Antique Map of British America by Tallis 'c.1850'

1850 · Maps

Antique Map of British America by Tallis 'c.1850'

Name: Antique Map of British America by Tallis 'c.1850'
Brand: John Tallis
SKU: BG-13016-2-6
Price: 560 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1850
Maker: John Tallis
Kind: Maps
Size: 26.5 × 35 cm (10.4 × 13.8 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning, original folding line. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Canada
Reference: BG-13016-2-6

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

British America, a decorative map by John Tallis and Company, an original steel engraving with hand-colored outlines from John Howard Hinton's The History and Topography of the United States of America, published in London and New York, circa 1850. The title "British America" is set in the ornamental border at the top, which is filled with a finely worked pattern of scrolls and medallions.

The map covers British North America from the Pacific to Greenland, with the provinces and territories outlined in pink and yellow: the Hudson's Bay territories, Canada, the Maritime provinces, Labrador and the Arctic coasts, with the northern United States along the lower edge. Vignettes fill the corners and the margins: Esquimaux beside a tent at the upper left, the ships Fury and Hecla at the top, a polar bear at the upper right, whale fishing at the right, a seal at the lower right, and a view of Montreal at the lower center.

The map shows Canada in the years before Confederation.

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