven lithographic printing press in 1853. They engraved and produced stamps for Uruguay (1866), Sarawak (1869 and 1875) and telephone stamps for Great Britain (1884). Next to stamps they produced prints. The company was founded in 1835 and was acquired in 1992 by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Andrew MacLure and Archibald Gray MacDonald set up business as engravers and lithographic printers in Glasgow in 1835. Their first premises were in Trongate but by 1851 they had moved to 57 Buchanan Street, and later relocated to a 5-storey purpose-built facility in Bothwell Street. The firm also opened offices in Liverpool (1840), London (1845) and Manchester (1886). In 1851, MacLure, MacDonald & Co imported a Sigl machine from Germany which was capable of printing 600 sheets an hour and the firm is believed to be the first in the UK to use steam power for lithographic printing.
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. survived until 1992 when its assets were acquired by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre.
The maps shows signs of heavy use but the print is clear and vibrant. Price and grading commensurate.
This original linen backed map of The Glasgow & Southwestern Railway with Extensions & Branches 1873 was made by Maclure & Macdonald Lithographers, Glasgow.
The map must be rare as I am unable to find any references to it.
The map obviously has quite a lot of wear been the folding type but has survived reasonably well due to the linen backing. It has a name and date handwritten to the back of 1896.
Width open : 29.5" (75cm).
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. were, in Victorian times, "Ornamental Printers to the Queen". They invented a power-driven lithographic printing press in 1853. They engraved and produced stamps for Uruguay (1866), Sarawak (1869 and 1875) and telephone stamps for Great Britain (1884). Next to stamps they produced prints. The company was founded in 1835 and was acquired in 1992 by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.
Andrew MacLure and Archibald Gray MacDonald set up business as engravers and lithographic printers in Glasgow in 1835. Their first premises were in Trongate but by 1851 they had moved to 57 Buchanan Street, and later relocated to a 5-storey purpose-built facility in Bothwell Street. The firm also opened offices in Liverpool (1840), London (1845) and Manchester (1886). In 1851, MacLure, MacDonald & Co imported a Sigl machine from Germany which was capable of printing 600 sheets an hour and the firm is believed to be the first in the UK to use steam power for lithographic printing.
MacLure, MacDonald & Co. survived until 1992 when its assets were acquired by J R Reid Printers of Blantyre.
The maps shows signs of heavy use but the print is clear and vibrant. Price and grading commensurate.
Code : A882
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Maclure & Macdonald & Co
Date : Publication Place / Date - Circa 1873
Size : Sheet size: Image Size: 75 cm wide
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A-
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
Tracked postage, in casement. Please contact me for postal quotation outside of the UK.