A5398

Engraved print of Rochester castle keep interior in 1850. Similar to other images printed by Kershaw & Son, who ran the London Stereoscope Co. Printed on folded paper, so intended as a notelet for short letters. Illustrated letterheads like this one were sent by visitors to the seaside, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and other British tourist attractions in the mid 19th century. They were precursors of the picture postcards which began to supplant them after the introduction of the half-penny post in 1870.

1850 - 1850

mid 19th century, 1850

print of Rochester castle, Illustrated letterhead