The World with Captain Cook's Voyages, Tallis/Rapkin map, 1853.

"The World on Mercators Projection Shewing the Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World" 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. Slight soiling and age browning. Size 32.5 x 24 cms including decorative border, plus margins. Ref G2026