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Fred Taylor, 1875–1963, British, The Road of the Roman - The Roman Wall, 1932

Creator:

Fred Taylor, 1875–1963, British
Commissioned by London and North Eastern Railway, British
Printed by Dangerfield Printing Company Ltd, 1896–1940, British

Title:

The Road of the Roman - The Roman Wall

Date:

1932

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

Sheet: 39 7/8 x 49 7/8 inches (101.3 x 126.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

In artist's hand, in gray, bottom right corner of image (on stone wall): "FRED | TAYLOR | - | ROMAN | WALL". In gray type, beneath image, left: "THE ROMAN WALL". In larger gray type, beneath, center: "THE ROAD OF THE ROMAN | TOUR BY ROAD OR RAIL FROM NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE." In smaller gray type, beneath: "ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OBTAINABLE AT PRINCIPALE L·N·E·R INQUIRY OFFICES OR STATION BOOKSTALLS". In tiny black type on white border around image, left: "THE DANGERFIELD PRINTING CO. ["O" in superscript] LTD. ["LD" in superscript] LONDON"; center: "PRINTED IN ENGLAND"; right: "Published by THE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY".

Lettered, lower left: "THE ROMAN WALL"; lower center: "THE ROAD OF THE ROMAN | TOUR BY ROAD OR RAIL FROM NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE | ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OBTAINABLE AT PRINCIPAL L-N-E-R INQUIRY OFFICES OR STATION BOOKSTALLS"

In gray, bottom right corner of image (on stone wall): "FRED | TAYLOR"

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