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Russia in Europe Published 1851 SOLD
SOLD!MAP of Western Russia in Europe c1851 Tallis & Rapkin. The map is decorated with seven vignettes on Russian themes, including a "Travelling Sledge”, "Russian Bear" and "Polish captives on their way to Siberia". Although he only issued one world atlas, John Tallis is among the best known of all map-makers and publishers.The maps were issued in 1851 to commemorate the Great Exhibition in London and are considered the last series of decorative maps of the world, drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, combining fine cartographical detail within an elaborate and attractive border.
Method: Steel engraved with addition of hand colour
Creator: John Rapkin
Published: Published by Tallis & Rapkin, London c1851
Condition: Good condition, hand colour, some age tone, stain and crease, minor tears to sheet boarders (not affecting image). Blank to verso and fold as issued.
Approx sheet area: 12.5" x 10" (320mm x 250mm)
Notes: John Tallis (1838-51) founder of Tallis and Co., London map publishers who traded under various names: L. Tallis, Tallis & co, John Tallis, John Tallis & co. (London & New York) between 1838 and 1851. After 1850-51, their maps were published by the London Printing and Publishing Co., London and New York. The Illustrated Atlas of the World, published in 1849 with the maps and decorative vignettes engraved and drawn by John Rapkin, was one of the last atlases to be truly decorated and is therefore highly prized.