Cornwall Postcard: Cornish Miners Mining Scene Horse Wagon Cross Section RR23736

The front of the postcard features a full colour art illustration depicting an intricate historical cross-section view of a 1890 mining scene along the rugged coast of Cornwall, England. The multi-level narrative composition showcases life both above and below the surface, capturing a carter driving a horse-drawn timber wagon past tall stone engine house chimneys and headframes on the grassy cliffs overlooking the sea, while the subterranean cutaway reveals multiple underground tunnels where groups of labourers use pickaxes, climb timber ladders, and shovel ore inside the dark mine shafts.

This piece of historical ephemera serves as an authentic example of late 20th-century graphic art illustration postcard publishing. The visual composition highlights the iconic industrial heritage illustration style of the era, making it highly relevant for collectors specialising in South West regional history, copper and tin mining heritage, equine transport themes, and educational social history illustration.

Product Type: Original Printed Postcard

Historical Era: Late 20th Century

Visual Style: Graphic Art Illustration Reproduction

Subject Matter: Cornish Miners Heritage, Tin Mine Cross Section, Horse Wagon, Coastal Industry

Dimensions: Continental Size

The postcard was published by Murray King and was made in England.

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