Antique Map of Spain and Portugal by Rapkin
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Spain and Portugal
Publication: Tallis's Illustrated Atlas, John Tallis
Date: c.1851
Description: Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Very decorative mid-Victorian plan with vignettes drawn by N. Whittock and engraved by J. Rogers, including Belem Castle Libon, Madrid, Bull Fight, Gibraltar, two armorial sheilds and other figures.
Condition: Later hand colouring, folding copy as published. Minor age discolouration.
Image size: 265 x 360mm
10.5 x 14.25" approx.
£115.00
Order No. 3865
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.