1851 ORIGINAL ANTIQUE City Map of "MANCHESTER AND ITS ENVIRONS" by Tallis

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1851 ORIGINAL ANTIQUE City Map of MANCHESTER AND ITS ENVIRONS by TallisDescriptionMANCHESTER AND ITS ENVIRONS - Drawn engraved by John Rapkin for The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World published by John Tallis. A fine & rare and highly decorative map showing the Town Plan of MANCHESTER. Exceptional detail of the central streets around the RIVER IRWIN CANALS with vignettes of ROYAL INSTITUTION - TOWN HALL - POST OFFICE - FREE LIBRARY - COLLEGATE CHURCH - ROYAL INFIMARY - BRANCH BANK OF ENGLAND. Early hand Colouring. An excellent example of the preferred Rare Montgomery Martin 1st Edition. Generally fine condition. Approx 360mm x 530mm and printed on heavy grade paper. Perfect for mounting framing with large margins. John Tallis is considered to be one of the most renowned cartographers and publisher of the C19th. His maps are considered to be the last of the lavishly decorated and ornamental maps, works of art as much of geography. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is possible he stayed working in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840. John then set up the first of his publishing businesses, in Cripplegate, with Frederick Tallis, who was quite possibly his brother. This business lasted from 1842 to 1849 when it was dissolved. By 1846 the business had moved to Smithfield.From 1851 and#8211; 54, John set up another business, operating as John Tallis and Company and it was during this period that he produced the Illustrated World Atlas, produced for the 1851 Great ExhibitionThe intriguing thing is, that at some point, John Tallis made the acquaintance of an engraver called John Rapkin who was an inspiration to Tallis. His stunning illustrations enabled the maps they produced to be beautiful illumanitive works of art. John Rapkin's work inspired John Tallis and they used travelogues extensively to guide John Rapkin as he produced vignettes and ornamental engravings to embellish the Tallis maps. All our items are original Antiques and as described. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers EF05109F9ED64C85849CF194A11C7AE3

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