Antique Map of The Continent of South America by Rapkin
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South America
Publication: John Tallis and Company, London & New York
Date: c.1851
Description: Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Very decorative mid-Victorian map of the continent of South America. Vignettes of Condor and Llamas of Peru, Valparaiso Descent of Cordilleras, Natives of Chili, Gold Washing in Brazil, Brazillian Bridge of Ropes, and Rio de Janeiro.
Condition: Early hand colouring, folding copy as published. Minor age discolouration.
Image size: 250 x 325mm
9.5 x 13.75" approx.
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Order No. 3724
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John Rapkin (fl. 1835-65)
A nineteenth century map maker and engraver, best known for his work on the Illustrated Atlas of the World 1849-53 for John Tallis and Co. noted for their beautifully decorative borders and later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Co. London and New York.