Map of England and Wales with vignettes

TALLIS, John.

England and Wales.
London: J. & F. Tallis, c.1851. Steel engraving, printed area 350 x 260mm, with good margins.

Small chips in left edge, a little faint toning.

A detailed map of England and Wales with attractive printed borders of entwined oak leaves and seven decorative vignettes of London, Oxford, Sunderland and Newcastle, and scenes of hunting and racing at Doncaster.
The map was drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for the 'The Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World, Geographical Political, Commercial & Statistical', edited by Montgomery Martin, which was one of the last decorative atlases to be published.


Stock ID : 21569