Islands in the Indian Ocean with Mauritius, Tallis/Rapkin map, 1853.

"Islands in the Indian Ocean" (with inset map of Mauritius) 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 Pointe de Galle in Ceylon, Port Louis in Mauritius, Native Village in Madagascar, North Beach in Prince of Wales Island and Fall of the River Roche on Bourbon. Good condition. Size 33 x 26 cms including decorative border, plus margins. Ref G1996