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THBR. Montgomery Martin/The London Printing and Publishing Company/John Tallis and Company, London/ John Rapkin. The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern Histor
Lot 150A
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Bidsquare : The Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps
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Featuring over 300 examples of the finest quality antique maps, with proceeds benefiting MapAction, an organization that uses maps to aid those in disaster-stricken areas. Guernsey's auctions@guernseys.com
Featuring over 300 examples of the finest quality antique maps, with proceeds benefiting MapAction, an organization that uses maps to aid those in disaster-stricken areas. Guernsey's auctions@guernseys.com
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R. Montgomery Martin/The London Printing and Publishing Company/John Tallis and Company, London/ John Rapkin
The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World. Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical.
1851
Steel engraving
Folio: 27.8 x 37.8 cm; 11 x 14.9 in
Original half leather binding with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Two title pages, frontis page - Great Exhibitional Hall and decorative title page of London Publishing Company, second plainer title page for John Tallis dated 1851. Complete with two (2) waterfall maps and 81 maps with color outlines and the vignettes for which this atlas is famous. The maps are mostly clean with occasional fox spots. The binding is good. Base of rear hinge has 3 cm split. Previous owner's names on FEP. (appear same family, see Warder). Unpaginated.
Each map and plan is adorned with a decorative border and lovely vignettes of specific relevance to that particular area.
John Tallis (1818-1876) was famous for highly decorative steel-engraved city and country maps. In 1838 Tallis founded his own company John Tallis and Company to publish maps, atlases and other works. He worked with John Rapkin as his principal map engraver. In 1849 he published his splendid volume, "The Illustrated Atlas". It comprised of regional maps of the world, and, in some editions, a superb series of engraved city and town plans. Rapkin's maps were relatively detailed for the time, and a usually sported a decorative, lattice, or single bar border. In addition to the designed borders, the maps were often embellished with superbly detailed architectural and panoramic vignettes by H. Winkles.
From the Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps which includes 280 examples of the finest quality antique maps brought to auction with proceeds benefiting MapAction, an organization that uses maps and technology to aid those in disaster-stricken areas. Each map is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the consignor.
Condition: Original half leather binding with marbled boards; raised bands and gilt title to spine; the engraved frontis spitz has a stain and a fair amount of spotting, maps mostly clean with some smudging mainly to borders and the occasional fox spot; binding is good, board edges are worn and some wear to marbled boards, base of rear hinge has 3 cm split.
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