VAN DIEMEN'S ISLAND OR TASMANIA. Shows extinct Thylacine. RAPKIN/TALLIS 1851 map

Product SKU: P-7-014308

Price $182.00

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'Van Diemen's Island or Tasmania'. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by JB Allen. Published by John Tallis & Co (1851). Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views, 36.5 x 26.5cm, 14.5 x 10.25 inches

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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Van Diemen's Island or Tasmania'

Vignettes: Hobart Town; residence of the VDL Company's Agent, Circular Head; Thylacinus Cynocephalus (Thylacine, commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, which is believed to have been extinct since 1936)

DATE PRINTED: 1851

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 36.5 x 26.5cm, 14.5 x 10.25 inches (Large)

TYPE: Antique engraved map by J Rapkin, published by John Tallis. Original outline hand colour, decorative border, and attractive inset vignette views

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; vignette illustrations drawn by H Warren & engraved by JB Allen. Published by John Tallis & Co

PROVENANCE: "Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical", edited by R Montgomery Martin Esq., published by John Tallis and Company, London & New York [Tallis's Illustrated Atlas]

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