Van Diemen's Island or Tasmania. por RAPKIN, J. & [TALLIS, John]

[The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851-1856].. Original steel engraved map of Tasmania. Three vignette including one of Hobart Town. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche to the edges of the image. (Map 22 x 29.5 cm, overall sheet 27.5 x 36 cm). Original outline colour. Centrefold crease as issued. Very good condition. For the Great Exhibition in 1851 John Tallis (1817-1876) worked with engraver John Rapkin (1815-1876) to publish the 'Illustrated World Atlas', whose maps were later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Company. Their maps are prized for their steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country.