Description: ISLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" published by Tallis & Co in 1851.An attractive and decorative mid 19th map of the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, Bermuda and Cape de Verde Islands illustrated with vignette engravings of the Fayal, Azores; Pico, Azores; Chapel in the Rock, St Vincente, Cape de Verde Islands; Villa Franca, Azores; Funchal, Madeira; and Teneriffe, Canary Islands. Original outline hand colouring which has been augmented with additional later hand-colouring. The professional colouring of the vignettes and border has enhanced the decorative appeal of this attractive map.This map is from the preferred edition without the central fold. Printed on heavy grade paper, it is blank verso and unfolded. Mounted in a cream mount, protected in cellophane and ready for framing or for giving as a gift. Dimensions: Mount 49 x 37.5 cm; Image (mount window) 34.5 x 24.5 cmConition: Good condition and mounted ready to be framed. Two rust coloured spots are present: a faint one centre left and a deeper coloured one on Africa, but these do little to detract from this fine map.
Price: 70 GBP
Location: Tunbridge Wells
End Time: 2024-03-10T21:40:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 34.06 GBP
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