Description: CHILI AND LA PLATA By John Rapkin. Drawn & engraved by John Rapkin for "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" by Montgomery Martin. Published London 1851 by The London Printing and Publishing Company.An attractive and decorative map of Chile and Argentina illustrated with vignette engravings of a rattlesnake, water seller of Buenos Ayres, the Grand Square Buenos Ayres, the Gobernador and travelling post. The level of detail can be appreciated from the close up images provided. Original outline hand colouring. An excellent example of the preferred Montgomery Martin edition without the central fold. Fine, clean condition. Free of repairs or restoration. Approx. 14.5" x 10.5" (370mm x 260mm) overall Printed on heavy grade paper, blank verso and unfolded. John Rapkin was a mapmaker who paid great attention to the aesthetic value of his work as well as cartographic content. His fine maps are distinguished by the trademark decorative borders, vignettes and title displays. Rapkin worked in close association with the equally respected publisher John Tallis. The publishing rights of many of the maps passed to The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1850 A GENUINE ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 150 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS DPA118
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Type: Political Map
Era: 1800s
Year: 1851
Printing Technique: steel engarving
Date Range: 1800-1899
Format: Sheet Map
Cartographer/Publisher: John Rapkin
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: Argentina, Chile
