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Mexico, California and Texas.

  • ARTIST: John Tallis

  • PUBLISHER: Published by the London Printing and Publishing Company.

  • MEDIUM: Steel plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1851.

  • EDITION SIZE: 9 3/4 x 12 7/8" (250 x 327 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A decorative map which includes inset views of "Gold Washing in California," "Mexican Peasantry" and "Ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan." A legend notes that "The newly discovered GOLD districts" in California are colored thus: gold. Texas is depicted in its republic configuration, with the Stovepipe reaching to Wyoming and Colorado. This map is from "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" Published by John Tallis, J. &. F. Tallis, or The London Printing and Publishing Company. The illustrations are drawn & engraved by H. Warren, & engraved by J. Rogers. The map is drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Original outline handcoloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps