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C1854
British Guayana
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative c.19th maps of Guayan from, The Illustrated Atlas. The map is surrounded with decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of: Georgetown, Christmas Cataract, River Berbice, Ataraipu- or The Devil’s Rock. References: … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
British Guayana
Date:
C1854
Condition:
Narrow top and lower margin, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
250mm
x 350mm
Paper Size:
270mm
x 357mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative c.19th maps of Guayan from, The Illustrated Atlas.
The map is surrounded with decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of: Georgetown, Christmas Cataract, River Berbice, Ataraipu- or The Devil’s Rock.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 822
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 0466
Yale University Art Gallery: Folio A 2019 38
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1807340
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.
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John Rapkin (1813 - 1899)
British mapmaker and engraver who is best known for his superb engraving on John Tallis publications. He was born in Southwark, the son of George Rapkin, a shoemaker, and his wife Elizabeth Harfy. Rapkin and his brother Richard were both engravers and his other brother, William Harfy Rapkin, was a printer.
