British Guayana.: by "Rapkin,J (JOHN TALLIS)": Antique Maps

British Guayana.

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by:: "Rapkin,J (JOHN TALLIS)"
Description:: "Steel engraving with original outline hand colouring augmented by exquisite later hand colouring of the border and vignettes.. Overall size in sand mount : 37cms x 48.5cms. Image size : 247mm x 355mm.inc publisher’s imprint.. Vignettes by H.Winkles, of Georgetown ; Ataraipu ; New Amsterdam ; Christmas Cataract, River Berbice. Very good UNFOLDED example in very good condition. Although Tallis never produced any county maps he did publish a series of town plans which included the emerging industrial towns of the Midlands and the North. In addition, he published maps of the British Isles and individual countries of the world which are very finely engraved and many of which include illustrative vignettes making them unusually decorative for the time, indeed this series is described as ‘the last decorative series of maps’."
Publisher:: John Tallis & Co.
Published Date:: 1851
MostlyMaps ID:: 45982
Price :: £65.00

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