Rapkin J Illus (2 results)
Published by John Tallis & Co., 1851
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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US$ 125.00
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Add to basketCondition: Near fine. Approx. 24x33 cm map in 36x44 cm mat. Wrapped in mylar. Colour illustrations of Marocco, Constantine, Tunis, Mogador. Hand coloured.
Published by John Tallis & Company ca. 1850, London & New York, 1850
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 150.00
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Add to basketCondition: Near fine. Approx. 26x33 cm map in green mat. On backerboard, wrapped in mylar. Hand coloured. Illustrations of natives, Sydney, parrots and cockatoo, kangaroos. Map numbered page 49. Vertical crease. Illustrations drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J. B. Allen. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. A page from Tallis' Illustrated Atlas, published in London in 1850. The maps combine fine cartographic detail with an elaborate border and vignettes of people and places. After this last decorative atlas, emphasis shifted away from art and history to the simplicity of the surveying science.…
