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C1854
West Canada
Mapmaker:
Superb fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Canada, from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of Niagra Falls, Kingston and North American Indians.
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Full Title:
West Canada
Date:
C1854
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
360mm
x 250mm
Paper Size:
363mm
x 277mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
Superb fully hand coloured example of one the most decorative C19th maps of Canada, from The Illustrated Atlas by John Tallis. With decorative border surrounds and vignettes views of Niagra Falls, Kingston and North American Indians.
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.
