Kaaterskill Books

Rapkin, John; Tallis, John.

[Map] East Canada and New Brunswick.

London, Edinburgh & Dublin: J. & F. Tallis, [ca. 1857]. 1 sheet folded. Engraved map outlined in color. 13 x 10.5 inches. Trimmed without loss, mounted to card stock, a few edge tears, faint soiling, verso reinforced tape, still good. Item #44574

Contains decorative border. Illustrations for the map were drawn by H. Warren & engraved by J.B. Allen, and depict a view of Quebec, a small group of North American Indians, a bison, and a mink (not labeled). In most editions an official Canadian seal is found in place of the bison. Perhaps taken from from: Robert Montgomery Martin's Tallis' Illustrated Atlas, [1851-1857] according to The W. H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps.

Price: $75.00