Mid 19th map of British possessions in the Mediterranean
TALLIS, John.
British Possessions in the Mediterranean.
London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. Steel engraving with original outline colour. 350 x 250mm.
Eight maps on one sheet, showing British possessions in the Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta & Gozo, and the islands of the 'United States of the Ionian Islands', including Corfu, Paxos, Zakynthos and Ithica, Cephalonia, The six vignettes include view of Corfu City, Valletta and Gibraltar.
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 : 17748
£170
£170
Mid 19th map of British possessions in the Mediterranean
TALLIS, John.
British Possessions in the Mediterranean.
London, John Tallis & Co., c.1851. Steel engraving with original outline colour. 350 x 250mm.
Eight maps on one sheet, showing British possessions in the Mediterranean: Gibraltar, Malta & Gozo, and the islands of the 'United States of the Ionian Islands', including Corfu, Paxos, Zakynthos and Ithica, Cephalonia, The six vignettes include view of Corfu City, Valletta and Gibraltar.
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 : 17748
£170
£170