John Tallis has produced one of the most striking maps on Historic Liverpool. If the watercolour at the top doesn't grab you with its towering clouds and crowded river, then maybe the red buildings of the map itself will. Finally, at the bottom, we have scrollwork declaring this to be Liverpool, with the Customs House and Sailors' Home and more ships finishing the piece.
Surprisingly, many of the streets are labelled, despite this being hardly the kind of thing you'll be carrying around in your pocket to navigate the town. This map is also a good source for showing the field boundaries of the rural areas surrounding Liverpool, and we get an impression of Victorian Liverpool expanding its way into the countryside. At this time Liverpool was very much on the up!
See a zoomable high resolution version of the 1851: Liverpool, by John Tallis & Company, along with all the other old maps of Liverpool in the Historic Liverpool collection.
Print of old map of Liverpool
This is a beautiful piece of art in its own right, making it a wonderful object to hang in your home, and the high quality of the paper makes it perfect for framing.
Note that this map was originally 44cm (17") x 31cm (12"). To get the full detail of this map you must buy a print of at least that size. If one is not available then please contact me for a quote on an original sized print. I can't guarantee you'll be able to read the street names if you buy a postcard-sized one! :)
Note that the images on this page don’t give a great impression of just how good this map is, because the imagery has been compressed. This is a high definition print of a large digital file.
Features:
- High resolution mapping – hugely detailed!
- Beautiful Victorian workmanship
- Printed on weighty archival paper
Whether as a gift for a loved one, or to treat yourself to something for hanging in the study, this map is a fascinating piece of history you’ll want to study again and again!