Map: Islands in the Indian Ocean, 1851

Maker
John Tallis & Company (active 1838-1851)
Rapkin, John (b.1815, d.1876)
Winkles, Henry (b.1801, d.1860)
 Production date
1851
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Description
Illustrated coloured map. The map has an ornamental border frame of vines and scrolls and was published in John Tallis's “Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World”, 1845-1851. Engraved by John Rapkin with the illustrations engraved by Henry Winkles.

Shows a large inset of Mauritius and depicts Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Comoros Islands and the Lacadive and Maldive Islands. Also shows Southern India and Ceylon and the Bay of Bengal with the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. To the east the map includes the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Siam. Includes five finely engraved views of Point de Galle, Ceylon, Port Louis, Mauritius, North Beach, Prince of Wales Island, Fall of the River Roche, Isle of Bourbon and Native Village, Madagascar.
Accession number
2006.81.7
Museum System ID
16111
Collection type
Archives
Classification
Map
Maker and role
John Tallis & Company (active 1838-1851): Publisher
Rapkin, John (b.1815, d.1876): Cartographer
Winkles, Henry (b.1801, d.1860): Artist
Media/Materials
Paper: 0 - Whole
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 270 W 370mm: 0 - Whole
Production place and notes
London, England, Great Britain, Europe
On display?
Not on display
Record level
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