C1854
Tallis – New Zealand.
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Full Title:
Tallis – New Zealand.
Date:
C1854
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Imprint trimmed at bottom, otherwise in good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
260mm
x 360mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
A fully hand coloured example of the most decorative colonial map of New Zealand which includes numerous insets; New Plymouth, Wellington, Auckland and a Maori portrait. The map is surrounded by border incorporating Maori motiffs.
From the Illustrated Atlas.
Tooley 1228
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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