Tallis, J & F.
Cape Colony.
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- Published: John Tallis & Company , London & New York
- Published date: 1851
- Type: Antique Map
- Issue date: 1851
- Technique: Steel engraving, hand colored.
- Category: Cape Colony (South Africa)
- Size: 250 by 324mm (9¾ by 12¾ inches).
- Stock number: 29640
- Condition: In excellent condition.
Article description
Steel engraving, hand colored in outline and wash. Fine engraved map is showing the Cape Colony. This antique map is decorated with five finely hand colored engraved vignettes: the view of Cape Town, Graham's Town and the entrance to the Knysna, native people and a lion. The actual map was drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. The illustrations were engraved by various artists: R. Radclyffe, W. Lacy, J. Rogers, J. H. Kernot, J. B. Allen, T. Fleming, H. Winkles, R. Baker after drawings by H. Warren, H. Winkles and H. Wray.