Catalog Archive
Auction 111, Lot 321
Print View

"British Guayana", Tallis, John

Subject: Guyana

Period: 1851 (circa)

Publication: Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10 x 13.7 inches
25.4 x 34.8 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Typically beautiful and finely engraved steel plate map by Tallis. There is good detail in the map, and four engraved vignettes including Georgetown with numerous sailing ships in the harbor, Christmas Cataract, River Berbice, Ataraipu or the Devil's Rock, and New Amsterdam. A nice example with uncolored vignettes and borders, as issued.

References:

Condition: B

Fine impression and original outline coloring. Lightly toned along centerfold, else very good.

Estimate: $70 - $100

Sold for: $45

Closed on 6/8/2005

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap