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THB2 John Tallis 1851 Maps: United States and North America
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
1st item: Map of the United States, steel engraving by John Rapkin, published by John Tallis, London, 1851. Hand colored. With three decorative vignette views labeled: Washington's Monument (includes the statue at the top which was never installed), Penn's Treaty with the Indians, and Buffalo Hunt. Shows the eastern states and some interestingly shaped western territories up to about the Rocky Mountains. Portraits of Washington and Franklin are shown on the left and right decorated border, as well as two US seals. Housed in a heavy koa wood frame with cut corners and beveled green mats. Sight: 10" W x 14 " H. Framed: 24 1/2" W x 27 1/2" H. 2nd item: "North America", steel engraving by John Rapkin, published by John Tallis, 1851. Hand colored. Depicts North America from Panama to the unmapped "Arctic Highlands" of the "Parry Islands" (Queen Elizabeth Islands). The map includes a decorative border and numerous decorative vignettes from all over the continent. These include views of Esquimaux, Mount Hekla (in Iceland), beavers, Niagara Falls, a convoy of diamonds in South America, and ancient monuments in Mexico, North American Indians, Wapiti Deer, and Russian Cossacks, all in the same image. Despite the late date of publication of this map, the American West is barely recognizable. "Upper California" stretches eastwards to the Rocky Mountains, as does Oregon. The Missouri Territory, Nebraska, and the Western Territories form most of the remaining Midwest east of Minnesota. New Mexico comprises the Texas Panhandle. Alaska is well-defined but named Russian America (it would not be transferred until 1867). Note: Both maps were engraved for Tallis's Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial and Statistical edited by R. Montgomery Martin Esq. Tallis was one of the last great decorative map makers. His maps are prized for the vignettes of indigenous scenes and people. Housed in a heavy koa wood frame with cut corners and beveled green mats. Sight: 14" W x 10" H. Framed: 28 1/2" W x 23" H.
Condition
Maps are in good condition with toning and minor edge losses, not examined out of frames. The later frames are in excellent condition.
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