Perth by Rapkin (3 results)

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. Plate Size: 33 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Published in the Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical, Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. Handsome town-plan of Perth, in central Scotland, bordered to the south by the River Tay. Railway, street and district areas of the city are also included. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the image. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century, and it was a much-anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert, husband of the reigning monarch, Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time, including Charles Darwin, Samuel Colt, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". (Wikipedia) Sprache: english.

unbound. Rapkin, J. (illustrator). Map. Steel engraving. Image measures 14.25" x 19.75". Lovely town plan of Perth, Scotland with the River Tay running along the bottom edge. Includes districts, Railroads, and canals and five vignettes of notable buildings. No stains, chips or cropping usually seen in the Tallis series. John Tallis Jr. (1817-1876) was a London born bookseller who continued the prolific map publishing company started by his father. After a partnership with his brother, Tallis Jr. expanded the business to New York in 1849 as well as Boston, Cincinnati, Rochester, Philadelphia and Baltimore. This well known series of eighty maps was published in "Tallis's illustrated atlas and modern history of the world". This map is from the rare supplementary town plan series.

A decorative map of Perth with vignettes of Perth, the bank of Scotland and Minfaun's Castle drawn and engraved by H Winkles. The map and the vignettes are surrounded by an elegant uncoloured border. Steel engraving. In fine condition. Hand coloured. Size: 34 x 25 cm. (13½ x 10 inches).