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Antique Map of Western Africa with Vignettes of Cape Coast Castle etc, ca.1851

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Antique map titled ‘Western Africa’. Includes decorative vignettes titled Christiansborg, Cape Coast Castle, Sierra Leone and Bakel. Originates from 'The Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical, Edited By R. Montgomery Martin'. Published; John Tallis London, New York, Edinburgh & Dublin. 1851. Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. Artists and Engravers: John Tallis (1817-1876) was a British map publisher. Born in the Midlands, Tallis came to London in the 1840s. Tallis began his London career with a series of remarkable London street views. He began a partnership with a Frederick Tallis, possibly his brother, but their collaboration ended in 1849. For the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis published the Illustrated World Atlas, one of the last series of decorative world maps ever produced. The maps were engraved by John Rapkin, a skilled artisan. The maps were later reissued by the London Printing & Publishing Company, who left the Tallis imprint intact, thus ensuring his enduring fame. In 1858, he began publication of the popular Illustrated News of the World and National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, selling it in 1861 (it ceased publication in 1863).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.44 in (26.5 cm)Width: 13.98 in (35.5 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.02 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1851
  • Condition:
    Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Centerfold as published, some tears along folding line. Please study image carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-03491 1stDibs: LU3054326750122

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