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C1874
Islands in the Atlantic
Mapmaker:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of islands in the Atlantic from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. Inset titles Faval, Azores. Pico Azores. Chapel in the Rock St Vincent, Cape De Verde Island Villa Franca Azores … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Islands in the Atlantic
Date:
C1874
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
255mm
x 350mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1874
Description:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of islands in the Atlantic from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. Inset titles Faval, Azores. Pico Azores. Chapel in the Rock St Vincent, Cape De Verde Island Villa Franca Azores Teneriffe Canaray Islands Funchai Madeira
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.
