Antique Maps Leen Helmink Antique map of Venezuela by Tallis MAKER Tallis TITLE Venezuela, New Granada, Equador, and the Guyanas ATLAS The Illustrated Atlas PLACE ISSUED London and New York FIRST EDITION 1851 THIS EDITION 1851 SIZE (hxw cms) 24.0 x 33.0 AREA SHOWN Venezuela, Columbia, Equador ENGRAVER John Rapkin TECHNIQUE Steel engraving VERSO blank PAGE NUMBER [none] SIGNATURE [none] COLOURING original colour SPECIFICS CONDITION The overall quality of this antique map is excellent REFERENCES Martin/Potter. (Bibliography) BACKGROUND Vignette views of "Falls of the Bagota" "Paramaribo" "Chimborazo" Additional bird scene depicted. "John Tallis' Illustrated Atlas reflects a movement away from the sombre scientific style that so typified early nineteenth-century mapmaking. Published to commemorate the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tallis' beautiful maps, engraved on steel by John Rapkin, reflects the glories of Britain's world empire and provide a pastiche of images of far-flung corners of the world available for the first time to the Victorian armchair traveller." (Barron). "All the maps and plans have ornamental borders and most have vignette scenes; they are invariably described as 'the last decorative series of maps ...'. " "Another series, which is especially popular for its decorative borders and vignette scenes, is that by John Tallis published in London and New York." (Potter). "Frequently referred to as 'the decorative series of world maps', these are attractively designed, informative pieces which combine the best elements of scientific cartography and decorative art as the great early mapmakers did. The decorative borders and attractive vignette scenes contrasted vividly with the austere approach of many other comparable atlas publishers of the time, whose use of decoration was negligible although the cartographic quality of their output was undoubted." (Potter/Martin) "... the last pictorial maps in the old tradition." (Tooley & Bricker). GUARANTEE We do not sell reproductions. We guarantee that this is a genuine and original antique map that was published on or near the given date. A certificate of authentication is provided on request. Price € 125 Antique Maps Leen Helmink