The Black Sea, Tallis, 1860.

"Black Sea" drawn and engraved by J.Rapkin, published by The London Printing and Publishing Company, London, in The War With Russia, about 1860. Classic steel engraved Tallis map with original outline hand colour. The vignettes show Sebastopol, Odessa, Sinope, Silistria and Constantinople. Centre-fold as published, slight age browning to the edges. Size 32.5 x 25.5 cms plus good margins. Ref E9072