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timed auction Until November 15 | 02:30 PM
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186072 - John Tallis & Co - British India engraved by J Rapkin 1851.

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€50 - 100

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20%

John Tallis & Co - British India engraved by J Rapkin 1851. This is an original 1851 antique engraved map of British India, published by John Tallis & Company in London and New York, featuring cartography by John Rapkin and decorative vignettes by artists like A.H. Wray and G. Greatbach. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin, with decorative border styling characteristic of mid-19th-century atlases. Features distinctive corner vignette illustrations depicting cultural scenes and landmarks, including the Qutb Minar (Cootub Minar) in Delhi. Includes hand-outlined color borders indicating various presidencies (Calcutta, Madras, Bombay) and notes on military stations and proposed railways. Size: 36 cm x 27 cm General age-related toning, Occasional minor defects from handling, Fold Line (flattened) in middle as issued

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Maps, Military and Miscellaneous antique prints
Sunday, November 15
02:30 PM
2 Yore Mill Aysgarth Leyburn
DL8 3SR North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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