Bedruthan Steps, near S.t Colomb, (from Diggory Island).Proof.
Published by W. Polkinhorn [n.d., c.1840].
Colour tinted lithograph, a proof on chine collé, on printed backing card as normal. Sheet 335 x 440mm (13¼ x 17¼"). A little scuffing.
A rare, separate-issue view of Bedruthan beach, with the sea stacks known as the 'Bedruthan Steps', said to be a giant's shortcut across the bay. There is no record of Polkinhorn as a publisher, but a 'W. Polkinhorn' owned the Red Lion Commercial Inn at St Columb in 1859.
[Ref: 58717] £180.00
Colour tinted lithograph, a proof on chine collé, on printed backing card as normal. Sheet 335 x 440mm (13¼ x 17¼"). A little scuffing.
A rare, separate-issue view of Bedruthan beach, with the sea stacks known as the 'Bedruthan Steps', said to be a giant's shortcut across the bay. There is no record of Polkinhorn as a publisher, but a 'W. Polkinhorn' owned the Red Lion Commercial Inn at St Columb in 1859.
[Ref: 58717] £180.00