Presbyterian Church Interior, Savannah, Drawn by W. Goodacre, circa 1850
€ 185
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Drawn by W. Goodacre Jun.r N.Y.; engraved and printed by Fenner Sears and Co.
Publisher
J. and F. Tallis, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13999-36
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Complete sheet, edges straight and without nicks. Even age toning, lightly soiled along the top edge. A few small foxing spots and several larger brown spots in the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, lettered below the view "INTERIOR OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SAVANNAH." The interior is drawn as a great shallow dome, coffered in rows of panels around a central rosette, carried on tall fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. Galleries run round the sides under arched windows, and at the far end an organ stands in the gallery above a paneled screen and doors. Enclosed box pews fill the floor on either side of a center aisle paved in a pattern of octagonal tiles. A woman sweeps at the left and a man walks up the aisle.
The uncaptioned emblem above the view shows a train crossing an arched viaduct, with men and a horse at work before it. Below at left, a vignette lettered "OGLETHORPE PRESENTING THE INDIAN CHIEFS TO GEORGE 2ND 1733." shows Native American leaders in feathered dress and cloaks received before a seated king and courtiers. At right, "WESLEY PREACHING IN GEORGIA 1736." shows a preacher standing on a tree stump with raised arm before a seated group. Under the lower left corner of the view is lettered "Drawn by W. Goodacre Jun.r N.Y." and under the right "Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Co." The number 73 is engraved at the top right of the frame. The imprint at the foot reads "J. & F. TALLIS, LONDON & NEW YORK."
It was issued in Hinton's History of the United States of America, edited by John Howard Hinton (1791 to 1873), the English Baptist minister and author, and published by J. and F. Tallis about 1850. The Tallis firm, London publishers of illustrated works sold in parts around the middle of the nineteenth century, set each central steel engraved view of this edition inside an engraved ornamental border carrying small lettered vignettes of episodes from American history. The view was engraved and printed by the London engravers and printers Fenner, Sears and Co. James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia in 1733.
A fine choice for a collection of Georgia views or of architectural interiors.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
