Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria, Tallis/Rapkin map, 1853.

"Thibet, Mongolia and Mandchouria" (Tibet, Mongolia & Manchuria) classic decorative Tallis/Rapkin map published in Tallis's The Illustrated Atlas ..., about 1853. Steel engraved map with original outline hand colour, the more desirable version without a centrefold and with good margins. The decorative vignettes include Palace of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Mausoleum at Teshoo Loomboo, Leh Little in Tibet, Great Wall of China and Mongol Noble. Good condition. Size 32.5 x 25 cms including decorative border, plus margins. Ref G1991