TALLIS – MALTA, GOZO and Comino – 1851 – SOLD

Description

TALLIS – 1851

Title of Map: n/a, but MALTA, GOZO and Comino are inscribed on each island.

Engraver: The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin. The Illustrations Drawn & Engraved by H. Winkles.

Cartographer: J. Rapkin.

Publisher: John Tallis & Company, London & New York.

Place: London

Year: 1851

Engraving size: 355 x 352

Printing method: lithography. Hand coloured

Notes: The map of the Maltese islands is at the top-right corner of this composite map, entitled ‘British possessions in the Mediterranean’. Within the square containing the Maltese islands, the map of Gozo is placed in an inset at the centre above Malta, while two vignettes are placed at the bottom-left corner and the bottom-right corner, the latter being captioned: VALETTA. The other islands shown on the map represent Gibraltar, Corfu and the Ionian islands.