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Falmouth, Cornwall

Medium: Lithograph
Engraver: S. Lipschitz
Dated: c. 1820
Image Dimensions: 14" x 10" (35.56cm x 25.4cm)
Price: £220.00

This scarce early 19th-century panoramic lithograph of “Falmouth, Cornwall” highlights a well-structured Georgian maritime settlement deeply integrated into its natural coastal topography. The layout is anchored in the middle ground by the historic Custom House Quay, a massive defensive pier and protective sea wall built with the heavy stonework typical of the era’s commercial and military infrastructure. At the edge of this enclosed basin stand prominent, multi-storey stone buildings including the Customs Bonded Warehouses with their steep gabled roofs, which serve as the industrial and administrative focal points for shipping activities along the waterfront. Beyond the immediate docks, the town’s domestic architecture climbs the distant hillsides in a series of tightly clustered, dense terraced rows—including early developments along the Arwenack area and slopes that would become Dunstanville and Stratton Terraces. These residential and commercial buildings feature the uniform, light-coloured stucco or whitewashed facades characteristic of historic English coastal towns. Rising above the horizontal expanse of these urban terraces, the distinct square tower of the Church of King Charles the Martyr punctuates the skyline, serving as both a prominent civic landmark and the visual center of the historic community.

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