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PHOTO STONEHENGE MONUMENT BRITISH ARCHITECTURE The2FunAdGuyz offer a new print of an 1890 British photochrom landscape, taken in 1890, featuring a view of Stonehenge Monument, near Salisbury, England—preserving this view as it stood over a century ago. Each year thousands of pagan, Wicca, New Age and spiritual pilgrims visit the monument and site around it, Among the most mysterious of the metaphysical megalithic monuments, archeologists estimate construction began over 5000 years ago for purposes not entirely understood today. This print, with the mystical architecture of Stonehenge Monument plainly visible in this picture, works well in many home decor situations including a home library, bar, pub, living room, den or any room requiring a landscape, building or architectural view. HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Stonehenge is located near Salisbury, England. Construction of Stonehenge took place over a period of 5000 years with various groups adding and subtracting stones, producing the megalithic monument we still see today. Stonehenge is, in modern times, linked with many New Age and modern Druid practices. Since the late nineteenth century, it has been the subject of intense debate, both as to its original purpose, its construction and the architectural engineering surrounding it. Intense manual labor moved the Bluestone rocks, some as large as 45 tons, twenty miles. Visitors can still see the drag marks today. Many student of Stonehenge believe sun worshipers constructed at least some phases of the monument since the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset appear between two of the stones. Whatever the original purpose of Stonehenge, this rare, century old view, adds to its mystery. CAPTION: Stonehenge Monument, near Salisbury, England in the 1890s. PHOTOCHROM: The photochrom process was a combination of photography and lithography that started in the 1800s and used until the development of true color photography in the 1930s. While the results can look more like a painting than a photograph, the images are striking. The photochrom (sometimes-spelled photochrome in America) system developed in Switzerland and then licensed to various companies in other countries. Detroit Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan was the only company to license the process in the United States. The process first took black and white photographs and hand colored the resulting print. Then, using a special series of stone plates (minimum of four and up to 14 separate stones for a single print), prints could be reproduced in larger quantities. One of the reasons the results are so spectacular is that the pigments in the inks and ingredients to process the stones came from exotic locations around the world. The results—even more than a hundred years later—give us a unique, richly colored and very intense image. ORIGINAL MEDIA: The Detroit Publishing Co. (original name Detroit Photo Graphic Company), Detroit, Michigan, originally produced the image used for this new print. During the last decade of the 1800s and early 1900s, they produced some of the finest photochrom images. Unfortunately, cheaper (and frequently lesser quality) printing methods spelled their demise. We have many more British posters, prints, photos and ads in our store. To view them Click Here. PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images. AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Usually Ships Within 2 Business Days. Image Size: 16.5 inches wide by 10.5 inches high. Paper Size: 17 inches wide by 11 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes. HOME DECOR IDEAS: Since this image is among the most mysterious of ancient monuments it works well in a home bar, English pub, living or game room, library or any room where a landscape is needed. GIFT IDEAS: If your gift recipient has spiritual, metaphysical or Wicca interests, this print will have extra special meaning. If you have any questions please email us at info@the2funadguyz.com by Clicking Here. SUPER SHIPPING SAVINGS We ship all items paid for in a single transaction for ONE low shipping and handling fee, whether it is one or one-hundred items. Here is how it works. Simply purchase all of your items BEFORE you checkout or pay for any single item. 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