1861 An incredible Huge Antique Panoramic print view published for The Illustrated London News titled:

'LONDON FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE THAMES'
An extremely large birds-eye panorama of London, from the London Illustrated News. The Thames runs horizontally across the centre of the scene, with the view sweeping across the city, from Westminster Abbey at left. All major monuments, spires, bridges, and industrial structures are depicted, with St Paul's particularly prominent at centre, providing a fascinating snapshot of the city at the height of the Second Industrial Revolution. The scene, one of a number of large-scale panoramas of British and international cities produced by the London Illustrated News, was originally surveyed from a hot-air balloon, a technique mastered by the artist and draughtsman Thomas Sulman.


Robert Loudan (fl. 1855-1895) was a British wood engraver, best known for his work for the London Illustrated News and The Graphic. Thomas Sulman (1834-1900) was a British architect, draughtsman, and engraver, most celebrated for his large scale birds-eye views of London, Oxford, and New York, all of which were drawn from hot-air balloons. In addition to his work for the London Illustrated News, Sulman was also one of a number of engravers working for the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Overall size of print is 147cm x 59cm with large margins, perfect for mounting and framing
CONDITION: These panoramic prints were bound in and folded in several places in order to fit within the newspaper size. So they always comes with the numerous folds in the paper. There has been some surface paper splits to the central fold along with some re-enforcement to the rear but otherwise, this example is in exceptional condition and once mounted and framed will be a spectacular showpiece