World – Mercator’s Projection – Tallis

Name: World - Mercator's Projection - Tallis
SKU: 3828
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SKU: 3828 Category: World - Polar Regions

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Tallis, J & F: The World on Mercator’s Projection

Tallis London & New York 1851

orig outline col. steel engraved map. 26 x 37 cm . From ‘The Illustrated Atlas…’, edited by R.M.Martin ; maps engraved by J.Rapkin; illustrations drawn and engraved by various artists; top slightly shaved, o/w vg cond.

This map is from the last highly decorative atlas produced in the Victorian era. The map is surrounded by scroll work and depicting various vignettes, showing topographical views, costumes and customs, and general scenes.

In this map, we see: Vesuvius, London, Gibraltar, Constantinople, The Pyramids of Gizeh, Niagara and Pont Neuf, Paris.

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