Old Map of the British Isles in 1851 by John Tallis - England, Scotland, Ireland, Decorative Victorian Atlas sea monster imagery this map is a meaningful

this map is a meaningful addition to any study

or for anyone building a collection of early Ordnance-Survey-derived county maps sheet by sheet

and it also suits a memorable retirement or corporate gift

With its detailed topography and classic cartographic style

Old Map of the British Isles in 1851 by John Tallis - England, Scotland, Ireland, Decorative Victorian Atlas sea monster imagery this map is a meaningfulBy the middle of the nineteenth century the fashion for lavishly decorated national maps was already fading, yet John Tallis's 1851 map of the British Isles stands as one of its last great flourishes. Issued as part of his Illustrated Atlas and engraved by John Rapkin, it was produced for a middle class Victorian public eager for wall maps that doubled as parlour decoration, arriving just as the plainer, survey based maps associated with the Ordnance