Old Map of the British Isles in 1851 by John Tallis - England, Scotland, Ireland, Decorative Victorian Atlas sea monster imagery and the pursuit of independence

and the pursuit of independence

and entrepreneurs

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

or a thoughtful housewarming gift for anyone drawn to the sea and the age of exploration

Old Map of the British Isles in 1851 by John Tallis - England, Scotland, Ireland, Decorative Victorian Atlas sea monster imagery and the pursuit of independenceBy 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