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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
The
Arteries of Great Britain
The Arteries of Great Britain
EH-L 99-103. 515
x 348 mm (portfolio).
The complete set of five etchings, 1922, with the
title and commentary by Neil Munroe, in the original
titled portfolio. Published by Dickins, 1922 in an
edition of 425. Each etching individually signed
in pencil. All well-printed with selectively wiped
plate tone, on wove paper watermarked J Green & Sons
1922. Each with an embossed ‘rose’ stamp
dated 1922 in the lower margin. Generally in good
condition.
£2000
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Additional
Information about the Print
The
five titles in the 1922 “The Arteries
of Great Britain” series
are:
- The
Clyde (EH-L 102)
(With Russell’s Shipyard at Greenock)
- The
Forth (EH-L 101)
(With the Forth Bridge, a submarine and distant battleships)
- The
Tyne (EH-L 100)
(Looking down from the High Level Bridge on the open Swing Bridge)
- The
Mersey (EH-L 103)
(With the St George’s landing stage, and the Liver and Cunard Buildings)
- The
Thames (EH-L 99)
(The Port of
London from the Surrey side, looking towards
the Customs House)
The
individual titles from the set are each also
listed separately, and can be visited by links
(click on the specific title above).
Currently, only a separate impression of The
Mersey is available.
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