From Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since March 31, 1998
About this Item
Original steel engraved map with vignette illustrations of Mount Sinai, a camel and Arab men and women. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the image. (Map 22 x 29.5 cm, overall sheet 27.5 x 36 cm). Original outline colour. An excellent copy. For the Great Exhibition in 1851 John Tallis (1817-1876) worked with engraver John Rapkin (1815-1876) to publish the 'Illustrated World Atlas', whose maps were later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Company. Their maps are prized for their steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country. Seller Inventory # 61359
Bibliographic Details
Title: Arabia.
Publisher: London & New YorkJohn Tallis & Company -1856.
Publication Date: 1851
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