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C1874
Jamaica
Mapmaker:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Jamaica from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of: Kingston, Sugar Mill, ‘Flying fish’, Port Antonio, Port Royal Harbour.
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Full Title:
Jamaica
Date:
C1874
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
355mm
x 270mm
Paper Size:
362mm
x 277mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1874
Description:
Fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Jamaica from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of:
Kingston, Sugar Mill, ‘Flying fish’, Port Antonio, Port Royal Harbour.
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.
