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Framed 1851 Decorative Map of Tibet, Mongolia by John Tallis - $220 (Chapin)
Libby Ariail Cir near Wessinger Rd
size / dimensions:
21.5 in W x 18.5 in H
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The map was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. The illustrations were by H. Winkles & engraved by G. Greatbach. Designated at bottom from The London Printing and Publishing Company, which acquired the rights from John Tallis & Co. in 1850.
Framed size is 21.5" W x 18.5" H, and the map size inside the matte is ~13.5" W x 10.5" H.
John Tallis is considered to be one of most renowned English cartographers and publisher of the 19th century, despite producing only one atlas. The Illustrated Atlas of the World was published for the 1851 Great Exhibition, and his maps are considered to be the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, works of art as much of geography. These maps, which were drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, were first brought together within The British Colonies (1849), which included many of the maps subsequently included in the Illustrated Atlas.