Original steel engraved map with hand-coloured outlining. From a series of 80 such maps Tallis produced during the early 1850s. Delicately engraved, with decorative borders, all include vignettes depicting famous landmarks of the particular area involved. This one includes views of Rotterdam and Dort, plus vignette of Dutch peasants in a boat. Full sheet 11″ x 14″ (27 cm x 37 cm). Faint shadow at sheet fold, else a nice clean bright copy.
Book ID: 25095
Holland. (Antique Hand-Coloured Map, Ca. 1851)
London: John Tallis, 1851.
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Book ID | 25095 |
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Publisher | John Tallis |
Publisher Place | London |
Publisher Year | 1851 |
Language | English |