C1854
China and Birmah
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Full Title:
China and Birmah
Date:
C1854
Mapmaker:
Engraver:
J.Rapkin
Condition:
Narrow lower margin, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
330mm
x 255mm
Paper Size:
357mm
x 265mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
A fully hand coloured example of Tallis’s map of China which includes inset views of the British Factories, Canton and Hong Kong Chinese Soldiers
From the Illustrated Atlas.
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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