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Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since March 31, 1998
24.5 x 33 cm. Original outline colour. Double page steel engraved map of Belgium. Three vignette illustrations, including one of Antwerp. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the image. Old library stamps to verso. Evenly spotted. 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 under the Tallis imprint. Their maps are prized for their wonderful steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country. Seller Inventory # 53703
Title: Belgium.
Publisher: London Edinburgh & DublinJ & F Tallis.
Publication Date: 1851
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Maps. Steel engraved map from the famous Victorian publisher John Tallis, well-known for the attractive vignette views surrounding the maps, which illustrate the peoples & customs of the region. 12 1/2 x 10" plus margins. Attractive decorative border around edge, original hand color. Very good condition. Seller Inventory # 28578
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Maps. Steel engraved map from the famous Victorian publisher John Tallis, well-known for the attractive vignette views surrounding the maps, which illustrate the peoples & customs of the region. 12 1/2 x 10" plus margins. Attractive decorative border around edge, original hand color. Very good condition. Seller Inventory # 19784
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Robert Frew Ltd. ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Original steel-engraved map of Belgium (27 x 36.5 cm). Three vignette illustrations, including one of Antwerp. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the image. Original outline colour. Generally a very good 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 wonderful steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country. Seller Inventory # 62900
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Maps. Steel engraved map from the famous Victorian publisher John Tallis, well-known for the attractive vignette views surrounding the maps, which illustrate the peoples & customs of the region. 12 1/2 x 10" plus margins. Attractive decorative border around edge, period outline color, very good condition. Seller Inventory # 14749
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Maps. Steel engraved map from the famous Victorian publisher John Tallis, well-known for the attractive vignette views surrounding the maps, which illustrate the peoples & customs of the region. 12 1/2 x 10" plus margins. Attractive decorative border around edge, with additional hand color of the vignettes and borders. Very good condition. Seller Inventory # 18240
Quantity: 1 available