MAP "POLYNESIA. ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN"
Circa 1851
Published by J. & F. Tallis, London and New York. Drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin; the illustrations by H. Winkles and engraved by T. Wrightson. From The Illustrated Atlas edited by R.M. Martin, the last highly decorative atlas produced in the Victorian era. Titled at the top center and surrounded by scrollwork border. Vignettes depict topographical views of Kalakakooa [sic], Sandwich Islands, Otaheite, Harbor of Dory, New Guinea and Resolution Bay, Marquesas. Some borders later outlined in red.
Steel engraving on paper, sheet size 10.5" x 14.25". Unframed.
Provenance:
Christie's, Los Angeles, 2000.
Robert Sawers, London, 2000.
The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.

Excellent. The paper is slightly toned and There in no centrefold which makes it more desirable for collectors.

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