C1854

The World on Mercator’s Projection

Mapmaker:

Scarce fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative c.19th maps of the world. The map is wonderfully embellished with scrolled borders and vignettes of Cook’s ship the and Resolution and another showing Polynesian artifacts. The tracks of Cook’s … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The World on Mercator’s Projection

Date:

C1854

Mapmaker:

John Tallis (1817 - 1876)

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

260mm

x 350mm

Paper Size:

360mm

x 270mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1854

Description:

Scarce fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative c.19th maps of the world.

The map is wonderfully embellished with scrolled borders and vignettes of Cook’s ship the and Resolution and another showing Polynesian artifacts. The tracks of Cook’s three voyages are shown.

Other vignettes include London, Gibraltar, Constantinople, The Pyramids of Ghizeh, Niagra, Point Neuf Paris, Niagra and Vesuvius.

From: MArtin, M. The Illustrated Atlas.

References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 :: 822.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1821839
David Rumsey Collection: List No: 0466
Yale University Library & Art Gallery: Folio A 2019 38
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS HF 2015/68 , HF 2015/67
State Library Victoria: MAPF 912 M36
State Library South Australia: 912 I29 c++

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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