Tallis’s Illustrated Plan of London & Environs—Great Exhibition—Rapkin 1851 map

John Rapkin (plan, drawn and engraved); H. Lacey (illustrations, drawn and engraved); John Tallis & Company (publisher)

Tallis's Illustrated Plan of London and its Environs, in Commemoration of the Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, 1851. London & New York: John Tallis & Company, 1851. Originally issued with parts 53–54 of Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World

Fair: Restored, with tears and fold splits repaired and reinforced on the reverse. Approximately 1–2% of the sheet, including the illustrated border, has been supplied in modern printed facsimile, chiefly at the corners and bottom right edge, with two small internal infills adjacent to the juncture. Creasing, uneven toning and repair joins remain visible. Please note any other blemishes on the scan prior to purchasing this picture. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

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