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C1854
Belgium
Mapmaker:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Belgium from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of, Antwerp Cathedral Monuments on the Plains of Waterloo Altar of St Gudule Brussels
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Full Title:
Belgium
Date:
C1854
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
345mm
x 260mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Belgium from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of, Antwerp Cathedral Monuments on the Plains of Waterloo Altar of St Gudule Brussels
John Tallis (1817 - 1876)
English publisher, map seller, and entrepreneur best known for the illustrated atlas that bears his name and for his wide-ranging commercial ventures in mid-nineteenth-century London.
Born into a publishing family, Tallis was the son of John Tallis (1789–1845), a mapmaker and printseller. After his father’s death he expanded the business under the name John Tallis & Company, operating from London and New York. He became particularly noted for the publication of The Illustrated Atlas (1851–1854), a richly embellished series of steel-engraved maps engraved chiefly by John Rapkin. These maps are distinguished by decorative vignette views of cities, indigenous peoples, and landscapes, reflecting Victorian fascination with empire, travel, and commerce.
