A 19th Century hand coloured Tallis map of  China and Burma ...

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A 19th Century hand coloured Tallis map of  China and Burma circa 1851. Map drawn and engraved by Rapkin, with six small vignettes of local scenes around the borders of the map by Wrey and Allen.  The vignettes include a view of Hong Kong harbour and another of the British factories in Canton. Scale 300 miles to the inch. Also included an engraving of the Custom House at Shanghai, a Plan of the Town of Hang-Tcheou-Fou and a small hand-coloured engraving of Macau. Framed and glazed map measures approx 46x54cm.

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Auction Date:
30th Jun 23 at 10am BST

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