INDEPENDENT TARTARY. Decorative map c1855.

RAPKIN, J.

Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company. No date, 1855

About this Item

Steel-engraved map of Central Asia with coloured outlines, three delicately coloured vignettes (Tartars on a Journey / The Bride Chase - A Marriage Custom of the Tartars / The Tent), and decorative floral border; numbered '43' in upper margin. Sheet size 273x366mm; no centre-fold, original stitching positions visible along lower edge. Cream card mount 350x430mm, opening of size 250x330mm obscuring much of map margins and as a result the publisher name in lower margin, but neither "The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin" at left nor "The Illustrations by W. Bragg & Engraved by J. Rogers" at right also in lower margin; obscured section of lower margin lightly toned, and upper part of obscured section of left-hand margin with pale-tan-rimmed faint dampstain. Map toned along very narrow strips adjacent to mount opening, otherwise just faintly toned; three quite closely-spaced pale blemishes - the largest of diameter up to 15mm - just above lower edge of mount opening. Mount with a number of similarly toned blemishes or handling marks in lower section, and with lightly bumped & creased lower left-hand corner tip. Blank verso of sheet lightly age-toned, with a few minor spots and blemishes, and where attached to mount lightly selotape-marked across lower corners and along narrow strips at upper and lower edges - positions all beyond printed areas overleaf. Map in VERY GOOD condition, flaws of minimal effect.

Seller Inventory # 28170

Bibliographic Details

• Title: INDEPENDENT TARTARY. Decorative map c1855.
• Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company. No date
• Publication Date: 1855
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Very Good