Original steel engraved map with outline hand colouring. From a series of 80 such maps Tallis produced during the early 1850s. Delicately engraved, all include vignettes depicting famous landmarks of the particular area involved. Those here include Altar of St. Gudule, Brussels, Monuments on the Plains of Waterloo, Atwerp Cathedral. Double folded sheet 11″ x 14″ (27c x 37c) Decorative border. One small nick, otherwise a nice clean copy.
Book ID: 17767
Belgium (Antique Hand-Coloured Map, C.1850’s)
London.: John Tallis, 1851.
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Book ID | 17767 |
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Publisher | John Tallis |
Publisher Place | London. |
Publisher Year | 1851 |
Language | English |